ANNOUNCING: Project 2010 Solution Starters and related resources available!

We are proud to announce that we have developed number of Solution Starters and Code Samples to help you achieve result quickly with implementing Project 2010. All mentioned Solution Starters are available for free download on the MSDN Code Gallery -

https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/P2010SolutionStarter

- including documentation, ready to deploy packages and full source code. We have also conducted number of free webcasts that introduce the functionality of these Solution Starters – including how to benefit from their functionality, how to deploy them and even deep technical dive into the source code if you want to start building on top of them.

List of the Project 2010 Solution Starters currently* available

· Demand Management Export & Import Tool - Example of how a partner can export and package EPTs and all other associated entities (Stages, Phases, PDPs, CFs, …) so that customers can import as a single SharePoint feature.

· Bulk Edit Tool - Tool to edit project custom fields simultaneously.

· Bulk Import Tool (a.k.a. SharePoint To Project Importer) – Tool to import projects from a SharePoint List.

· Dynamic Workflow - Dynamically create a linear workflow based on stages.

· EPT Association Tool - A tool that creates an intuitive unified hierarchical view that allows a user to easily create and maintain EPTs, by seeing all of the individual stages, PDPS, and custom fields all in the same place.

· InfoPath Form Viewer Web Part - View and Edit an InfoPath Form in a PDP. This is most commonly used to allow users to fill out a survey.

· Project Workspace List Viewer Excel Project Cost Capture - A web part that allows users to view and edit list from the Project Workspace.

· Workflow Visualization Web Part - A web part that visually represents the workflow and allows users to track where they are in the workflow.

· Report Builder Tool - Tool to create an excel report with the SQL connection already configured.

· Workspace Project Custom Field Web Part - Web part to display Project Custom Fields on the Workspace.

· Excel Project Cost Capture - Example of using Excel to create/capture financials

* As of 6/28/2010. We are working on others and we will continuously update and add new ones and announce them on the Project Programmability & BI Blog.

Webcast series on Project 2010 Solution Starters

Title

Level

Description

Presenter

Webcast URL

MSDN Webcast: Project 2010 Solution Starters (Part 1 of 2): Achieve Results Quickly

200

This Web Casts will go over the user experience of these tools.

Sam Chung, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation

https://www.microsoft.com/events/series/epm.aspx?tab=Webcasts&seriesid=51&webcastid=13339

MSDN Webcast: Project 2010 Solution Starters (Part 2 of 2): Achieve Results Quickly

200

This Web Casts will go over the user experience of these tools.

Sam Chung, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation

https://www.microsoft.com/events/series/epm.aspx?tab=Webcasts&seriesid=51&webcastid=13340

MSDN Webcast: Project 2010 Solution Starters Drilldown & Code Walkthrough (Part 1 of 4)

400

This webcast drills down and provide detailed code-level walkthrough for Bulk Edit and Bulk Import Solution Starters.

Mike Shughrue, Principal Consultant, Microsoft Corporation

https://www.microsoft.com/events/series/epm.aspx?tab=Webcasts&seriesid=51&webcastid=13341

MSDN Webcast: Project 2010 Solution Starters Drilldown & Code Walkthrough (Part 2 of 4)

400

This webcast drills down and provide detailed code-level walkthrough for Demand Management Import, Export and Association Tool Solution Starters.

Mike Shughrue, Principal Consultant, Microsoft Corporation

https://www.microsoft.com/events/series/epm.aspx?tab=Webcasts&seriesid=51&webcastid=13342

MSDN Webcast: Project 2010 Solution Starters Drilldown & Code Walkthrough (Part 3 of 4)

400

This webcast drills down and provide detailed code-level walkthrough for Sequential Workflow Builder, Workflow Visualization Solution Starters.

Mike Shughrue, Principal Consultant, Microsoft Corporation

https://www.microsoft.com/events/series/epm.aspx?tab=Webcasts&seriesid=51&webcastid=13343

MSDN Webcast: Project 2010 Solution Starters Drilldown & Code Walkthrough (Part 4 of 4)

400

This webcast drills down and provide detailed code-level walkthrough for Project Detail Pages extensions using Excel Services and Forms Services - Cost and Benefit, InfoPath/Forms Services Form Viewer Web part Solution Starters.

Mike Shughrue, Principal Consultant, Microsoft Corporation

https://www.microsoft.com/events/series/epm.aspx?tab=Webcasts&seriesid=51&webcastid=13344

Q&A

Q: Where do I learn more about these solution starters?

A: We suggest that the best resources are the webcasts, the included documentation and solution starters themselves.

Q: What if I have a question or want to report an issue?

A: Please check the related discussion https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/P2010SolutionStarter/Thread/List.aspx for answers or post your question or feedback there.

Other Project 2010 Resources

Product information and trial download

o Main product site www.microsoft.com/project

o Project Team Blog blogs.msdn.com/project

End-User Product Help

o Project 2010 Help http://office2010.microsoft.com/project-help

o Project Server 2010 Help https://office2010.microsoft.com/project-server-help

Interactive content – Videos/Sessions/Webcasts

o Quick Start Training - https://www.microsoft.com/project/en/us/quick-start-training.aspx

o Project Video Channel - www.microsoft.com/showcase/en/US/channels/microsoftproject

o Project Webcasts - www.microsoft.com/events/series/epm.aspx

 IT Professional related – TechNet

o TechCenter https://technet.microsoft.com/ProjectServer

o Admin Blog https://blogs.technet.com/projectadministration

Developer related - MSDN

o Developer center https://msdn.microsoft.com/Project

o Programmability blog https://blogs.msdn.com/project_programmability

Project & Project Server 2010 Demo Image

o Download https://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9713956

o Hosted Virtual Lab https://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9713654

Got questions? Search or ask in the official Microsoft Forums

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

SharePoint 2010 Resources

o https://sharepoint.microsoft.com

Thanks!