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Enter Microsoft Project 2010
Projects@Work (October 7, 2009)

Saying some PPM solutions are “out of reach” for many businesses, Microsoft Project 2010 emphasizes integrated portfolio management capabilities, among enhancements in reporting, demand management and business intelligence. Should dedicated PPM providers be worried?

Microsoft must have noticed the recession has been relatively kind to the project and portfolio management market. The latest edition of Microsoft Project 2010 emphasizes more advanced project and portfolio management capabilities than ever before, something the company hopes will lure small- to medium-sized businesses away from considering dedicated PPM vendors.

Another draw, the company hopes, will be its integration with existing Microsoft technologies including Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft Exchange Server.

Seth Patton, senior director of product marketing for Microsoft Project, called 2010 the most significant advance for the software in a decade, particularly with “The Ribbon,” a new Fluent user interface that replaces menus and toolbars as the main location to find functionality.

“The goal is to blend the ease of use of Excel with the power of Project,” he says.

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