Move Project Server to a new Server Farm

I would like to migrate Project server environment along with Project and Resource Data from one server farm to another farm. The environment has customized with custom Enterprise Templates, fields and lookups. Servers in the earlier farm are in a different
AD (Active Directory) environment. So, the new server farm would be in a new Active Directory.
I would like get the key steps and procedure to move Project Server across the two environments. Would the Database attach and detach process work? Any help in this regard will be appreciated.

Abhijit,
I personally did not have to do this, but it seems to me that there needs to be a trust set up between both AD Environments. Also, the service accounts will need to have appropriate access on the restored databases.
Please refer this link for more information:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/MS-SharePoint/Q_27154301.html
Alternatively, you could use a third party tool like FluentBooks to migrate the data. Still think that the AD users need to be migrated first.
Cheers,
Prasanna Adavi, Project MVP
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