Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003 Datasheet

Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003

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Make an Impact with Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003

Project managers everywhere rely on Project Standard to plan and manage their projects. With Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003, you can:

· Set up projects quickly by leveraging existing data and following step-by-step guides.

· Keep project teams aligned by effectively communicating project data.

· Efficiently track and analyze projects according to your needs to stay on time and within budget.

· Adapt Project to your needs

Project Standard is an integral part of the Microsoft Office System, so you can smoothly use products like Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2003 and Microsoft Office Visio® 2003 to effectively present project status. Extensive resources for Help and printing assistance make Project Standard easier than ever to learn, so you can be productive quickly. And, as one of the many users of this leading desktop project management program, you can be assured support is readily available through a broad community of solution providers and user groups.

Set Up Projects Quickly

Be productive quickly with built-in Help, wizards, and the familiar Microsoft Office interface.

· Guided Planning and Management

Quickly master the project management process with the Project Guide, a step-by-step, interactive aid that helps you set up projects, manage tasks and resources, track schedules, and report project information.

· Dynamic Scheduling

Immediately understand the impact of task and resource changes to your overall project schedule. Project Standard 2003 can automatically update your plans so you can prioritize work effectively and make better decisions.

· Resource Assignments

Assign resources to your tasks and adjust how they are assigned to resolve conflicts and over- allocations. Add resources from the Active Directory® service or Microsoft Exchange address book.

Manage resources using tools and charts to check availability and avoid over-allocations.

· Help as You Need It

Access built-in online Help to get the latest training, articles, templates, and resources. Get timely and relevant assistance as you work with smart tags that alert you to alternatives when you make changes to your plan.

Keep Project Teams Aligned

Clearly communicate and present project information in a variety of ways.

· Project Reporting

Choose the best way to view your project schedule and report your data using calendars, Gantt charts, predefined reports, and task sheets. Or, use a new wizard to generate an XML file from Project data to create custom reports in other formats.

The new Copy Picture to Office wizard helps you transfer and present Project information in a number of familiar programs, like Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.

· Effective Presentations

Present Project data to a broader audience effectively with new wizards that help you format and print concise one-page Project plans and smoothly transfer and display Project information in Word, PowerPoint and Visio.

Using the new Printing Wizard, you can format and print your current view of Project data.

· Information Sharing

Share and manage documents related to your projects using Microsoft Windows® SharePoint™ Services workspaces (requires Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003), integrated into the Project Standard task pane.

Efficiently Track and Analyze Projects

Track, monitor, and compare projects to stay up to date on project changes.

· Schedule and Scope Tracking

Collaborate efficiently in setting up project plans by tracking feedback from others. Quickly identify scope and schedule changes by using the Compare Project Versions tool to compare two project versions side by side.

Use the Compare Project Versions tool to track version changes in project plans

· Project History

Track progress, monitor variances between estimates and actuals, and maintain historical records with the ability to store 11 full baselines over the course of any project.

Save multiple baselines and track performance by comparing current Project plan against saved baselines.

· Flexible project tracking and analysis

Compute and track core metrics unique to your project by defining custom fields based on your formulas. Graphical indicators can alert you when specific conditions are met. Organize and sort project information using pre-defined or custom groupings.

Adapt Project to Your Needs

Align Project Standard 2003 to meet your project management needs.

· Simple Customization

Customize your plan by choosing the data to display in your schedule. Modify toolbars, formulas, graphical indicators, and reports for further customization.

· Customizable Project Guide

Promote project management methodologies and best practices by developing custom Project Guide.

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What’s New with Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003?

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Set up projects quickly

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Excel Import Wizard and Task List Template Easily import and leverage data from Excel to start a Project plan / / /

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Import Outlook Tasks Dialog Easily import task data from Outlook tasks list to create a Project plan / / /

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Resource Information Import Import resource information from the Microsoft Active Directory service or Microsoft Exchange address book / / /

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Additional Project Templates Jump-start common projects and
promote consistency / / /

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Interactive, Step-By-Step Planning Aid Set up and manage projects effectively with the Project Guide / / /

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Calendar Wizard Simplify the setup process for project calendars and changing working time / / /

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Smart Tags Get automatic, contextual suggestions alerting you of
scheduling options / / /

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Built-in Online Help Use Microsoft Office Online to get training, templates,
and more / / /

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Material Resources Specify consumable resources such as lumber or concrete and assign them to tasks. Allocate these resources in units that make sense, such as tons / /

Present Project data in the appropriate format and print custom reports

Presentation Wizard Smoothly transfer Project data to PowerPoint, Word,
or Visio / / /

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Add-In for Visio Diagramming Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) chart in Visio from Project data / / /

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Printing Wizard Easily format and print concise custom project reports / / /

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XML Reporting Wizard Generate an XML file from project data to create custom reports / / /

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Easily follow task and resource interdependencies

Gantt Charts, Calendars and Task Sheets Present Project data in
versatile views /

Network Diagram View Group tasks and display graphical indicators in the Network Diagram view Improved! /

Cross-Project Critical Path Calculate the critical path across all inserted projects to see a single critical path for the overall master project / /

Resource Availability Graphs Evaluate resource workload and availability using the Graphs button in the Assign Resources Dialog to identify the best resource available for the task / / /

Quickly access the information you need and effectively track and analyze projects

Reschedule Uncompleted Work Maintain constraints when uncompleted work is rescheduled and select any reschedule date Improved! /

Assign a Deadline to a Task Keep track of when a task finishes without constraining the project plan / /

Formulas and Graphical Indicators Assign formulas, pick lists and graphical indicators to custom fields to keep track of projects / /

Grouping Consolidate and report project information in a variety of ways using pre-defined groups or creating custom groups. Group on assignment fields, in addition to tasks and resources and rollup time-phased data totals to group summary rows in Usage views. Improved! / /

Add-In for Comparing Project Files Compare 2 versions of the same project and report results / / /

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Baseline Rollup Control how baseline data is rolled up to summary tasks to ensure up-to-date tracking of projects / / /

Tracking Wizard Easily customize a tracking view for each project / / /

Multiple Baselines Track status over the course of your project with
11 full baselines / / /

Flexible Tracking Methods Track actual by % Work Complete, Actual Work Done and Work Remaining, and keep track of status of product or other physical deliverable / / /

Earned Value Calculations Select which baseline to use for EV calculations and use new calculations including Schedule Performance Index (SPI), To Complete Performance Index (TCPI), Cost Performance Index (CPI), Cost Variance % (CV%), and Schedule Variance % (SV%) / / /

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System Requirements

· PC with Pentium 233 MHz or higher processor, Pentium III recommended

· Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 or later, or Microsoft Windows XP or later operating system

· 128 MB of RAM or more recommended

· 130 MB of available hard disk space (hard disk usage will vary depending on configuration; custom installation choices may require more or less hard-disk space)

· Super VGA (800X600) or higher resolution monitor

· Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 with Service Pack 3 or later, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 with Service Pack 2 or later, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 1 or later. For the best experience, use Internet Explorer 6.0

· To use Windows SharePoint Services, Windows Server 2003 is required

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For complete system requirements, please visit www. microsoft.com/office/project.

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