The Office Project Professional 2007 Software for Windows from Microsoft is a software application that provides robust project management tools. You'll be able to use it to control project work, schedules, and finances. It can help to keep project teams aligned, as it works with other applications in the Office suite to provide reporting, planning, and other tools. The software is compatible with the Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 software, which provides the tools necessary for enterprise-level project management.
Understand and Control Project Schedules and Finances
Use the software to trace the source of issues, quickly determining factors that are affecting task dates and providing accountability for tasks. Task Drivers can determine the factor driving the start date of a task, so that you can follow a chain of factors back to the root cause of a delay
You'll be able to see the potential impacts of a change to your project with ease, as all items that shift as a result of a change are highlighted by the software
You can undo and redo changes to views, data, and options thanks to Multiple Level Undo. You'll be able to undo actions or sets of actions from macros, allowing you to test several what-if scenarios in order to fully understand the implications of each choice while making scope changes
The budget field allows you to assign budgets to projects and programs. A "Cost" resource type helps to improve cost estimates and tracking. Additional fields, such as cost code, map to financial fields tracked in popular project accounting systems
You'll be able to compute and track core metrics that are unique to your project by defining custom fields based on your formulas. Graphical indicators are available to alert you to when specific conditions are met
Effectively Communicate and Present Project Information
Visual reports feature uses Microsoft Office Excel and Visio Professional to produce PivotTable views, charts, graphs, and diagrams based on Project data. You can define custom report templates and share them with other Project users
You'll be able to change the background color of a cell or row via Background Cell Highlighting. You can shade cells, in the same way that you would in Excel, to convey additional meaning
An enhanced Calendar interface with 3D Gannt bars allows you to create visually effective reports
When used with Windows Server 2003, you can share and manage documents related to projects thanks to the Windows SharePoint Services workspaces, which are integrated into the Tasks pane of the Project Guide
Get Productive Quickly
You can master the project management process with ease thanks to the Project Guide, a step-by-step, interactive aid that helps you set up projects, manage tasks and resources, track project status, and report project information
Access the integrated online Help system to view the latest training, articles, templates, and resources. You'll find timely and relevant assistance as you work with the smart tags that alert you to alternatives when you make changes to your plan
Start projects with a prepopulated template to help save time when getting started. You can create your own custom template, or use one of the out-of-the-box templates provided with the software. More templates are available via the Microsoft Office Online website