Expand.Microsoft Project Professional 2013 - Why Upgrade?

West Technology Group

Agenda The evolution of Project

Introducing the new Project Professional 2013

Reasons to upgrade to the new Project

Which licensing option to choose

Next steps

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Project Momentum – Why Microsoft

20 million users1 copy sold every20 seconds 10,000

organizations

Industry leader in analyst reports

100’s partners in80 countries

12020

M10K

Industry Leader

100’s80

Project Management Pains

Establishing project goals

Managing project scope

Gaining management support

Facilitate effective communication

Defining clear responsibilities and accountabilities

Customer early feedback

“When we are under time pressure to create and submit bids, it is much easier to quickly find what we need using Lync and SharePoint than wade through email messages”-

Andres Lehr, Senior Project Manager, Bassier, Bergman and Kindler

“We wanted to move to the latest version of Project for its new functionality. Specially, we wanted to make it easier to access data and promote a better interface for managing our resources” – Piotr Prussak, VP of Global Applications Development, Revlon

“Reports are easy to access, customize, and publish, and the best thing is that they are ready within one click of the mouse” –

Rafael Farias, Budget and Analyst, Interbras S/A

“With SharePoint, you have a space where you can discuss a project and make announcements” –

Dr. Buddendick, Head of Workspace Platform Services, Hilti Corporation

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Ongoing investments

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What a difference a decade makes

1987 2000 2003 2010 2013

Desktop application for individual project managers

Collaborative team work through Project Central

Consolidated solution for project and portfolio management

Consistency with Office and integration with SharePoint

Cloud solution for project and portfolio management

Microsoft Project 2003 Users could manage time, resources, and costs.

Microsoft Project 2007 Users could understand and control Project-related schedules and finances.

Microsoft Project 2010 Users could visually select the right mix of resources, enhance team collaboration to realize results, connecting team through and doing task list and status synchronization through SharePoint.

Customers of previous versions want to

Get people up to speed with a new solution quickly

Familiar experiences across the family of Microsoft products to drive productivity gains

Collaborate with people inside and outside the organization

Quickly and effectively share information

Easily adjust to changes in plans

Project Professional 2013 Microsoft Project helps to easily plan projects and collaborate with others from virtually anywhere.

Stay organized and keep projects on track with the only project management system designed to work seamlessly with other Microsoft applications and cloud services.

Individual

Team

Choose the Right Tools that Can Evolve with YouFrom individual project managers to an enterprise-grade solution, both on-premises and as a service

Complexity

Low Medium High

Workgroup Collaboratio

n and

Reporting

Desktop application and the PPM solution in the cloudProject

Managers

Project & Portfolio

ManagementEnterprise

Introducing the new ProjectEasily collaborate with others to quickly start and deliver winning projectsStay organized

Stay organizedDeliver projects successfully Simplify IT

Improve everyday collaboration

Stay organized Stay organized with simple and engaging ways to get started, quickly plan, and easily keep projects on track.

Quickly access recent files from multiple locations

Search for more templates on Office.com

Get started experience for new users

Stay organized See your plan right away with the timeline.

Calendar date extended to 2149

Consolidate multiple projects into Master project on SharePoint

Deliver projects successfully Avoid costly breakdowns in teamwork with effective ways see and share the data to team members and executives.

Share and discuss progress with others quickly.

Visual Reports - Easily create modern looking reports to share with your team.

Only available in Project Professional 2013/Project Pro for

Office 365

Deliver projects successfully

Team Planner - plan and manage resources

Only available in Project Professional 2013/Project Pro for

Office 365

Improve everyday collaboration Effectively track status, receive changes and utilize more out-of-the-box features that work seamlessly with other Microsoft applications to improve team collaboration.

Instant message real-time conversations through Lync integration

Project Site directly from the Backstage in Project

Only available in Project Professional 2013/Project Pro for

Office 365

Improve everyday collaboration Effectively track status and receive changes from virtually anywhere

List synchronization between SharePoint and Project

Search SharePoint to find the right information in the right context.

Simplify IT

Find apps in the Office Store or SharePoint Store.

Distribute or provide access through a corporate app catalog.

Simplify IT Manage installation, control service updates, or adjust settings with ease and efficiency to help you and your team stay on top of projects and programs.

A straight forward sign-up experience directly from the web gets you started quickly.

Project Online and Project Pro for Office 365 offer 24/7 service and support.

Why Project Pro for Office 365

Fast Start Get users up and running quickly with application streaming technology (click-to-run)

Simplified ITGet automatic updates and work as Project on Demand (use a temporary copy of Project on any PC running Windows 7 or Windows 8)

License per UserEnable users to work from the computer of their choice, up to 5 PCs

Rich integration with other servicesBenefit from integration with Office 365, such as Lync Online and SharePoint Online

Flexible purchase plansMonthly* or annual payments, flexibility to sign up users for the duration that fits business needs

*through Direct Channel only

Project Pro for Office 365, a service delivered through Office 365 = Project Professional 2013 + service benefits:

Capability Project Standard Project Professional

Project Pro for Office 365

Project Server/CAL Project Online

Project Online with Project Pro for Office 365

Project scheduling & costing

SharePoint task sync

Lync presence

Project Server sync

Enterprise project managementEnterprise program managementEnterprise portfolio management

Enterprise Value

Group Policy

Volume Activation

Terminal Service

VDI

Subscription Value

Click to Run Deployment

Version Upgrades SA Only SA Only

Project on Demand

Transitions rights to Office 365

Updated EA Updated EA

License Type Perpetual per Device Perpetual per Device Subscription Per User Perpetual User/Device Subscription Per User Subscription Per User

Choose the right product for you

New SKU Existing SKU

Top reasons to upgrade to Project Professional 2013

Report effectively on project progress and successPowerful, out-of-the-box reporting tools in Project delivered through a familiar Excel-like experience

Discover and share project information The social and search capabilities of SharePoint / Office 365 are designed to help work with a project site and facilitate information sharing and discussion

Improve everyday collaboration With improved list synchronization between Project and SharePoint / Office 365, it is easier to deliver project information, effectively track status and receive changes from virtually anywhere

Enhance communication within project teams and acrossWith new Lync integration, team members can have real-time conversations right within ProjectStay in control of

project changes Enhanced tools for ‘what-if’ scenario planning help to see potential problems and make changes

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Bind execution to strategy*

Anticipate and adjust for change caused by uncertainty in projects with linked dependencies.

Avoid costly over-allocations of resources shared across projects.

Publish project schedules and updates to Project Online and Project Server

Get the benefits of managing projects in Project Professional 2013 with the advantages of organization-wide visibility, collaboration, demand management

25*Project Professional 2013/Project Pro for Office 365 connects to Project Server/Project Online and offers all the benefits of Project Portfolio Management Solution

Business benefits for PMO roles

Executives

Make more data-driven decisions with help of new reporting tools

Stay in control of IT costs with flexible purchase options through subscription

Ensure the long term value of IT investments (scalability and future compatibility)

Project Managers

Manage change better

Improve communication in teams

Stay in control of information

Effectively report on project work

Share and search information easily

Team Members

Get started easily

Reduce stress on projects using tools that help stay organized

Find and access information through familiar tools

Stay productive from virtually anywhere

Upgrade now - support for Project 2003 is endingIt’s time to upgrade—don't wait until the end of support for Project 2003 to get the new Project of your choice (on-premises or in the cloud)

By not upgrading, you may face:

Security Risk

Compliance Risk

Compatibility Issues

Lack of Ongoing Updates

Microsoft support ends on April 8, 2014. Upgrade now and you’ll receive:

Complete support, including key security updates to keep

you fully compliant

Non-security hot fixes

Assisted-support options

Technical content updates

Updated Project tools to help you increase productivity and drive revenue

Next steps

Sign up for a trial Learn more Upgrade to Project Professional 2013 / Project Pro for Office 365

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Thank you

Project version comparison

Project – 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013 comparison Getting started -- engaging ways to get started and quickly plan

projects2003 2007 2010 2013 Pro for 365

Microsoft Fluent user interface, the Ribbon    Contextual right click menus    Online helpZoom controlsBackstage™Project templatesIdentity management plus SkyDrive integrationGet started experience for new users  

Stay organized -- a better way to stay organized and easily keep projects on track

2010 2013 Pro for 365

Custom fields

Enhanced copy/paste across Microsoft Office apps

Automatic scheduling

User-controlled/Manual scheduling

Top down summary tasks

Placeholder text in Project Fields

Active/Inactive Tasks

Multiple level undo

Budget planning

Manage non-working time

Gantt chart, calendar, and task sheet views

Network diagram view

Deadlines

Formulas and graphical indicators

Group and sort Project data

Filtering

Auto-complete

Add columns

Included

Improved

New

Stay organized -- continued 2003 2007 2010 2013 Pro for 365

Change highlighting  

Formulas and graphical indicators

Baseline rollup

Master projects on SharePoint

Cross-project Critical Path

Calendar date extended to 2149

Resource planning and management 2013 Pro for 365

Work, Generic, and Material Resources

Cost resources

Team resources

Team Planner

Resource sheet and usage views

Resource leveling

Resource substitution    Deliver projects successfully -- effective ways to see and share the data you want to precent to team members and executives

2010 2013 Pro for 365

Timeline View

ReportsVisual Reports - Easily create modern looking reports to share with your team.

Compare project versions

Task inspector

Update progress

Task Path    

PDF/XPS output    

Included

Improved

New

Improve everyday collaboration -- track status, receive changes and utilize more out-of-the-box features to improve team collaboration

2003 2007 2010 2013 Pro for 365

Presence with Lync - See at-a-glance if a team member's available, call or IM them from directly within Project.*    

Create a Project Site - Quickly create a Project Site directly from the Backstage in Project.**    Task List Sync to SharePoint**    Publish Projects to Project Server/Online    Save a file to SharePoint**  

Simplify IT -- helps you and your team stay on top of projects and programs

2003 2007 2010 Pro for 365

Continuous data back-up***      

Click-to-Run - Quickly install the most recent version of Project Pro for Office 365 on your PC.      

Project On Demand - Project Pro for Office 365 can instantly stream the most up-to-date version of Project to different PCs when you're on the go.      

Office Store - Find apps in the Office Store to meet unique business needs.      

All Project Professional 2013 features included in Project Pro for Office 365

Included

Improved

New

Hardware and software requirements Microsoft Project Standard 2013, Project Professional 2013, and Project Pro for Office 365 system requirements

Computer and Processor

1 Ghz or greater x86/x64 Processor with SSE2 instruction set

Memory 1 GB RAM (32 Bit) / 2 GB RAM (64 Bit)

Hard disk 2.0 GB available

Operating System Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008R2 or Windows Server 2012 with .Net 3.5 or greater

GraphicsGraphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX10 graphics card1024x576 minimum resolution

Browser Internet Explorer 8, 9, 10, Firefox 10.x+, Safari 5 (Mac), Chrome 17.x.

Other

Touch features require a touch enabled Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC

Certain functionality may require internet connectivity

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 or later, Microsoft SharePoint Online required for task synchronization

Lync required for presence notification

Hardware and software requirements

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Project Server 2013 requires SharePoint Server 2013 and the Office SQL Server 2008 AMO objects.

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer 8, 9, 10, Firefox 10.x+, Safari 5 (Mac), Chrome 17.x. is required for a Project Server 2013 installation and for client computers that will be using Project Web Access

Microsoft Excel Excel 2013, Excel 2010; Project Online: Excel 2013 only

SharePoint Server

2013 Edition

Project Server 2013 runs as a SharePoint Server 2013 service application. As such, SharePoint Server 2013 is a required prerequisite for Project Server installation.

SQL Server SQL Server 2012 (64-bit), SQL Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) (64-bit)

Database Engine, Analysis Services, Management tools, Connectivity components, The SQL Server Agent service must be running.

To upgrade from a Project Server 2010 environment, Project Server 2013 does not support SQL Server 2005.

Windows Server Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (Standard Edition (64-bit), Enterprise Edition (64-bit), Datacenter Edition (64-bit))

Optional Exchange 2007 SP1 or later Team Foundation Server 2010 for Application Lifecycle Management

More Information

please go here for more information http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee683978(v=office.15)

Project Server version compatibility matrixProject Desktop and Project Server

Project Server 2007

Project Server 2010 Project Server 2013 & Project Online

Project Professional 2013, Project Pro for Office 365

Not Supported Not Supported Full connectivity

Project Professional 2010 Not Supported Full connectivity Not Supported

Project Professional 2007 Full connectivityConnectivity to Server in BCM*(Project Professional 2007 SP2

required)Not Supported

Installation Requirement Will coexist on the same farm with

Will NOT work with

Project Server 2013 SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise

SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise

SharePoint Foundation 2010

Project Server 2010 SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise

SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise

Office SharePoint Server 2007

Project Server and SharePoint Server

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