The Can't-Miss Conference of the Year With just 3.5 months before Microsoft Project Conference 2012, excitement over Microsoft Project Conference 2012 has been through the roof! Come celebrate the phenomenal momentum of Project 2010 with us at the conference. There will be a concentration of learning, networking, and growth opportunities you can't get anywhere else. Remember, Microsoft Project Conference doesn't happen every year (the last one was in 2009) so you definitely don't want to miss this...

Brian Kennemer over at Deltabahn , a Microsoft Partner specializing in Project Server deployment consulting, recently updated his Thanksgiving dinner project plan and we wanted to share it with you all. You can download the .mpp file here . This is just a guide, but a great example of how flexible the tool can be and how it can be used to improve everyday activities. If you don't already have a copy of Project 2010 be sure to download the trial here , give it a try, and tell us what you think! And...

Today – we launched the Sponsors & Exhibitors portal for the Microsoft Project Conference 2012 (#PC12). Microsoft Project Conference 2012 is the premiere Microsoft-led event to showcase Project and Portfolio Management best practices and connect with your peers from around the globe - the registration is open now ! We are proud to introduce three Premier sponsors for the conference – PCU3ED , TPG and UMT . These top level sponsors are all Microsoft Gold Partners, trusted advisors...

I get questions on templates fairly often so I wanted to do a quick post pointing to a previous post we did on this topic. Essentially, if you are new to Project or starting a project and want to see a generic plan for how others broke down the work, check out a Project template . To access templates in Project 2010, go to File – New – Office.com Templates section. In Project 2007, go to File – New and in the New Project pane either select On Computer or Templates on Office Online...

We’ll be making a trip to Dallas this year and spending some time with the PMI community. Let us know if you’ll be there! @MSFTProject Booth #301 will feature 8 kiosks and a theater filled with product demos and the experts from our amazing Partner Network . Booth #700 will offer hands-on labs continuing our success from PMI GC 2010, so be sure to sign up when you arrive to guarantee your spot. Microsoft is also giving out USB keys to all of our visitors and special prizes including the...

Microsoft Project Conference 2012 Registration is LIVE! Project Conference will be held in Phoenix, Arizona on March 19 - 22, 2012. Register now at www.msprojectconference.com . Microsoft Project Conference is the event for the global Microsoft Project Community. We’ll have attendees from all over the world, giving you an opportunity to connect with over a thousand passionate members of the Microsoft Project Community, from project professionals, business decision makers, certified partners...

We are happy share Microsoft Project 2010 presence at the upcoming SharePoint Conference 2011 ! The Microsoft SharePoint Conference is the most comprehensive event in the world dedicated to SharePoint and related technologies taking place in Anaheim, CA, October 3-6, 2011. Facts: Technical pre-event “ Project 2010 Technical drill-down for SharePoint Partners ” 7+ breakout sessions directly covering Project 2010 2 booths in the expo hall staffed by Project experts Lots of great swag …...

Microsoft Project Conference 2012 is the premiere Microsoft-led event to share Project and Portfolio Management best practices and connect with your peers from around the globe. Project Conference will be held in Phoenix, Arizona on March 19 - 22, 2012. Do you have best practices you would like to share on Microsoft’s Project Portfolio Management (PPM) offering? Do you have success stories you would like to share with attendees? Are you passionate about Microsoft Project & Project Server...

A very common problem people have when building their schedules is they have more work to do than they have budget for. We hit this problem all the time on the Project team when we are doing feature work (we just have so many good ideas for features thanks to all of your feedback). In the past when building budgets, we’d create multiple plans or even, aak, use Excel. Thanks to Inactive Tasks in Project 2010 Professional, we can now easily do this in Project. Before I get into the details, let...

At the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Los Angeles we are announcing the Project and Portfolio Management Partner of the Year 2011 winner and finalists! We want to take the opportunity to recognize just a few of the wonderful Microsoft Project Partners that help our customers implement, maintain, use and build applications on Project 2010 and Project Server 2010 . Congratulations to PTC! First of all, congratulations to the Project and Portfolio Management Partner of the Year 2011, PTC ! PTC...