Re: Consultancy
From: Kelley Johnston (NefariousWheel_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/24/04
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Date: 23 Feb 2004 19:57:01 -0800
David,
I do this for a living...
It depends on how much infrastructure you already have in place. If
all the bits are there, you can do it in an hour or two, bandwidth
permitting. However, there's a /lot/ of infrastructure involved, and
you have to modify the above after you ask a few questions:
PSRV needs Windows Server 2003, WSS, IIS and the full SQL Server 2000
SP2 with Analysis Services (OLAP) plus access to Exchange and AD
before you can install the PSRV 2003 server & use the full feature
set. On a single machine it will work (barely) with one gig of RAM,
but a single disk would be a choke point (and as you probably know)
Exchange and SQL do not share their toys well, so separate boxes would
be a wise move.
So, do you need to concern yourself with setting up all the above --
plus updates, InocuLAN, DNS etc? If not, I can get it done in the
morning -- if the infrastructure isn't in place, it may take a day or
so to lay the groundwork.
Other questions:
Will capacity be an issue? i.e. How many clients will be accessing
the server? How many projects? How large will the projects be? How
many resources will be allocated to projects -- just a few, or the
entire GAL?
Is the environment demo-only, POC or full production?
Will this be a native implementation, a VPC, Citrix implementation or
other complicating factors? Do your customers have the right version
of IE, the right CAL's etc.
So the answer is always, "it depends". Figure half day if all the
bits are in place, a couple of days if the hardware & network (incl.
ISP connect) is there but nothing else, a week plus S/W delivery lead
time & site prep if you're starting from packing crates, longer if
you're starting with nothing but a PO number, much longer if your
capacity plan requires a clustered SQL env plus a full web farm...
Personally I'd start with my own copy ofProject Pro 2003 and start
planning it all out. It's good for that :-)
Cheers
Kelley Johnston
Strategic Data Management
kelley.johnston@sdm.com.au
"David McDermott" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<67a701c3e65d$70074ee0$a501280a@phx.gbl>...
> I am hoping that someone with experience of installing
> and configuring MSP 2003 could help me with this
> question. If we were to use MSP 2003 we would need
> external help. How many days of a consultant's
> (microsoft certified that is) time would you think it
> would take to do a complete install/configuration. We
> would likely be looking at 100+ user in various
> locations. I know it is a bit how long is a piece of
> string but if a consultant is out there and has an idea
> or if anyone has used a consultant and knows how long
> they had to hire them for that would be of great use.
>
> Thanks
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