Microsoft Project 2003 Standard [OLD VERSION]

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Product Features

• Organize your work more effectively with new scheduling tools -- Track schedule and resource changes to yourproject plans quickly
• New display options lets you show individuals the project information they need to review
• Increase your impact at work and create better presentations to print compelling and succinct copies of schedules and goals
• Move information easily between Project 2003 and other Microsoft Office programs, such as Excel
• Updated interface and new templates available for downloading, make this version of Project the most user-friendly ever!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.8 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000AZJVJ
• Item model number: 076-02627
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 12, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,126 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003 is used by project managers who need a desktop tool to manage their projects independently but who do not require strong coordination with other project managers or the ability to manage resources from a central repository. Project Standard 2003 is designed to improve your ability to organize work and communicate effectively and succinctly through familiar, easy-to-use tools.

Better organize and manage work and people to ensure that projects are delivered on time and within budget.

• Organize your work more effectively with powerful scheduling capabilities
• Track and evaluate the impact of schedule and resource changes to your overall project plans
• Customize plans to capture information specific to your projects
• Display the project information you want to review
• Focus on information that needs your attention with filters and groups

Convey your project plans and status effectively and succinctly.

• Increase your impact at work and create better presentations by easily transferring information from Project Standard 2003 into other Office programs such as Microsoft Office Word 2003, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, and Microsoft Office Visio 2003.
• Communicate more clearly using new printing enhancements to print one-page printouts of project schedules.
• Share project information with team members by saving Project (MPP) files to a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services site. Windows SharePoint Services is a component of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 that enables users to create Web sites for information sharing and document collaboration.

Enhance your productivity and effectiveness by learning and applying project management practices easily.

• Get started quickly with tools that assist you with project management methodology, so you can set up schedules and manage resources more effectively
• Access online help and training for relevant, up-to-date support and assistance
• Download a template from Templates on Microsoft Office Online, rather than starting a project from scratch. Learn more about Office Online
• Use familiar tools to do work that is more sophisticated and has more of an impact without the need for extensive training
• Save time by moving project information easily between Project 2003 and other Microsoft Office programs, such as Microsoft Office Excel 2003
• Navigate and learn Project Standard 2003 quickly with an updated interface that is consistent with Office 2003 programs

Product Description
Project 2003 is the a powerful new tool for project leaders who need to manage projects independently, but still stay on top of what's going on!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Standard in the personal space for sure, January 7, 2006

By	Smith "Smith" (USA) - See all my reviews

Project sets the standard in the desktop/personal space in project management software. However, in an enterprise arena we came up short in collaboration. There are other applications available which focus more on project collaboration, centrallized reporting, and sharing resources across projects. We got @task (<A href="http://www.attask.com">http://www.attask.com</A>) which does all of the scheduling Project does and allow users to more easily collaborate. There are a variety of others too. See <A HREF="http://www.web-based-software.com">http://www.web-based-software.com</A>

32 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No other project management software comes close, September 24, 2004

By	Kevin Woodward (Soquel, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

One could say that this is the standard by which all other project management software is measured ... but there are no others that compare. For better or for worse, Microsoft dominates this software segment like no other.

However, instead of resting on its market share, MS keeps improving its product. In more than 5 years as a professional project manager at a Fortune 500 company, I have never seen another software product in daily use other than Project ... although I'm sure they are out there somewhere.

If you require others to share your files and for your project plans to be backwardly compatible years into the future, you really shouldn't consider anything else. But don't be dismayed, this is well-designed software that is surprisingly easy to learn, use and an immediate, out-of-the-box time-saver.

The bottom line is still incredible value, even more so if you qualify for the low-price Academic Version, as I did while taking a continuing ed project management course.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Swell, April 10, 2007

By	Porkchop "Porkchop" (Dillion, CO USA) - See all my reviews

Product came when promised - a little longer than I wanted, but as promised. They also upgraded the software so this was a plus.