Timesheet Solutions for Webcast: Understanding the PSI in Project Server 2010

The MSDN Webcast: Understanding Project Server Interface (PSI) in Project Server 2010 (Level 300) presentation is available for download, when you register for the event. Several of the sample applications that were demonstrated in the webcast are available in the Project 2010 SDK download. The TimesheetSamples.zip file that is attached to this blog post includes the two example solutions for timesheets. (Steven Haden and Olivier Laymand, Microsoft Corporation, did the webcast and created the sample code.) MyTsSample shows how to update a  timesheet for a resource, where the timesheet is in single entry mode. TimesheetEventHandler shows how to use impersonation with a TimesheetEventReceiver.OnCreated event handler, to update the timesheet name.

Upcoming MSDN Webcast (6/23): Understanding Project Server Interface (PSI) in Project Server 2010 (Level 300)

Just to highlight a webcast not to miss… Starts: Thursday, June 23, 2011 8:00 AM, Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Duration: 90 Minutes This webcast helps you understand the changes and new features of Project Server Interface (PSI) in Microsoft Project Server 2010. We cover the following topics: dual interface ASMX and WcfImpersonation with WCFTimesheet, event handlers with impersonation, Single Entry Mode (SEM), and using a Project Web App (PWA) web part in other Microsoft SharePoint sites. Presenters: Steven Haden, Senior Consultant, Microsoft Corporation and Olivier Laymand, Senior Consultant, Microsoft Corporation Steven Haden is a senior consultant working for Microsoft Services in France. He is involved in large Microsoft Project Server and Microsoft SharePoint deployments. Steven is interested in both the architecture and the development of solutions. He is the author of the white paper “Hitchhiker’s Guide to Demand Management”; to download it, visit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=200608 . Olivier Laymand is senior consultant from Microsoft Services working on large SharePoint and Project Server deployments. He is involved in solution architecture definitions, development best practices and governance. More details and registration.

Join us for special Microsoft Project Announcement! Introducing "Project for the Masses" and "SharePoint Lifecycle Management…

Please mark your calendar for this special event/webcast on Wednesday (June 1st, 2011) at 3pm pacific time live from SPTechCon : Special Microsoft Project Announcement! Introducing “Project for the Masses” and “SharePoint Lifecycle Management Solutions” Join Christophe Fiessinger, Senior Technical Product Manager for Microsoft Project 2010, who will kick off the launch of two new Microsoft Project solutions, “ Project for the Masses ,” developed by Innovative-e, Inc., and “ SharePoint Lifecycle Management Solution with Project Server 2010 ,” developed by Jornata. Presenters: Christophe Fiessinger, Sr. Technical Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation, Dux Raymond Sy, PMP, SharePoint Server MVP, Managing Partner at Innovative-e and Scott Jamison, Microsoft Certified Master at Jornata Christophe is part of the Microsoft Business Division Product Marketing Group and focuses on the enterprise project and portfolio management solution (PPM). Christophe focuses on promoting the value of Project Server by speaking at global Microsoft conferences like TechEd, SharePoint Conference, and Project Conference. He is a major advocate for enterprise deployments and line of business integration of Project Server. He regularly blogs on these topics at https://blogs.msdn.com/chrisfie Dux Raymond is a managing partner and the chief evangelist of Innovative-e. Dux is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 15 years of experience in the IT industry. He has earned a reputation as being among the leading experts on leveraging collaboration tools for project management. He is a SharePoint MVP and the author of “SharePoint for Project Management,” published by O’Reilly Media. Scott is a managing partner at Jornata, a premier Microsoft-focused consulting and training firm based in Boston. Scott has extensive experience implementing business solutions using SharePoint technologies, and is one of only a handful of Microsoft Certified Masters for SharePoint in the world. He is a recognized thought leader, teacher and published author with several books, including “Essential SharePoint 2007” and “Essential SharePoint 2010.” You can find his blog at www.scottjamison.com .

This Week in BPOS News 5/27

This week in BPOS news is a recurring segment on the Microsoft Online Services Team Blog that covers news from all sectors of Cloud Computing and the Microsoft Online Services business suite known as the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS). You can read all past This Week in BPOS News segments here. For this week in BPOS news we feature a video that will help customers prepare for the Cloud productivity evolution, and we learn about the newest city that went to the Cloud with Microsoft. 1.      What Do Existing BPOS Customers Need to Do to Prepare for Microsoft Office 365?    Our first BPOS story comes to us in video form from Channel 9 . The video embedded below dives into what Office 365 will offer BPOS users and how customers can prepare for the evolution in Cloud productivity software.  What are your thoughts about the video? Are you ready for Office 365? Leave your comments below. 2.      Why Winston-Salem Chose Exchange Online Our second BPOS story focuses on the competition in the Cloud and why the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina has chosen to move to the Cloud with Microsoft. Author Shane O’Neill, from CIO.com , writes a great article about Winston-Salem’s recent decision and notes some very interesting reasons for their move to the cloud. The first reason that is mentioned from the article is costs. Shane states that “with tighter budgets than most corporations, government agencies have been the first wave of cloud adopters.” The Cloud is seen as a way to cut costs for governments versus constantly updating and maintaining local machines. Winston-Salem is deploying 2,700 seats. Most users will have fully functional desktops, and the Cloud allows for 600 “deskless” workers that don’t need the full capacity of tools. The Cloud allows Winston-Salem to maximize their dollars and cents. It’s an exciting time for the government sector and the Cloud. San Francisco also joined Winston-Salem in the Cloud with Microsoft. What do you think of local governments moving to the cloud? What benefits do you see from cities moving to the Cloud with Microsoft? We would love to hear your thoughts below. What are your thoughts about the stories we shared with you this week? Did you see a story you want to share with us? Let us know what other topics you’d like to see. You can comment on this blog post or send an email to our community mailbox . Follow us on Twitter and like our Facebook page.  

See you at SPTechCon in Boston next week! We’ll have great Project Giveaways :)

Following this post: I am speaking at SPTechCon in Boston June 1-3, register! @SPTechCon , I’m happy to announce that in addition to the sessions we will be having a special next Wednesday (June 1st) from 5:15 to 7:00pm. Beside a great presentation & demos from Dux Raymond from Innovative-e and Scott Jamison from Jornata , we’ll be giving away great giveaways including 10 copies of Project Professional 2010 (yes we can!), books, 16GB USB keys and more… More information can be found here: https://www.sptechcon.com/Boston2011/specialevents.html So don’t miss out and register!

Save the dates Tech.Ed 2012 North America and Europe

For those of you that did not attend Tech.Ed last week in Atlanta (it was an awesome week!), please note the following two key dates next year: Tech.Ed North America 2012 : June 11-14, 2012 in Orlando, Florida Tech.Ed Europe 2012 : June 25-29, 2012, in Amsterdam Please see below two session that are publically available delivered last week: SharePoint Governance and Lifecycle Management with Microsoft Project Server 2010 Application Lifecycle Management: Microsoft Project Server 2010 and Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010, Better Together   PS: I really like the car above for some reason

Latest Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server Integration Feature Pack videos & webcast

We have released recently a number of videos on the recently released Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server Integration Feature Pack, providing an overview of the solution and demonstrating its key capabilities: Top-Down Planning of Business Requirements within an Enterprise Project using Team Foundation Server and Project Server Managing Project Details in an Enterprise Project Plan Mapped to a Team Project in Team Foundation Server Making Agile Team Progress Visible to the Project Management Office Managing Field Mappings for Integration of Team Foundation Server and Project Server Application Lifecycle Management: Microsoft Project Server 2010 and Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010, Better Together (Tech.Ed session delivered last week) Last but least, please book your calendar for this upcoming webcast on the subject on June 8, 2011 at 8:00am Pacific Time : TechNet Webcast: Implementing Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server Integration Feature Pack from Siddharth Bhatia and myself.

Announcing SharePoint Lifecycle Management Solution with Project Server 2010

I am excited to announce the release of SharePoint Lifecycle Management Solution with Project Server 2010 produced by Jornata . Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 provides a vast number of capabilities that empower both business users and IT to create solutions quickly. For this reason, many organizations consider implementing SharePoint as a central platform to address a wide array of business solutions. For those organizations, it is likely that they will need a good way to track, manage, and prioritize those business requests. The SharePoint Lifecycle Management Solution with Project Server 2010 provides a framework and guidance for managing SharePoint business requests and includes two white papers and a sample dataset. This no-code solution includes: Business Decision Maker/Technical Decision Maker white paper containing a business evaluation of how Microsoft Project Server 2010 can be employed to help manage your SharePoint Lifecycle through enhancement requests and project proposals. Technical white paper contains step-by-step instructions on how to install and customize the SharePoint Lifecycle Management solution, along with basic instructions on how to use it. Project Server 2010 sample databases and templates that can be used to illustrate concepts. The sample dataset requires a farm that has a working installation of Microsoft SharePoint 2010 with Project Server 2010 fully configured (please refer to Project Server 2010 Tech Center ); and the Dynamic Workflow and Workflow Visualization web part solutions from Microsoft Project 2010 Solution Starters . For an overview of the solution, please watch this recent recording from Tech.Ed last week: https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2011/OSP202 Last but not least do not forget to check out other existing white papers on Microsoft Project Portfolio Management offering on our Project site at https://www.microsoft.com/project/en/us/articles-white-papers.aspx Christophe Fiessinger Senior Technical Product Manager, Microsoft Project https://blogs.msdn.com/chrisfie