Microsoft Project 2002 - New Features Guide

Peter Kitson

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Introduction

Since the release of Microsoft® Project 2000, we have devoted significant time and resources to collect and incorporate feedback from our current users, general knowledge workers, and expert project managers. The result of our efforts is Microsoft Project 2002, which offers major feature additions and enhancements over Microsoft Project 2000.

The Microsoft Project family product line has been expanded:

·         Microsoft Project Standard 2002 is the new version of our core project management tool. When used by itself, Microsoft Project Standard is recommended for single users who manage projects from their personal desktop computers.

·         Microsoft Project Professional 2002 is a new desktop application aimed at organizations that require enterprise project management functionality. Microsoft Project Professional includes all the features of Microsoft Project Standard, and more. You must use Microsoft Project Server with Microsoft Project Professional to take advantage of the enterprise project management features.

·         Microsoft Project Server 2002 is our new product that serves as the platform for team and enterprise project management (this is the upgrade path for Microsoft Project Central Server users). We have added many new features to Microsoft Project Server (over Microsoft Project Central Server), including enhanced security and the integration of Microsoft SharePoint Team Services to enable you to organize, store, and track project-related information including documents, issues, and reports in a central shared location.

·         A Microsoft Project Server Client Access License (CAL) is a license that gives a user the right to access the services of Microsoft Project Server. Users with a Microsoft Project Server CAL can view and update project information from Microsoft Project Server through the Web-based interface called Microsoft Project Web Access, including updating timesheets, tracking issues and storing documents, portfolio management and task delegation. We have included a CAL with each desktop application (and five CALs with the retail version of Microsoft Project Server). Additional CALs are available via volume licensing.

Project management scenarios

Microsoft Project Standard, Microsoft Project Professional, and Microsoft Project Server — along with the Microsoft Project Server CALs — can be used to build three different project management scenarios for you and your organization.

·         Project Management: As a standalone application, Microsoft Project Standard includes a comprehensive set of features to support project management fundamentals including task scheduling, resource management, tracking, and reporting.

·         Enterprise Project Management Solution: For an enterprise project management solution, your organization needs Microsoft Project Professional plus Microsoft Project Server and Microsoft Project Server CALs. Through the new functionality of these products, your company can manage, view, and analyze your organization’s entire portfolio of projects using custom enterprise codes; ensure consistency in data entry and reporting; as well as manage resources through a central resource pool.