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You are configuring a SharePoint farm. You have the following requirements: - Implement an enterprise resource pool. - Enable tasks to be assigned to users. - Implement a resource breakdown…

The correct answer is B. Provision a Microsoft Project web app. Microsoft Project Web App (PWA) is the SharePoint-integrated service application that provides enterprise project management capabilities including enterprise resource pools, task assignments, and resource breakdown structures.

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Question

You are configuring a SharePoint farm. You have the following requirements:

  • Implement an enterprise resource pool.
  • Enable tasks to be assigned to users.
  • Implement a resource breakdown structure.

You need to implement a solution that meets the requirements. What should you do?

Options

  • ACreate a SharePoint team site.
  • BProvision a Microsoft Project web app.
  • CCreate a SharePoint task list.
  • DImport a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet as a custom list.

How the community answered

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  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    85% (28)
  • C
    9% (3)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Microsoft Project Web App (PWA) is the SharePoint-integrated service application that provides enterprise project management capabilities including enterprise resource pools, task assignments, and resource breakdown structures.

ACreate a SharePoint team site.

A SharePoint team site provides basic collaboration tools but has no built-in enterprise resource pool, resource breakdown structure capability, or formal project resource assignment engine.

BProvision a Microsoft Project web app.Correct

Project Web App is the Project Server service application provisioned within a SharePoint farm that delivers enterprise project management features. It specifically provides the enterprise resource pool for centralizing resource management, supports assigning tasks to named users, and implements the resource breakdown structure (RBS) hierarchy - all three requirements listed in the scenario.

CCreate a SharePoint task list.

A SharePoint task list allows simple task tracking and can assign items to users, but it does not support an enterprise resource pool or a hierarchical resource breakdown structure.

DImport a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet as a custom list.

Importing an Excel spreadsheet as a custom list creates a flat data structure with no project management engine, resource pool management, or resource breakdown structure functionality.

Concept tested: Provisioning Project Web App for enterprise resource management

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/project/deploy-project-server-2016

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#Project Web App#enterprise resource pool#resource breakdown structure#SharePoint provisioning

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