February, 2010

As announced on the Project Admin Blog: February 2010 Cumulative Update (CU) for Project Server 2007, Office SharePoint Server 2007, WSS and Project 2007 now available!

Please note that there was also a CU for PPS:

• Description of the Office Project Portfolio Server 2007 Cumulative Update server hotfix package (Pps2007-x-none.msp): February 23, 2010 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978390/

Following a two month cycle, next Cumulative Update is due at the end of April 2010.

I will be giving a Project 2010 Overviews at the SUGDC (SharePoint User Group of Washington DC) next Thursday evening:

http://www.sugdc.org/Events/Meetings/tabid/57/Default.aspx

If you are are a SharePoint partner of Project/EPM partner I look forward to see you in Reston for the Project 2010 Ignite training next week (free training in Reston VA so register if you have not done so already!)

As announced by my colleague Jan: Project 2010 Beta Virtual Lab is available as hosted experience in your browser!

Hosted “Virtual Lab”

• This Virtual Lab is the same version of the below downloadable image, but available as hosted experience directly in your Internet Explorer. Please click here to proceed.
• Please pay close attention to System Requirements – especially if you are in a corporate environment behind firewall!

Download (requires 64bit OS and Hyper-v)

• Download includes requirements, demo script and setup instructions - proceed here.
• Please pay close attention to Setting up the Host Machine document as it includes important steps to restore the Virtual Machine and get going!
• For optimal performance we recommend 8GB RAM and Solid State Drive (SSD) for your host machine.

Key Microsoft Project 2010 Resources

• Project 2010 Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/project/2010
• Project Server 2010 Beta TechCenter (TechNet): http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/projectserver/ee263909.aspx
• Project 2010 Beta Resource Center (MSDN): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ee695847.aspx
• Project 2010 webcasts and podcasts: http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/epm.aspx?tab=webcasts
• Project 2010 Forums: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/projectserver2010,projectprofessional2010

The first official case study on Project Server 2010; how the Project team used Microsoft Project 2010 to develop 2010! Expect a lot more in the coming months: http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000006413

The Microsoft Project Development Group, which develops project management solutions for the global software company, needed to manage the complex development effort for its new product, Microsoft Project 2010. The group decided to use prerelease versions of its own software to plan and track all of its engineering activities. The Project Development Group used Project 2010 to choose and plan a portfolio of potential software features, allocate resources to these feature development efforts, and track progress against changing goals. With Project 2010 features, the group increased end users’ participation in planning, time tracking, and status reporting. It also gained timely data and rich analysis tools—resulting in effective portfolio management that elevated product quality—along with a transparent, accountable planning process that improved the experience for workers.

Related post: Microsoft Project and Portfolio Server Customer Evidence

Jan Kalis and I just finished delivering the three day Project 2010 Ignite training in Sydney, Australia yesterday: what a three day marathon! We are impressed by the maturity of the audience, the quality and depth of the questions, the enthusiasm around the product and last but not least your hospitality. We truly enjoyed it! As mentioned in the conclusion it was a real pleasure to finally meet the locals from “down under”. We can proudly say: Australia is Project 2010 Ready! (and have plenty of pictures to prove it :))

Now looking forward to take a two week vacation and explore Australia a bit…

(one of Jan’s many awesome Sydney pictures: http://www.jankalis.com/)

Book your calendar for February, lots of great Project 2010 content delivered by our top MVPs worldwide!