I am very excited to announce the release of a great white paper written by Andrew Lavinsky from UMT Consulting Group, entitled Reporting with Microsoft Project Server 2010 . This 82 pages document is a great read to learn and understand the reporting options of Microsoft Project Server 2010. In Andrew’s words: “The most compelling story within Project Server 2010 is both individual and individualized dashboards. Not only can I now create a dashboard intensely focused on the data requirements of an individual, but I can empower individuals to create their own customized dashboards.” Start you download ! Summary This white paper is an introduction to the reporting options available in Microsoft Project Server 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. The target audience for this document is the experienced user, business owner, or administrator who is new to Project Server 2010 and looking for a quick way to assess the reporting options available to the organization. This white paper does not cover how to configure the Project Server 2010 reporting infrastructure. For information about how to configure reporting for Project Server 2010, see Configure reporting for Project Server 2010 . This white paper includes information about the following: Project Center views OLAP cubes ODC files Microsoft Excel and Excel Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Microsoft Visio and Visio Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) PerformancePoint Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 The REST API External Content Types For further information on reporting please check out the following resource center on TechNet: Business Intelligence in Project Server 2010 .

The How to: Modify the Ribbon in PWA article in the Project 2010 SDK works for the cases in the article, but in other cases, you can get a JavaScript error when you try to hide some ribbon controls in PWA. For example, if you hide the Zoom and Show/Hide groups in the Project Center ribbon, a JavaScript error occurs while debugging the Visual Studio project, and all of the ribbon controls are disabled on that page. The error occurs only for controls in the Show/Hide group. Here is the standard Project Center ribbon. The Visual Studio 2010 project that hides the Zoom group and the Show/Hide group is in the attached HideTwoGroups.zip file. Here is the solution for the Project Center ribbon customization issue – at least with three of my machines, all of which have Internet Explorer 9, with both 32-bit and 64-bit IE. I did not test with IE8. The problems may be solved, or may be different, with future updates or different versions of Internet Explorer. Make sure you are running IE9 RTM (9.0.8112.16421).

Well, maybe not right away. But you might impress your new stakeholders with a quick first draft of your next project by using a template. Templates are one of the most popular ways to get familiar with what Microsoft Project is capable of. Not only will these templates jump-start your next endeavor. They can also be educational. Maybe you don’t want to build a commercial building or start a new business (or plan a wedding), but exploring these templates can be interesting in themselves to learn how the rest of the world gets things done. Note

Following the recent release of the Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server Integration Feature Pack ( Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server Integration Feature Pack has released! ) I’m very happy to announce the publication of another case study on the topic of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) from TechResult in Brazil: https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Microsoft-Windows-Server-2003-R2-Enterprise-Edition-KN/TechResult/IT-Firm-Simplifies-Data-Exchange-to-Bridge-Gap-Between-Developers-and-Managers/4000009521 TechResult, an IT management and solution provider based in Brazil, wanted to bridge the gap between its developers and its project managers. Developers worked in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate with MSDN. Project managers gained insights and generated invoices and other reports using Microsoft Project Server 2010, but developers did not sufficiently update data in that software. TechResult deployed the Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server Integration Feature Pack to simplify data exchange. Now, with a single source of truth, developers and project managers can collaborate more easily. Project managers cut time spent updating the status of projects by 70–80 percent and use their new visibility into projects to improve governance, manage risks, and make better decisions. TechResult also uses the feature pack to improve client visibility into projects. Key quotes With Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server Integration Feature Pack, we are saving 70–80 percent of the time that project managers used to spend talking about status updates. Project managers use the Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server Integration Feature Pack to gain more visibility into the development process. Key benefits Reduce Time Spent on Project Management Improve Governance Make More Informed Decisions Enrich Relationships with Customers More Microsoft ALM case studies can be found at: https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Search_Results.aspx?Type=1&Keywords=ALM Obrigado TechResult and Daniel!

Extremely excited to announce the release of Microsoft Project Inside 2011 , a series of every day products with a guaranteed quality label. The first wave of Microsoft Project Inside 2011 products includes cutting edge tablet running your favorite your favorite work collaboration tool. These two and a lot more are available at your favorite retailer, just make you look for the Microsoft Project 2011 Inside sticker clearly displayed on the front. But wait there is more, check out the Microsoft Project Inside 2011 usb keys and more importantly the highly desired Microsoft Project Inside 2011 carpet which comes with other patterns of your favorite productivity tools: Last but not least make sure you purchase Microsoft Project 2010 Kinect Edition: You Are the Controller! again containing the much acclaimed Microsoft Project Inside 2011 label: Happy Microsoft Project Inside 2011 purchases!

I’ve just updated the running blog post that give the version numbers to identify the specific release of Project Server 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 you have loaded – https://blogs.msdn.com/b/brismith/archive/2010/09/23/how-to-tell-which-cumulative-update-hotfix-or-service-pack-version-of-project-server-2010-and-project-2010-you-are-running.aspx This now includes the February 2011 Cumulative Update for Project Server – including the link to the published KB on the roll-up – which can be found at https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2475879 . One quick reminder – there are other packages which can be loaded for just SharePoint Server or Project Server – which may mean that the versions of the databases could be different to the ones I have listed.

It’s official, our next Microsoft Project Conference will be held a year from now in sunny Phoenix: Next Project Conference – March 19-22, 2012 . We will have plenty more content about the event in the future; until then as mentioned in the past you cannot miss this event for the quality of the content delivered by experts from our community worldwide and from the Microsoft Project group, not to mention the key networking opportunities you will gain at this event. Start planning by blocking off your calendar!

It’s official, our next Microsoft Project Conference will be held a year from now in sunny Phoenix: Next Project Conference – March 19-22, 2012 . We will have plenty more content about the event in the future; until then as mentioned in the past you cannot miss this event for the quality of the content delivered by experts from our community worldwide and from the Microsoft Project group, not to mention the key networking opportunities you will gain at this event. Start planning by blocking off your calendar!

You can now download a bunch of help content around Getting Started with Project 2010. This content includes a guide to the ribbon, information on what’s new in 2010, and a PowerPoint you can use for training people on 2010: Basic tasks in Project 2010.html Getting_Started_with_Project2010.wmv Project2010Guide.exe Reference_Project_2007_to_2010.xltx Training Presentation – Getting started with Project 2010.pptx What’s new in Project 2010.html Link to download location – https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=d05156e8-3ee5-4735-a45a-b4372f12abdb Additionally, you can find that help content and much more posted here – https://office2010.microsoft.com/en-us/project-help As always, let us know if you have any feedback on the content or have requests for future help articles.