1. Microsoft Project Association Portland Cascade Chapter Feature Focus Project Server 2007 New Features Dean Beckley Synergy Business Solutions

2. New Feature Highpoints Project 2007 Pro Change Highlighting Task Drivers Cell Formatting Multiple Level Undo Project 2007 Server It’s all WSS 3.0 More “Project Pro” Features in PWA Local Cache Updates to Save and Publish

3. Change Highlighting Highlights changes from last action Reveals impact of scheduling engine Helps beginners understand Project Highlights all changes from macros and extensions

4. Change Highlighting Before

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6. View Task Drivers Show drivers for task start date Start no earlier than constraint Predecessor task (including lags) Non working time (calendars) Leveling delay Understand Project scheduling rules

7. Cell Background Formatting Control the background format of cells Available through UI and object model Works in all Tables Easy to identify tasks of interest Manually Use with Filters Set via Macros

8. Multiple Level Undo Undo any number of actions (99?) Can Undo View changes or data changes Application options Actions from macros/extensions Can’t Undo SavePublish

9. PWA is all WSS Project Server 2003 was an asp.net app that was connected to Windows Sharepoint Services

10. More Project Pro Features in PWA Create, delete, edit ProjectsTasksResources

11. Local Cache Pro reads/writes to cache Cache service sends differences to/from Project Server Differences sent as SOAP messages Messages are transacted Results 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!

12. (Save) And Publish Save Saves to Project Server Changes are private! Publish Saves to Project Server only if needed Changes to project are pushed to views and reports Results Security of backed up data Performance and control (privacy) of local file

13. Future Feature Foci For Project 2007 Enhanced Reporting (Excel & SRS) Including a new reporting database New Timesheets in PWA Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 Integration Improved Outlook Integration And more…

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