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Project Professional 2010 Deep Dive. Mark Read Principal Sequence Advisors, Inc. Objectives. Review new features Ask questions Think about better ways to do project management Understand how to make a tough job a little easier Maybe get excited about 2010. Today We Will…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Project Professional 2010 Deep DiveMark ReadPrincipalSequence Advisors, Inc.
ObjectivesReview new featuresAsk questionsThink about better ways to do project managementUnderstand how to make a tough job a little easierMaybe get excited about 2010
Today We Will…Use slides to overview but mostly demonstrate:
the ribbonchanges to the gridscheduling modes and active tasksthe timeline viewthe team plannerthe task inspectorthe backstage areaOther things…please ask questions as we go
Today we will NOT beLooking into Project ServerSyncing with SharePoint ListsSpending time on Visio/Excel Reports
Keep coming back and we will continue with these topics!
Keep in mindIt’s a poor mechanic who blames his toolsProject quality can be measured and should not be neglectedThe definition of project success is much broader than .mpp data and includes:• Communication• Repetition• Incentive• Guidance
Release Objectives / Investments
Simple and Intuitive User ExperienceEnhanced Collaboration and ReportingScalable and Connected PlatformUnified Project and Portfolio Management
Project 2010 Product SKU’s
Target Audience
Individual and Part-Time Project Managers
Professional Project Managers
CIO, PMO, Operations, R&D, Product Development
CAL CAL Not Required Project Server CAL Included CAL Required
Key ChangesFluent User InterfaceUser Controlled SchedulingTimeline View
Project Standard PLUSInactive TasksTeam PlannerProject Synch to SharePoint
Web Based SchedulingUnified Project and Portfolio ManagementEnhanced BI and Reporting
Key Dependencies Windows XP,
Vista, or Windows 7
Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7
SharePoint Server 2010SharePoint Enterprise CAL64-bit Windows Server 2008
Many architectural/deployment choicesStandalone• 32 and 64-bit clientsSharePoint only Environment• Need Access and/or Visio and OLEDB Provider
client for syncingProject Server Environment• SharePoint Server is now mandatory• Overall SharePoint information design is
important• Portfolio Server now integrated with Project
Server• Enterprise Project Types, Departments,
workflows
Upgrade Considerations2010 Features not supported in back to 2007:
• Inactive Tasks -- Deleted• Manual Scheduled Tasks – become
constrained• Colors
demo
The RibbonWell organized into Task, Resource, Project, View and Format
More Ribbon Don’t forget to click on the tab above for more
functionality
Rich Copy and PasteStart in Outlook or Excel, and copy in hierarchy with formatting
Grid ChangesExcel-like functionalityAdd new column type awareGreat filter group and sort on columnsGreat insert columnHighlights and squiggles
Manual Scheduling ModeTasks stay putTop Down Summary TasksTask entry can be incompleteField entry supports textScheduled Start and Finish
Task Inspector• Building
on Task Drivers with something like an active project guide… the best of previous features with some added steroids
Active and Inactive TasksActive Tasks add cost and time, inactive tasks don’t. Why is this brilliant?
Team PlannerDrag and Drop allocation wizardRight click to reassign
Timeline ViewViral AdoptionAdding tasks to the timelineReadabilityCallouts vs. BarsFormatting
StartTue 11/3/09
FinishMon 11/23/09
Fri Nov 6 Mon Nov 9 Thu Nov 12 Sun Nov 15 Wed Nov 18 Sat Nov 21 Tue Nov 24RequirementsTue 11/3/09 - Thu
11/5/09
DesignFri 11/6/09 - Tue 11/10/09
DevelopmentWed 11/11/09 - Fri 11/13/09
TestingMon 11/16/09 - Wed 11/18/09
DeploymentThu 11/19/09 - Mon 11/23/09
Today
Moving Tasks Forward and Back
Handy toolAdds constraintsSplits in progress tasks
BackstageWhere tools>options goes when you’re looking for it. As well as file>open, printing, saving, publishing, etc.
Compare ProjectsPromoted to real feature in this release
Conclusion
Thanks for the opportunity to share
Microsoft has done some excellent
workYou now have a great deal of capabilities, and with that, potential
We can help