Project Server 2013, A Landmark Release!

Christophe FiessingerMicrosoft Office Division

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Built for the Cloud

Built on SharePoint

Introducing the new ProjectA flexible online or on-premises solution for PPM and everyday

work.

Familiar experiences

Project

Key Platform Innovations

Online Scalable Flexible

The new Microsoft Project Ignite

Technical training offered directly from Microsoft to IT Professionals, Developers and Solution architects. The training helps to understand the key changes and enhancements in new Microsoft Project.

3 day in-person & online training: detailed agendaEvent Locations & Dates:

Sydney, Australia September 18-20, 2012 Reston, VA October 2-4, 2012 Warsaw, Poland October 9-11, 2012

Attend!

Next Steps

Try Project Onlinehttp://www.microsoft.com/project/en-us/preview/

Ready YourselvesProduct http://www.microsoft.com/project/en-us/preview/project-resources.aspx TechNet http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/projectserver/fp123546 MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905469

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Appendix

Project Online with Project Pro for Office 365

All of the benefits of Project Online, plus those of Project Pro for Office 365:

Effectively plan, manage and collaborate with others to deliver winning projects

Always have the most-up-to date version on your PC or other devices

Installed directly from the web in just moments, without the need to uninstall previous versions (can run side-by-side with existing Project applications)

Roams with you, providing quick access and robust security to your latest plans and personal settings

For project managers, resource managers, PMO, business decision makers

Delivered through Office 365

Microsoft Project Online

Target audience

Key benefits

& features

Achieve strategic priorities as well as manage tactical project execution and everyday work

End-to-end PPM capabilities

Work from virtually anywhere on almost any device

Helps all types of organizations get started—visual guides to introduce (or hone) PPM capabilities

Built on SharePoint Online with a familiar experience to improve participation

Straight forward, immediate provisioning

Project Online

For team members, project participants, business decision makers

Project Server Key Architectural Changes

Better aligned with SharePoint architectureNew Multi-tenant supportSingle schematized databaseNew Project Server Calculation ServiceTimesheet no longer uses the Project Server Queue serviceNew Client Side Object Model (CSOM) programming interfacesNew Open Data Protocol (OData) to build rich reportAnd other important SharePoint 2013 architectural changes

Performance Improvements in All Three TiersWeb Tier

Reduced Page load timeWide Area Network (WAN) optimizationsDirect Business Objects database queries for non-queue jobs

Application TierQueue service optimizationReduced number of database requestsActive Directory Synchronization Improvements

Database TierOptimized security validationData transfer improvements (i.e. using Table Value Parameters)SQL best practices (i.e. daily maintenance jobs)

Monitoring Enhancements

Comprehensive Unified Logging Service (ULS)Fully integrated monitoring with diagnostic serviceComplete developer dashboard informationLog Level ManagerQueue Stat Manager50+ Project Server Windows PowerShell cmdlets

Web Browsers Internet Explorer 8 Latest version in-market:

Firefox, Chrome, Safari→ All PWA roles supported!

Minimum Software Requirements

Server – 64-bit Editions of:Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Standard, Enterprise, Data Center, or Web ServerMicrosoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise

Desktop Windows 7: 32/64-bit

Please refer to TechNet for detailed software & hardware

requirements.

Upgrade Overview

Only Full Database Attach upgrade supportedNo direct path from Project Server 2003 or 2007 to 2013Upgrade older versions through established migration pathsAutomatic database consolidation 4 databases into 1Backward Compatibility Mode is no longer supportedRead-only site support facilitates maintenance and software updates

Key Flexibility Enhancements

SharePoint Permission Mode: simplifies permission model by leveraging SharePoint’s User Management (in addition to Project Server’s existing permission mode)Easy sharing mechanism thanks to SharePointDemand Management

Freeform proposal collection using SharePoint listsField mapping tool to move data into Project ServerPromote Items to Project Server manually or through workflowWorkflow authoring using SharePoint Designer or VisioRicher visualization of Project Workflows status in Project Server

Timesheet improvements

Work Management Service

Aggregate tasks to central placeUsers can view and track their work and to-dosTasks cached to person’s mysite

Out of the box task aggregation with Microsoft SharePoint Products, Microsoft Exchange Server, and Microsoft Project ServerImplementation is based on provider model, so that additional systems maybe integrated to same architecture in future

Governance & Integration Enhancements

New Apps ManagementWork with on-premise SharePoint App & online Office MarketplaceStores & provides information concerning SP App licenses & permissionsNew App Management Service

Easily move from a SharePoint task list to managing in Project Server whenever you needRole based administration (PMO admin vs. SharePoint admin)Leverage Exchange to sync out of office calendarsLeverage Lync Server for presence information in PWA & Project

New Microsoft Project Resources

SitesProject Preview Product Site Project BlogProject IgniteTechNet: Project Server 2013 for IT Pros MSDN: Project For Developers Questions? Check out the Project Forums

VideosGet Started with Project Online (Overview) Get Started with Project Online (Demo) What's new in Project Server 2013 for IT pros (overview)What's new in Project 2013 for IT ProfessionalsWhat’s new in Project 2013 for developers (Overview)Project Professional 2013 training for developersProject Server 2013 training for developers