We just heard from a credible source a
couple of days ago that Project Server 2007
SP1 should be available mid December
2007. We also confirmed this news from
several sources in the grapevine.
Maybe this is just us, but we have been
given dates in the past that didn’t pan out
so we are keeping our figures crossed but
not betting the farm. In addition, from what
we understand, this service patch will
address only some of the many issues with
Project Server 2007. It will incorporate
previous hot-fixes available only to those
customers who experienced a respective
problem and contacted Microsoft. The “word
on the street” is that this earlier than
expected release date can be contributed in
part to the strong feedback a few people
were willing to give Microsoft during and
after the technical conference.
Of course not
everyone appreciates the openness in which
some people are willing to be both public
and frank about the current state of affairs
but we appreciate those who are. One person
with a Microsoft email address recently
emailed us the following:
See article the article this email
references.
Our reason for publishing news like this on
SP1 is we have customers who have been
considering going back to EPM 2003 because
of 2007 problems, or are frankly on the
fence not knowing what to do about product
selection, or even when it might be safe to
move out of prototype or pilot into
production.
Warning: Don’t be the first kid on
the block to apply SP1. If you remember, SP2
for Project Server 2003 was pulled because
of the problems it was causing some
customers and then released at a later date
as SP2a. Our suggestion is that since you
are not likely to get any kind of
notification about there being problems with
SP1 or if it is clear sailing, you might
consider reviewing the discussion groups
after SP1 has been released and see if
people are reporting problems. If you
remember this simple URL (www.microsoft.com/project)
it has always redirected to the Microsoft
Project main page and you will notice
information on this page related to updates
and how to find the Microsoft
Project/Project Server discussion group
area.
Reporting a Project Server 2007 Bug
We are
surprised to find a vehicle to submit bug
reports on Project Server 2007 that users
can actually browse, and we encourage people
to visit this site to review the issues
people are reporting. Some of the incidents
are kind of fun to read, one of our
favorites is a “feature request” to “fire
the manager of the testers.” The address for
this site is
www.connect.microsoft.com but it is not
easy to navigate to the Project Server bug
page, so this is the navigation:
-
You will
need a Microsoft Live Membership or
Passport Account. If you have an MSDN
subscription, the logon used for your
subscription works as well.
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Under the
titles “Top-Rated Feedback" and “
Connect Now!” you will see several
links. Click the (All Connections) drop
down arrow and scroll down ¾ of the page
and click on a link entitled “Microsoft
Office Project 2007." Then click on
More...
Not all of the
issues are bugs of course, some are simply
valid feature requests. From our perspective
there can be at times a fine line between
what it technically a bug and a feature
requests. Regardless, having a place to go
to view issues users are submitting can at
provide insight and at minimum may help to
answer the questions “Is it me or the
software?” or “Am I the only one having this
problem?”
We always
like to hear from people regardless of the
feedback. Our feedback form allows you to
send an anonymous message if you like, and
the form does not store a respondent's IP.
Click for Feedback Form
Warm regards,
PSSI Staff
