Microsoft Project

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From operating systems to the applications found on almost every office and home PC, Microsoft Corp. keeps its research and development and mergers and acquisitions teams busy. In addition to general office applications -- familiar tools such as Word, Excel and Internet Explorer, as well as more sophisticated back-office and development products such as SQL Server and Visual Studio -- Microsoft has written or acquired software specifically designed for construction professionals. These include Dynamics GP, Dynamics AX Construction and Dynamics NAV.

Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates, Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft now employs more than 91,000 people and generated more than $60 billion in revenue at the close of fiscal year 2008 in June. Microsoft offers a range of software and services both directly and through a vast network of partners authorized to customize, implement, support and train users on the vendor’s myriad menu of technologies.

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Microsoft Project

Microsoft has leveraged its expertise in business software to create Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007. This project management software application can be operated as a standalone program or as part of an organization's Office Project Server 2007, which delivers enterprise-level project management capabilities.

 
Not surprisingly, Project Professional integrates tightly with Microsoft's popular Office suite. The program's similarities to Office reduce training and support overhead, according to the Redmond, Washington-based vendor. Office Project Professional 2007 includes a Client Access License (CAL), which enables connection to Office Project Server 2007. The CAL also allows users to tap Microsoft Office Project Web Access, the thin developer's Web client.
 
Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007 features project management tools designed to let users manage projects more efficiently and effectively. Capabilities include project work, schedules, and finances, as well as project teams, coupled with reporting and guided planning tools, according to Microsoft. Users can convert data from existing Microsoft-based applications, such as Excel or Word, into their Project applications, cutting the time required to begin using Microsoft's project management software.
 

Set up is eased with a customizable tool that walks users through project creation, including assigning of tasks and resources, tracking and analyzing data, and reporting results. The program also includes toolbars, menus and other features designed to make even project-management neophytes productive quickly. Using its data, Project can create charts and graphs and output data to multiple file formats for reports or presentations, according to Microsoft.

 

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