Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management, 2007, (Gartner, June 15, 2007).

This Gartner Magic Quadrant by Matt Light and Daniel Stang evaluates leading technology solution vendors in the IT Project and Portfolio Management space. Gartner positions Microsoft in the Leaders quadrant. According to Gartner, Leaders “distinguish themselves with relatively high ratings in many characteristics, not just a few” and “also tend to have, not just capable system integration partners, but some core, direct PPM service offerings, going beyond implementation and support to include process-change consulting.” Click here to download the Microsoft Press Release.

Version comparison for the Microsoft® Office Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution.
Compare the features and benefits of the EPM Solution 2007 with previous versions in the following areas:

• Visibility and Insights
• Easy to Get Started
• Enterprise Ready
• Extensible and Programmable (full document)

PM Resource Group is a PMI Registered Education Provider.

The PMI Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) Program is designed to facilitate the ongoing professional development of PMI Members, Project Management Professionals (PMPs), and other project management stakeholders by linking stakeholders and training coordinators with qualified Providers and products.  All of our courses are eligible for Category 3 PDUs. To see a list of our offered classes, click here.

July 7, 2006 PM Resource Group is now the Gold Sponsor of Microsoft Project Association

PM Resource Group is now the Gold Sponsor of the Microsoft Project User Group’s (MPUG) Charlotte  chapter Our involvement in Charlotte MPA includes presenting on Microsoft Office Project Server and Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server. In addition, we will hold a position as an officer on the board. We are excited about the opportunity to join another MPA chapter and further evangelize the use of Microsoft Project! We are also the Gold Sponsor of the Atlanta Chapter of MPA, presenting at half of their meetings each year. MPA is the official industry association for Microsoft Project.

Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2a (SP2a)
Microsoft has released a service pack for Microsoft Office Project Server 2003. This Microsoft article contains information about how to obtain the service pack and about how to obtain a list of issues that are fixed by the service pack. more information

Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Service Pack 2a (SP2a) contains significant security enhancements, stability improvements, and performance improvements. Some of the fixes that are included with Project Server 2003 SP2a were previously released in separate updates. Project Server 2003 SP2a combines the previously released fixes into one update.

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November 2, 2004
PM Resource Group is now the Gold Sponsor of MPA, the official industry association for Microsoft Project- Atlanta Chapter! As part of this new role, we will be leading a series of sessions focusing on an Enterprise Project Management solution using Microsoft Office Project Server 2003. Over the next year, planned topics will include:

• Executive/portfolio reporting, including Scorecards
• SharePoint collaboration, including InfoPath
• Resource management
• Task management, including Outlook integration
• Project management
• Process improvement, including Six Sigma and workflows
• Customer experiences and demos
• Architecture scenarios and considerations
• Deployment best practices

This is a program that is offered to members only, so if you are not a member sign up now!

May 1, 2005
Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Training:
PMRG offers a comprehensive training solution, open to the public, for certification in Microsoft Office Project Server 2003. Course levels range from Administrators to Project Managers and Team Members. Click here for course details and offerings.

September 15, 2004
Microsoft has released the SAP Connector Starter Kit for Microsoft® Office Project Server 2003. This kit includes three independent modules for integrating SAP human resources and project cost accounting data with Project Server. More information and download available here.

August 23, 2004
Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 for Office Project 2003 (Standard and Professional) and Project Server 2003. Each of these updates includes significant security enhancements, as well as stability and performance improvements. Full details of what each update includes can be found here for Office Project Standard and Pro and here for Project Server 2003.