By: Collin Quiring

I have a previous post about upgrading from Project Server 2003 to 2007 or waiting for 2010.  I mentioned some of the timing and costs associated with the two upgrades.  I recommend that you read that post, however, the Project Server 2010 Technical Review is released!  Microsoft has told me that I am the list of those that will get a chance to test it.  Of course, I will let you know what I think about it if and/or when I get a copy to test (within whatever confidentiality agreements!).

Here is what Microsoft has released about Project 2010 and I will start to upack some of these items in future posts:

Project 2010 builds on the Project 2007 foundation to provide an end-to-end work management platform. The key investment areas are targeted at letting you choose the right tools that can evolve with you:

• Enhance user experience and appeal
  • Fluent user interface
  • User controlled scheduling
  • Powerful new views
  • Web-based project editing
• Improve execution with effective collaboration
  • Integration with SharePoint Server 2010
  • Richer workgroup collaboration
  • Enhanced time/status tracking
• Unify project and portfolio management
  • Common user experience through full PPM lifecycle
  • Improved demand management
  • Better reporting and BI
• Simplify deployment and extend interoperability
  • Microsoft Exchange integration
  • 64-bit compatibility of client and server
  • No ActiveX dependency