Microsoft Project 2010 is Coming
Have you just got used to all the features of Microsoft Project 2007? Well, brace yourself, the next version is on its way!
Microsoft Project 2010 will be hitting the streets in the first quarter of 2010. Announced at the recent Worldwide Project Conference in Phoenix Arizona, Project 2010 is probably the most eagerly anticipated release of MS Project in a very long time.
With a radical new look and lots of new functionality, Microsoft claims that the 2010 version will be the most significant version of Project in the past 10 years. Project 2010 probably contains more innovations and should satisfy a wider potential market than almost all previous versions combined.
So, what are the new features?
Firstly there’s the 'Fluent User Interface', commonly known as the Ribbon Bar which streamlines the use of day-to-day operations. The ribbon-based navigation is slicker than its menu-based predecessor; especially for really useful features that in previous versions would have been hard to find, especially for non-expert users.
Secondly, a whole host of new options are available that permit much more user control over how tasks and resources are scheduled. Some planning purists may see this as problematic, as critical path analysis is not always in charge. Planning resource utilisation is now seen as a fundamental part of the planning process. As users become more familiar with planning techniques, they will start to use the more traditional planning methods that Project still supports.
Thirdly, collaboration is now much easier. For organisations that have invested in Project Server, getting information to and from a project team is now seamless. The ability to edit a plan (and even plan simple projects) on the web is a big leap towards making planning and managing more effective. For organisations not yet ready for Project Server, but wanting to have two-way communication between project owners and team members, SharePoint-based collaboration provides the ability to schedule work to those performing it and catch actuals and work estimates at source.
Finally, managing portfolio-wide obectives has also taken a big leap forward. In the 2007 version, Portfolio Server and Project Server were two distinct applications, necessitating migration of data between the two systems. Now, with everything integrated, making decisions about which projects to invest in, or how many team members need hiring to make projects and programmes a reality will be a much more effective process.
For more information on Project 2010, click the Microsoft press release: www.microsoft.com/project/2010/en/us/default.aspx
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