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| October 21, 2010 | Keeping Users of Microsoft® Office Project Connected. |
MPUG Conference Report: MPUG PMI Global Congress 2010
 Some 340 t-shirts, 670 handshakes, 126 business cards, and six videos later, MPUG has returned from PMI Global Congress 2010, which took place recently in Washington, D.C. The big news at the event: Microsoft's latest release, Project 2010, is generating excitement among project managers around the world. This set of videos recorded on the show floor offers personal insights from Microsoft and other companies about trends in the industry.
Sponsored by Acumen 
In July 2010 Arpan Shah became Director of Microsoft's Project business after seven years with the SharePoint team, where he led technical product management. In this 11-minute video, recorded at PMI's Global Congress 2010 in Washington, D.C., Shah tells MPUG president Melanie Cosklo what his top priorities are for the first 12 months on his new job, shares his response to people who think Project might be too pricey or too hard to use, and offers an international perspective on Project and how its features address different work cultures around the world. Sponsored by MS Project Pros  Acumen's Dan Patterson Lights a Fuse Dan Patterson, CEO and President of Acumen, explains Acumen Fuse, an add-on to Microsoft Project that takes snapshots of schedules to analyze the quality of the plan and recommend remedies.
QuantumPM's Ann Mahan explains a trend-setting specialty of her firm -- innovation process management. Pcubed's Bill Raymond Describes a Cloud Project 2010 expert Bill Raymond shares his observations about the PMI conference and explains how cloud computing will influence the profession and practice of project management. SharkPro's Greg Bailey Moves Nimbly Greg Bailey, CEO and Founder of SharkPro Software, launches SharkPro Projects, a central project repository for workgroups or departments that provides ready-to-go dashboards and reports.
Tad Haas, Senior Product Manager of Microsoft Project Server, describes the great Seattle Taco Run, explains why his stint as an MPUG chapter leader was beneficial, shares some key differences between Project Server 2007 and Project 2010, and provides a pitch to help you persuade your manager to invest in Project Server. Sponsored by PM Providers  MPUG MEGA-Guide for Learning Project 2010 Wondering how to start working with Project 2010, whether Professional, Standard, or Server? This MPUG mega-guide provides links to sources on this site and the Microsoft site that you'll want to check out to help you start your journey... |
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Microsoft Director Arpan Shah Sets Project Priorities
QuantumPM's Ann Mahan 
Microsoft's Tad Haas Goes on a Taco Run