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2/3/16 1 What’s New in MS Project 2016 NK Shrivastava, PMP, RMP, ACP, CSM, SPC CEO/Consultant/Agile Coach - RefineM www.RefineM.com Agenda 1. Background/Introductions üWhat is Lunch & Learn üYour Expectations from this Webinar üIntroduction - myself 2. MS Project 2016 üWhat is new in MS Project 2016 üDemo of selected new features üIs upgrading worth it? 3. Upcoming Learning Opportunities from RefineM 4. How to get 1 PDU for this Webinar? 5. Q&A 2
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What’s New in MS Project 2016
NK Shrivastava, PMP, RMP, ACP, CSM, SPCCEO/Consultant/Agile Coach - RefineM
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Agenda1. Background/Introductions
üWhatisLunch&LearnüYourExpectationsfromthisWebinarüIntroduction - myself
2. MSProject2016üWhatisnewinMSProject2016üDemoofselectednewfeaturesüIsupgradingworthit?
3. UpcomingLearningOpportunities fromRefineM4. Howtoget1PDUforthisWebinar?5. Q&A
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Your Expectations
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What are your expectations from this webinar?
Why are you here today?
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NK Shrivastava, PMP, RMP, ACP, CSM, SPC
∗ CEO/Consultant sinceDec2011∗ AgileCoaching/Adoption∗ ProjectManagement/ ProcessImprovement
ConsultingandTraining∗ ProjectManagementToolkits(forPMs,Executives
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Helping organizations turn their project management capability into a competitive advantage
Myprofessionaljourneyb/fRefineM ∗ 20+yearsofSuccessfulProject Leadership∗ Led100sofprojectsofallsizes,successfully∗ Recoveredmanyprojects,savedmillionsof$∗ Implementednumerousprocess
improvements∗ Coached/mentored100sofPMs,andsome
executives∗ BoardMember– SWMOPMIChapter(2008-
2014)
What’s New In MS Project 2016?
§ AboutMSProject2016§ HistoryofMSProject§ ReviewsofMSProject2016§ OverviewofNewFeatures
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∗ ReleasedinSeptember2015
∗ FirstmajorupgradesinceProject2013
∗ Professional versionavailableaspartofOffice365
About MS Project 2016
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∗ 1984:FirstDOSversion released∗ 1987:FirstWindowsVersionReleased∗ 1995,1998,2000, 2002,2003,2007:Majorupgrades∗ 2010:Firstversiontoinclude theRibbon∗ 2013:MoreintegrationwithotherOfficeprograms∗ 2016:Latestversion
History of MS Project
Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Project#Historyhttp://www.wellingtone.co.uk/microsoft-project-server-2016-new-features
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∗ ReceivedhighmarksfromTrustRadiusü TrustRadiusisasitecollectingsoftwarereviewsfromrealusersü LikelihoodtorecommendMSProject2016was10
∗ Proslistedfromuserreviews:ü Goodforplanning,tracking,andreportingtasksandresourcesü PowerfulBusinessIntelligence/dashboardreportingwithPowerBIü SomecompaniesfoundittobeeffectiveforAgile/Scrumü Someuseditforestimates,proposals,programs,andportfoliosü GoodintegrationwithSharePoint,Visio,andOffice365
∗ Cons listedfromuserreviews:ü SteeplearningcurveüWindowsonlyüMoreexpensivethanmanyprogramsonthemarket
Reviews of MS Project 2016
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∗ ResourceManagementenhancementsü CapacityHeatMapsü ResourceEngagement Functionü DesignatedResourceManagers
∗ MultipleTimelines support∗ WebAdd-Ins directlythroughProject2016∗ QueryBox(“Tellmewhatyouwanttodo”)∗ ProjectServerPowerBI andIntegration
Overview of New Features
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Resource Management Workflows
§ CapacityHeatMaps§ ResourceEngagementFunction§ DesignatedResourceManagers
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∗ Capacityheatmapsenablequickglanceatresources
ü Redmeansoverallocatedbydefaultü Blueisunderallocated,greenisproperlyallocated
Capacity Heat Maps
Screenshot Source: https://blogs.office.com/2015/09/30/whats-new-in-project-2016/
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∗ ProjectmanagerscanrequestaresourcethroughProjectü Requestcanbemadeforaspecificorgenericresourceü Requestissubmittedforapprovaltodesignatedresourcemanager
Resource Engagement Function
Screenshot Source: https://blogs.office.com/2015/09/30/whats-new-in-project-2016/
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∗ DesignatedresourcemanagerscanaccessProjectOnlineü Fromheretheycanacceptorrejecttheresourcerequestsü Theycanalsosee thecapacity
Resource Managers
Screenshot Source : https://blogs.office.com/2015/09/30/whats-new-in-project-2016/
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Multiple Timelines§ HowDoMultiple TimelinesWork?§ MultipleTimelines Example§ CreatingMultipleTimelines§ SharingMultipleTimelines
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∗ PMscancreatemultipletimelines inProject2016∗ Eachtimelinecanbeformatteddifferently∗ Timelines areeasytocreateandsplitintoparts∗ Timelines arealsoeasytosharewithotherprograms
How Do Multiple Timelines Work?
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1. ClickontheTimelineview.üTheTimelineTools:Formatmenushouldappear.
2. UnderInsert,click“TimelineBar”tocreateanewbar.3. Clicktoselectatimelinebar.4. HighlighttasksyouwanttoaddfromtheGanttview.5. Rightclickandselect“AddtoTimeline.”6. Thetaskswillappearontheselectedtimelinebaronly.
Creating Multiple Timelines
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1. ClickontheFormatmenuandselect “CopyTimeline”2. Thetimelines canbecopied to:
üEmail,tofitinsideamessageüPresentation,tofitonaPowerPointüFullSize,whichishowitappearsinMSProject
Sharing Multiple Timelines
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Web Add-Ins§ OverviewofWebAdd-Ins§ ExamplesofAvailableAdd-Ins
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∗ Add-ins areenhancementsavailableforMSProject∗ Asof2016version theycannowread/writetoProject
üRead/writecapabilityextendsadd-infunctionality
∗ Howtoaccess:1. GototheProjectmenu.2. Select“MyAdd-Ins”fromtheAdd-Insribbon.3. TheOfficeAdd-Insboxwillappear.4. Clickthe“OfficeStore”button.
∗ Somearefree,otherswillhavelowtohighcost
Overview of Web Add-Ins
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∗ Examplesofavailableadd-ins include:
üTask analyzers,tocheckforpotentialissueswithtasks
üProjectdashboardsüTimersüManyothers
Examples of Available Add-Ins
Query Box§ OverviewofQueryBox§ BenefitsofQueryBox
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∗ OtherOfficeprogramsalsohavethischange∗ Typesomethingin“Tellmewhatyouwanttodo”∗ Programwillfind commandsmatchingyoursearch
Overview of Query Box
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Query Box Example
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∗ Savestimefromhavingtolook fortherightcommand∗ Accesssomecommandswithfewerclicks∗ Helpsyoudiscovercommands youdidn’t knowabout
Benefits of Query Box
PowerBI and Integration§ ProjectServerPowerBI§ Integrationwith:
§ TFS§ SharePoint§ Visio
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∗ Business IntelligencereportingthroughProjectServer
∗ Canbeused tocreatedashboards totrackprogress
Project Server PowerBI
Source: http://www.senseiprojectsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/Power-BI-for-Microsoft-PPM-1.png
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∗ ProjecttaskscanshowupinTFSü DisplayedasWorkItemsinVisualStudio
∗ ProjectscanbesaveddirectlytoaSharePoint
∗ ReportscanbeexportedtoVisio
Integrations
Source: http://www.manageprojectsonsharepoint.com/blog/2015/05/12/my-top-5-new-microsoft-project-2016-client-features-from-the-microsoft-ignite-conference/
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Demo of Selected Features§ CreatingMultipleTimelines§ InstallingandUsingWebAdd-Ins§ UsingtheQueryBox
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Upgrading to MS Project 2016§ HowtoUpgrade§ IsUpgradingWorthIt?§ Conclusion
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∗ Following versions ofProject2016areoutorcoming:ü ProjectStandardandProfessionalü ProjectProfessionalforOffice365ü ProjectServer2016(comingapprox.Q22016)
∗ Versions canbemixedandmatched
How to Upgrade
Source: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/projectsupport/2015/09/23/project-2016-should-i-upgrade/
ProjectServer2013 ProjectServer2016(approx. Q22016)
ProjectOnline
ProjectStandard/Pro 2013 Compatible Willbecompatible Compatible untilFall2016(approximately)
ProjectStandard/Pro2016 Compatible Willbecompatible Compatible
ProjectProforOffice365 Compatible Willbecompatible Compatible
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∗ Upgradingisworthyourtimeandmoneyif:ü Youuseresourcemanagementheavilyü Yourprojectstypicallyuseaphasedapproachü Youplantousemultipletimelinesü YouplantousethePowerBIfeaturewithProjectServer
Otherwiseprobablynotworthtimeandmoney
Is Upgrading Worth It?
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∗ MicrosoftProject2016hasseveralnewfeaturesü ResourceengagementworkflowandcapacityheatmappingüMultipletimelinesüWebadd-insü Queryboxü PowerBIwithProjectServerü IntegrationswithTFS,SharePoint,Visio,otherOfficeprograms
IfyouneedMSProject,nowisagoodtimetogetit
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