Microsoft Project Server 2010 resources

I recently have to deliver a series of workshops and trainings for one of my client about doing Project and Portfolio Management using Microsoft Project Server 2010. I will blog later on some interesting part of this area but in the meantime I wanted to share with you a list of useful resources on Microsoft Project Server 2010 I found while creating my presentation and training materials.

Enterprise Project Management 2010 Version Comparison (2003 / 2007 / 2010)

http://www.microsoft.com/project/en-us/project-server-2010-versions.aspx

Product information and trial download

–     http://www.microsoft.com/project

–     Project Team Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/project

Interactive content - Videos & Sessions & WebCasts

–     http://www.microsoft.com/showcase/en/US/channels/microsoftproject

–     http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/epm.aspx   

IT Professional related

–     TechCenter @ TechNet http://technet.microsoft.com/ProjectServer 

–     Admin Blog http://blogs.technet.com/projectadministration  

Developer related

–     Developer center @ MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/Project 

–     Programmability blog http://blogs.msdn.com/project_programmability

Additional questions? Project 2010 Forums!

–     http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/projectserver2010,projectprofessional2010

SharePoint 2010

–     http://sharepoint.microsoft.com

Resources for Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server Integration Feature Pack

–     Integration Feature Pack information lives here

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg455680.aspx

–     Demonstration of the Integration Feature Pack http://www.msteched.com/2010/Europe/OFS201

–     Optimizing Development Teams Using Team Foundation Server – Project Server Connector

http://www.msprojectconference.com/pages/sessiondetailsShort.aspx?sessionguid=3dea4975-18e6-4076-8411-7d274430627b

–     Practical TFS and Project Server integration in mid-size enterprise http://www.msprojectconference.com/pages/sessiondetailsShort.aspx?sessionguid=98ed46ef-855a-46fe-8a71-dd88bb6196cb

–     People post questions here about the inner workings of the Feature Pack here:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/tfsprojectsrvint

–     Microsoft has a demonstration virtual machine that lets you try out the Integration Feature Pack. You'll find details here:

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=22267

–     The company has uploaded customer stories about the use of the Feature Pack here:

–     MSCom Grid, part of the IT team at Microsoft

http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Microsoft-Visual-Studio-Team-Foundation-Server-2010/Microsoft-IT/Microsoft-Team-Cuts-Status-Meeting-Time-by-90-Percent-and-Improves-Information-Access/4000009358

–     Revlon

http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Microsoft-Project-Server-2010/Revlon/IT-Department-of-Global-Cosmetics-Company-Cuts-Time-in-Meetings-by-up-to-30-Percent/4000011328

–     TechResult, an IT management and solution provider based in Brazil

http://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

–     Finally, Microsoft has produced four brief videos explaining how to use the Integration Feature Pack:

–     Top-Down Planning of Business Requirements within an Enterprise Project using Team Foundation Server and Project Server (25 minutes)

http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/briankel/Top-Down-Planning-of-Business-Requirements-within-an-Enterprise-Project-using-Team-Foundation-Server

–     Managing Project Details in an Enterprise Project Plan Mapped to a Team Project in Team Foundation Server (16 minutes)

http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/briankel/Managing-Project-Details-in-an-Enterprise-Project-Plan-Mapped-to-a-Team-Project-in-Team-Foundation-S

–     Making Agile Team Progress Visible to the Project Management Office (21 minutes)

http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/briankel/Making-Agile-Team-Progress-Visible-to-the-Project-Management-Office

–     Managing Field Mappings for Integration of Team Foundation Server and Project Server (21 minutes)

http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/briankel/Managing-Field-Mappings-for-Integration-of-Team-Foundation-Server-and-Project-Server

And finally, for those who are interesting in passing the Exam 70-177: TS: Microsoft Project Server 2010, Configuring; you can check following resources:

A book from Gary L. Chefetz and Dale A. Howard from msprojectexperts.com Implementing and Administering Microsoft Project Server 2010 Second Edition

http://projectserverbooks.com/books/implementingadministeringprojectserver2010x2.aspx

A testing prepkit from uCertify: 70-177 – MCTS: Microsoft Project Server 2010, Configuring Practice Test

http://www.ucertify.com/exams/Microsoft/70-177.html