Goals and Agenda Learn: What is New for Office Project Server
2007 How Office Project Server 2007 Addresses Pain Points Found in
the Current Version Agenda: What is Office Project Server 2007? How
Microsoft Solve Current Version Pain Points Investment Areas
Overview
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What is Office Project Server 2007? Key Component of the
Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management Solution Project,
Program, Portfolio Management Centralized Resource Management
Enterprise Business Intelligence Collaboration
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The Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management Solution
Today Easily Create Enterprise Project Plans Line of Business
Systems Project Documents, Issues/Risks & Tasks More Productive
Projects Get more from your IT Investments Centrally Store
Projects, Resources & Reporting Team Participation
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User Feedback - The Growing Pains Project Desktop behavior is
hard to understand Latency-sensitive client WAN issues Peak arrival
rates cause problems Infrastructure is visibly complex
Troubleshooting is time consuming Customization is expensive and
hard Reporting isn't fully "joined up" Data extraction is hard
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Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management Solution Key
Areas Align all work with your strategic objectives Enable faster
and broader adoption Easily integrate and automate your processes
Scale to support distributed organizations
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In 2007, an Enterprise Solution Timesheet ReportingResource
Plans Data Warehouse Security Event/Notifications Task
AssignmentScheduling Budgeting Capabilities Portfolio Selection
Portfolio Gov LOB: ERP CRM Platform Front-end Services
Capabilities
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Easier to Get Started Enable faster and broader adoption
Features Scenario Deep 2007 Office System Integration Visual
Reports Outlook Add-in Integrate with familiar end-user tools Share
best practices and accelerate use Project Guide Enterprise
Templates Simplify resource planning Resource Substitution Wizard
Build Team Online help and training Smart Tags Assistance Center
Microsoft Office Online Help Pane Microsoft SharePoint Based
Projects Microsoft SharePoint Task Lists Promotion to Project
Server Simplify Task Scheduling, Project Creation
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Beta software screenshots Communication and Collaboration
Project Management in Windows SharePoint Services Project Task List
in SharePoint sites for ad-hoc projects Promote to Project Server
Gantt Chart Simple List of Tasks and Dependencies
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Connect to Teams Beta software screenshots
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Communicate Results: Visual Reports Beta software screenshots
Create library of custom reports Integration with Microsoft Office
System
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Visibility and Insights Align all work with your strategic
objectives Analytics for end-users with Microsoft Office tools
Project Center Visual Reports PWA Portfolio Analyzer Budget
Tracking Cost Resources Multi Currency Financial control Cube
Building Service Reporting Data Service Enterprise reports with
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Wizard Enterprise Reports PWA
Proposals Organizational visibility Operations Work Resource Plans
Microsoft Portfolio Server (UMT) Builder Optimizer Dashboard Change
Highlighting Task Drivers Transparent scheduling Background Cell
Highlighting Multiple Level Undo Features Scenario
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Multiple Level Undo Beta software screenshots Select set of
actions to Undo
Top down budgets Financial analytics Beta software screenshots
Control Finances
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Microsoft Office SQL Server Portal (Microsoft SharePoint)
End-user Analysis (Microsoft Office) Team and End User Tools
Scalable Reports (Reporting Services) OrganizationalTool Business
Performance (Business Scorecard Manager) Data Warehouse (SQL
Database Management System) Integrate (Integrated Services) Analyze
(Analysis Services) BIPlatform Report (SQL Server Reporting
Services) Microsofts BI Framework Complete, accessible, designed
for broad usage
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Risks Issues Deliverables WSS ProjectOLAPDatabase Timesheet
Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management Timesheet Timesheet
Project Non Timephased Assignment Non Timephased Task Non
Timephased Resource Non Timephased Assignment Timephased Resource
Timephased Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management Project
Server 2007 OLAP Cubes
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Features Scenario Enterprise Ready Scale to support distributed
and larger organizations Better support for WAN and offline
scenarios Active Cache Server Side-queue Programs Deliverables
Custom Fields Support for larger, more complex projects Timesheets
Enable time tracking for all work Assignment Owner Resource
Contract Resource Management Centralized Administration Easier
Installation & Deployment Enterprise Deployment &
Operations
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Project Server 2007 Architecture Server Eventing System Server
Queuing System DraftPublishedReportingArchive Project Server
Platform PSI Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 Microsoft
Internet Explorer 6 Web Services UI Tier HTTP/SOAP SOAP Cache
Project Web Access
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Project Client Local Cache Microsoft Project Pro reads/writes
to cache Cache service sends differences to/from Project Server
Differences sent as SOAP messages Messages are transacted Results
Project Pro performs as if opening or saving a file = FAST! Cache
synchs to server as available = JUST WORKS! Messages are transacted
= RELIABLE! All messages are over HTTP = SECURE!
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Updates on Project Server 2007 Update via Project Server 2007
or PWA View submitted actuals Preview impact on project schedule
Server-side Scheduling Server-Side Formula Field Updates
Notifications of updates on project open
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Deployment Topologies Standalone Small Farm Medium Farm Large
Farm Extranet Hosting
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Extensible and Programmable Easily integrate and automate
processes Features Scenario Rich development & integration
possibilities ASP.NET ADO.NET Eventing Service Windows Workflow
Foundation Workflow and business process integration User Interface
Customization Microsoft SharePoint Web parts Microsoft SharePoint
Templates Project Server interface (PSI) Server side Scheduling
Integration AD Synch Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Pack
PWA Server Settings
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Project Server 2007 Programmability New Server API Web Services
Server Side Events Reporting Database Server Scheduling Engine
Windows Sharepoint Services Platform Continued support for
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications in Project
Professional
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Microsoft Office Project Server Interface (PSI) New server API
replaces Project Data Service (PDS) Web Services Full Functionality
Eventing Model Managed code (.NET Framework 2.0) Uses Datasets
Intellisense Strong Types
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Customizing the Project Server Interface Built on Windows
SharePoint Services V3 ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts: Usable in WSS and in
non-WSS ASP.NET 2.0 applications SharePoint Web Parts: Client side
scripting & connections Web Part data caching Work Item
infrastructure Where possible, build on base ASP.NET 2.0 Web Part
model
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Conclusion
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Resources Technical Chats and Webcasts
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/chats/default.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/usa/webcasts/default.asp Microsoft
Learning and Certification
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/default.mspx MSDN & Project
Developer Portal
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ms376609(msdn.10).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/program/project/ Virtual Labs
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/traincert/virtuallab/rms.mspx
Newsgroups
http://communities2.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
Technical Community Sites & Blogs
http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/program/project/community/ User
Groups
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/usergroups/default.mspx
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