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Project Professional 2010 Deep Dive

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….

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Project Professional 2010 Deep Dive

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  1. Project Professional 2010 Deep Dive Mark Read Principal Sequence Advisors, Inc.

  2. 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

  3. Today We Will… • Use slides to overview but mostly demonstrate: • the ribbon • changes to the grid • scheduling modes and active tasks • the timeline view • the team planner • the task inspector • the backstage area • Other things…please ask questions as we go

  4. Today we will NOT be • Looking into Project Server • Syncing with SharePoint Lists • Spending time on Visio/Excel Reports • Keep coming back and we will continue with these topics!

  5. Keep in mind • It’s a poor mechanic who blames his tools • Project quality can be measured and should not be neglected • The definition of project success is much broader than .mpp data and includes: • Communication • Repetition • Incentive • Guidance

  6. Release Objectives / Investments • Simple and Intuitive User Experience • Enhanced Collaboration and Reporting • Scalable and Connected Platform • Unified Project and Portfolio Management

  7. Project 2010 Product SKU’s SharePoint Server 2010 SharePoint Enterprise CAL 64-bit Windows Server 2008 • Key Dependencies Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 Individual and Part-Time Project Managers Professional Project Managers CIO, PMO, Operations, R&D, Product Development • Target Audience Project Standard PLUS Inactive Tasks Team Planner Project Synch to SharePoint Web Based Scheduling Unified Project and Portfolio Management Enhanced BI and Reporting Fluent User Interface User Controlled Scheduling Timeline View • Key Changes Project Server CAL Included • CAL CAL Not Required CAL Required

  8. Many architectural/deployment choices • Standalone • 32 and 64-bit clients • SharePoint only Environment • Need Access and/or Visio and OLEDB Provider client for syncing • Project 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

  9. Upgrade Considerations • 2010 Features not supported in back to 2007: • Inactive Tasks -- Deleted • Manual Scheduled Tasks – become constrained • Colors

  10. demo

  11. The Ribbon • Well organized into Task, Resource, Project, View and Format

  12. More Ribbon • Don’t forget to click on the tab above for more functionality

  13. Rich Copy and Paste • Start in Outlook or Excel, and copy in hierarchy with formatting

  14. Grid Changes • Excel-like functionality • Add new column type aware • Great filter group and sort on columns • Great insert column • Highlights and squiggles

  15. Manual Scheduling Mode • Tasks stay put • Top Down Summary Tasks • Task entry can be incomplete • Field entry supports text • Scheduled Start and Finish

  16. Task Inspector • Building on Task Drivers with something like an active project guide… the best of previous features with some added steroids

  17. Active and Inactive Tasks • Active Tasks add cost and time, inactive tasks don’t. Why is this brilliant?

  18. Team Planner • Drag and Drop allocation wizard • Right click to reassign

  19. 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 Fri Nov 6 Mon Nov 9 Thu Nov 12 Sun Nov 15 Wed Nov 18 Sat Nov 21 Tue Nov 24 StartTue 11/3/09 FinishMon 11/23/09 RequirementsTue 11/3/09 - Thu 11/5/09 Timeline View • Viral Adoption • Adding tasks to the timeline • Readability • Callouts vs. Bars • Formatting

  20. Moving Tasks Forward and Back • Handy tool • Adds constraints • Splits in progress tasks

  21. Backstage Where tools>options goes when you’re looking for it. As well as file>open, printing, saving, publishing, etc.

  22. Compare Projects • Promoted to real feature in this release

  23. Conclusion • Thanks for the opportunity to share • Microsoft has done some excellent work • You now have a great deal of capabilities, and with that, potential • We can help

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