<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
project	O
management	O
server	O
solution	O
made	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
since	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
SharePoint	I-Protocol
as	O
its	O
foundation	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
interface	O
from	O
either	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
(	O
Professional	O
edition	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
client	O
application	O
or	O
by	O
web	O
browser	O
connecting	O
to	O
its	O
Project	O
Web	O
App	O
(	O
PWA	O
)	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
,	O
Project	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
provides	O
the	O
Project	O
Web	O
App	O
(	O
PWA	O
,	O
formerly	O
Project	O
Web	O
Access	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
stores	O
project	O
information	O
in	O
a	O
central	O
SQL	O
Server	O
database	O
,	O
protected	O
from	O
unauthorized	O
access	O
and	O
corruption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tasks	O
,	O
Projects	O
and	O
Resources	O
can	O
have	O
Enterprise	O
Custom	O
Fields	O
defined	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Custom	O
Fields	O
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
desktop	O
application	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
supports	O
electronic	O
communication	O
over	O
the	O
web	O
via	O
PWA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
also	O
includes	O
a	O
resource	O
planning	O
module	O
that	O
facilitates	O
macro-level	O
planning	O
of	O
resources	O
to	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
view	O
definition	O
is	O
easier	O
to	O
understand	O
and	O
more	O
robust	O
with	O
PWA	O
than	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
stores	O
custom	O
calendars	O
,	O
views	O
,	O
tables	O
,	O
filters	O
,	O
and	O
fields	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
Enterprise	O
Global	O
area	O
where	O
users	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
every	O
time	O
they	O
restart	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
each	O
published	O
project	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
a	O
Project	O
Workspace	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Project	O
Workspace	O
is	O
a	O
custom	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
SharePoint	I-Protocol
Teamsite	O
(	O
built	O
for	O
Project	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
)	O
where	O
the	O
Project	O
team	O
can	O
share	O
a	O
web	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
schedule	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
documents	O
,	O
issues	O
,	O
risks	O
and	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
deliverables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
architecture	O
of	O
Project	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
2007	O
contains	O
significant	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2003	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
version	O
employed	O
ODBC	B-Application
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
server	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
problematic	O
over	O
low	O
bandwidth	O
and	O
high	O
latency	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2007	O
version	O
uses	O
SOAP	B-Application
to	O
access	O
the	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
queue	O
is	O
that	O
MS	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
uses	O
a	O
local	O
cache	O
,	O
enabling	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
his	O
project	O
plan	O
even	O
when	O
he	O
is	O
not	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
2007	O
features	O
a	O
local	O
cache	O
which	O
effectively	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
have	O
2	O
copies	O
of	O
a	O
Project	O
Schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
2010	O
adds	O
ribbons	O
to	O
its	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ribbons	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
other	O
Office	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
and	O
PWA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
Project	B-Operating_System
Portfolio	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
Timeline	O
"	O
view	O
,	O
which	O
graphically	O
represents	O
key	O
tasks	O
and	O
milestones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
brought	O
about	O
two	O
name	O
changes	O
:	O
The	O
word	O
"	O
Office	O
"	O
was	O
dropped	O
from	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
both	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
and	O
Project	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
2013	O
,	O
Project	O
Web	O
App	O
(	O
PWA	O
)	O
gets	O
a	O
Modern	O
UI	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excel	B-Application
2013	I-Application
can	O
do	O
File	O
|	O
FromOtherSource	O
|	O
From	O
oData	O
feed	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
now	O
provides	O
a	O
simple	O
view	O
for	O
basic	O
project	O
data	O
and	O
management	O
of	O
user	O
access	O
in	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
groups	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
previously	O
reached	O
by	O
navigating	O
through	O
the	O
PWA	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
2013	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
2013	O
are	O
not	O
backward-compatible	O
with	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
Project	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
2013	O
only	O
supports	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
2013	O
;	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
2013	O
only	O
connects	O
to	O
Project	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Removes	O
the	O
Resource	O
Plan	O
from	O
the	O
PWA	O
interface	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
2016	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
this	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
content	O
pack	O
for	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
Dashboards	O
which	O
integrates	O
with	O
its	O
cloud-based	O
Project	O
Online	O
offering	O
.	O
</s>
