easier to get started easier to plan easier to report
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What’s New in Project Professional 2010
Jon Kaufthal, PMPProgram ManagerMicrosoft Corporation
Today You Will…
Learn how Project 2010 investment areas shaped the client releaseSee how Project 2010 can improve how you manage projectsUnderstand which SKU of Project is right for you, and how to manage a client upgrade
2009
SchedulingSimple reportingTask managementE-mail and print Resource tracking
1987Program
Management
Portfolio Management
Reporting
Project Collaboration
ResourceManagement
FinancialManagement
Microsoft Project EvolutionFrom desktop scheduling to project and portfolio management
Client Investment Areas
Client Investment Areas
Easier to get started
Easier to plan
Easier to report
Easier to Get Started
Fluent UI
Excel-like behavior
Rich copy/paste
Easier to Get StartedWith the Fluent UI
Contextual tabs expose relevant commandsShare, print, and publish project information with just one click in Backstage
Easier to Get StartedExcel-like behavior
Add New ColumnText wrappingFilter improvementsAuto-completeRow, column highlighting
Easier to Get StartedRich copy & paste across Office applications
Easier to Plan
User-Controlled Scheduling
Inactive Tasks
Team Planner
Task Inspector
Easier to PlanUser-Controlled Scheduling & Inactive Tasks
Inactive task
Placeholder task
Top-down summaryManually-
scheduled task
Easier to PlanTeam Planner
Interact with resource assignments over timeManage assignments with agility
Easier to PlanTask Inspector
Helps users understand schedulingDescribes differences with manual scheduling
Easier to Report
Timeline view
Synchronize with Tasks Lists
Visual Reports improvements
Easier to ReportWith the Timeline view
Summarize projects quicklyFormat the view in the clientShare the timeline in other Office apps
Easier to ReportSynchronize with SharePoint tasks
Share project tasks in SharePointAccept updates from the tasks listManage conflicts
Project Professional
2010
SharePoint
Easier to ReportVisual Reports improvements
Support for assignment custom fields
Longer field names
Project 2010 Client
demo
Which SKU is Right For You?
Target Audience Individual and Part-Time Project Managers
Professional Project Managers who want to collaborate on their plan
Project Server CAL CAL Not Required Included
Key Changes
Fluent User Interface – Enhanced appeal and usabilityUser-Controlled SchedulingTimeline View
Project Standard improvements PLUSProject Sync to SharePoint listPowerful Team Planner ViewInactive Tasks support
Support Windows XP, Vista, and 732 and 64 bit
Windows XP, Vista, and 732 and 64 bit
Considerations for Upgrading
With only standalone clientsWhen Project Server is present
Considerations for UpgradingWith .MPP files
Project 2007 .MPP
Project Professional 2010
Project Professional 2007
Removes:•Inactive tasks •Manually scheduled tasks, summaries•Colors & Strikethrough
Considerations for UpgradingWith Project ServerProject Server 2010
in “Compatibility Mode”
Project Professional 2010
Project Professional 2007
Disables…•Inactive tasks •Manually scheduled tasks •Blank dates
Today You Have Learned
How Project investments support the release vision
How Project 2010 can improve how you manage projects
Which SKU of Project is right for you, and how to manage a client upgrade
Easier to get started
Easier to plan
Easier to report
Related Resources
Project 2010 site – sign up for beta:www.microsoft.com/project/2010
Project team blog: blogs.msdn.com/project
MSDN: msdn.microsoft.com/project
Timeline
Public Beta: November 2009Release: First half of 2010
Q & A
Are you ready?
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