Project 2010 at SharePoint Conference 2011

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…
• … and more!

Project 2010 Technical Pre-event

Date: Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Audience: IT Professionals, Architects and Developers from SharePoint Silver and Gold competent partners

• Keynote Speaker: Arpan Shah, Director of Project, Microsoft Corporation
  
• MVP Speakers: Dux Raymond Sy, SharePoint MVP, PMP and Scott Jamison, SharePoint MVP and Certified Master,
  
• Microsoft Speakers: Christophe Fiessinger and Jan Kalis, Senior Technical Product Managers; Steven Haden, Microsoft Consulting Services Senior Consultant

Full agenda of the technical pre-day:

8:00 AM	8:30 AM	Breakfast and Registration
8:30 AM	9:00 AM	Keynote: Microsoft Project Opportunity	Arpan Shah
9:00 AM	9:30 AM	What it takes to become a Gold Project and Portfolio Management Partner	Dux Raymond Sy
9:30 AM	9:45 AM	Break
9:45 AM	10:45 AM	SharePoint Lifecycle Management with Project Server 2010<	Scott Jamison; Christophe Fiessinger
10:45 AM	11:30 AM	Project 2010 Key Capabilities - Demos, demos, demos!	Jan Kalis
11:30 AM	12:30 PM	Lunch
12:30 PM	2:15 PM	Project Server 2010 Architecture and Administration Overview	Christophe Fiessinger
2:15 PM	2:30 PM	Break
2:30 PM	4:00 PM	Building Solutions on Project 2010	Jan Kalis; Steven Haden
4:00 PM	4:15 PM	Break
4:15 PM	5:00 PM	Q & A Panel with Arpan Shah, Dux Raymond Sy and Scott Jamison

More details and registration here.

 

Project 2010 Breakout Sessions

Session	Title	Abstract	Speaker
SPC106	Microsoft Project and Project Server 2010 Overview	In this session we will highlight the key investment areas for Project 2010, demonstrate the Microsoft Project and Portfolio Solution which is built on top of SharePoint 2010 and introduce you to Microsoft Project Professional 2010, the world's most popular project desktop scheduling tool. We will also demonstrate business intelligence dashboards, portfolio analysis and demand management.	Jan Kalis
SPC242	Leveraging Project 2010 with Office 365 for Project Management Success	Microsoft Project 2010 has proved to be instrumental in driving project management success for many organizations. In this session, we will discuss how to effectively create a Microsoft Project Plan, create a SharePoint-based Project Management Information System (PMIS) with Office 365 and integrate Microsoft Project information with SharePoint 2010. In addition, we'll cover best practices around empowering a project team to share relevant information, facilitate better collaboration and build project management dashboards in SharePoint. All PMP certified attendees will earn 1 PDU for attending this session.	Dux Raymond Sy, PMP, MVP
SPC262	Project 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Better Together	With the release of Microsoft Project Server 2010 which is built upon SharePoint Server 2010 project management has reached new heights of flexibility, and power. Project Server 2010 provides a natural growth story to SharePoint 2010 advanced capabilities. In this session,  we will cover project portfolio management tools and how they can help any organization by providing insight into resource utilization, portfolio execution and alignment with strategic objectives.	Tad Haas
SPC273	SharePoint Lifecycle Management Solution with Project Server	Is SharePoint becoming an important part of y our company’s overall IT offering? If so, it's likely that you have a need to better manage SharePoint business requests. Join industry expert Scott Jamison as he discusses the importance of SharePoint Lifecycle Management from an IT governance perspective. In this session we'll demonstrate how business users can make special project requests through a form in Project Web App, and how Project Managers can monitor and assign resources, evaluate priorities, and manage their overall project portfolio more efficiently.	Christophe Fiessinger; Scott Jamison, SharePoint MVP
SPC275	Solving Agile and PMO Problems by Integrating Project Server 2010 with Team Foundation Server 2010	Do your Project Managers and Developers need to play nicer together? In this session, we'll discuss how integrating Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server 2010 allows you to enable development and project management teams to collaborate and communicate more effectively by using tools that they are most familiar with. In addition, we will conduct demos and share real world stories and best practices from customers.	Christophe Fiessinger
SPC313	Best Practices for Deploying Project Server 2010 on SharePoint Farm	Are you interested in deploying Project Server 2010 but don't know where to start? In this session we will provide you with an overview on how to deploy Microsoft Project Server 2010 in a SharePoint 2010 Farm. Specifically, we will discuss how to deploy Project Server in an existing or separate farm, asses the proper capacity planning, and how to tackle upgrading and migration.	Christophe Fiessinger
SPC378	Project 2010 Development for SharePoint Developers	Microsoft Project Server 2010 is built on SharePoint 2010 and offers a wide variety of customization options. In this session we will provide you with resources and real-world best practices  to help you get started with Project 2010 development. In addition, we will discuss the similarities in development between SharePoint 2010 and Project Server 2010.	Steven Haden; Jan Kalis

Full SharePoint Conference 2011 session agenda here.