Comments on: Microsoft Project 2010 Promises Significant Improvement

By: WWD’s 2009 in Review, Part 2

WWD’s 2009 in Review, Part 2 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:02:36 +0000

[...] number of users, and Microsoft started to release Office Web Apps and announced Project 2010, which promises significant improvements. The beta of Evernote 3.5 for Windows arrived; Darrell wrote about Bento, a nice Mac database [...]

By: dietmarpaul

dietmarpaul — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:00:54 +0000

http://www.wbs-tool.net integrates work breakdown structures in MS Project 2003/2007 and will also in 2010.

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Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:55:58 +0000

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Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:43:13 +0000

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By: Robert Hodges

Robert Hodges — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:11:43 +0000

Great article. The Beta will be available to all conference attendees via a special offer by PMPI and KeyStone Learning Systems.

Also check out SmartITSessions.com for a free webcast (Sept 24) including Sessions from PMPI and the MS Proj Team with an in depth look at Project 2010 and QA at the end.

By: Simon Mackie

Simon Mackie — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:13:47 +0000

that’s definitely true, but I believe the point of this release is not trying to make Project Managers out of everyone, but make Project itself a little less intimidating to use and more suitable for even very basic plans (the kind of thing most people would do in Excel or even as a text doc currently). The idea being that you can start with a very simple plan, discover more features and go from there. Even experienced PMs can struggle with Project if they’re not used to it.

By: Kevin Archbold

Kevin Archbold — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:49:13 +0000

I would be the first to draw attention to MS Project’s shortcomings, which are many. However, there’s a common misconception that people should be able to install the s/w and suddenly be able to plan and execute well managed projects.

Does the install of Excel make you an accountant? Or the availability of Word turn people into journalists? No. In each case you would expect people to receive training in the appropriate discipline – and the s/w is simply a tool to help them be more effective. The same is true for MS Project and project management.

If you want to learn how to get more out of MS Project, take a project management class before you take any more s/w training.