MS Project 2003 Sneak Preview Elisabeth V. Wallem, PMP CEO, Intersoft Management Systems as

Products •MS Project 2003 Standard •Can no longer be connected to Project Server •MS Project 2003 Professional •MS Project Server •Does not contain Sharepoint, because this is now a part of Windows Server 2003 •MS Project Web Access

Microsofts main goals for 2003 •Business insight •Work management •Collaboration •Extensibility •Administration

Business insight •Scorecard view •Evaluate and model schedule, resource and cost data over time and across projects •Dashboard view •Industry standard XML

Work management •Skill based resource assignment •Availability views •Process for time reporting

Collaboration •Web-based timesheets and Outlook calendar integration •Automatic reminders •Centrally store and share documents, Issue and Risk documents •Check in and versions on documents

Enkel utviklingsplattform •Standard XML •Expanded API connections •PDS enhancements •The VBA model has been changed •Improved Project Guide

Administration •Easier set up •Sharing the database

Portfolio Analyzer •New in 2003 is that you can connect Portfolio Analyzer to several OLAP-cubes •In addition you can use the same view with the different cubes

Team Building in Web Access

Locking reported hours •Timene for en bestemt periode kan låses •Enkelte brukere kan få rettighet til å endre låste timer

Administrative projects •Total tilgjengelighet •Total timerapportering

Levels on timesheet approval

Picklists with multiple choice

Proposed Resources •Proposed/Reserved

Protection of baseline

Document management •Inn/Utsjekking •Versjoner

Risk management

Integration with MS Outlook

Deleting resources

Adjustments of the timesheet

Print help

Picklists in Enterprise fields