Project Continues Migration From Desktop to Server

The latest version of Project, Microsoft’s project-management software, continues the product’s migration toward enterprise project management by adding some new features and improving collaboration. The overall goal remains the same: convince everyone with a stake in projects that they need Project to consolidate, analyze, and report on all the projects under way in an organization. But Project remains a complex product, and useful analysis of enterprise project data will require cooperation and coordination across an entire organization.

The Office Project 2003 Products

Project 2002 began the migration from a desktop to a server-based product. The goal was to transform Project from a product suitable for individuals managing single or a few projects into a product capable of coordinating projects across an entire enterprise. This migration continues with the split of Project 2003 into two products: Standard and Enterprise Project Management Solution.

Office Project Standard 2003. Project Standard is still useful for individual project managers to manage the schedule and resources for their projects, but this release can no longer be used to connect to Project Server.