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