Although most of the functionality is similar to older versions, Microsoft Project 2013 has a cleaner, updated look… but you may find that progress bars in a Gantt Chart are a bit more difficult to see because of the lighter colors used: We can fix that in about 30 seconds by simply changing the color Read more about Quick Trick: Add Contrast to Make Gantt Chart Progress Bars Easier to See[…]
If you build custom PWA views and have the need to hide certain unnecessary fields, but cannot because they are intrinsic to the view (such as a ‘Start’ or ‘Finish’ field in a Project Task view)… push it! In older versions of PWA, we had the ability to set the width of a field in Read more about Can’t Hide a Field in a PWA View? Push It![…]
It was my great pleasure to be selected as a speaker at this year’s Microsoft Project Conference. I had over 80 people attend my session so I was very happy but also nervous. It was my first time presenting at an event like this so it was a real pleasure. Microsoft organized a training session Read more about Microsoft Project Conference 2014[…]
If you regularly show ‘Actual Start‘ and ‘Actual Finish‘ dates alongside ‘Start‘ and ‘Finish‘ dates in order to show what has actually happened, here is a display technique that can save you some real estate in a view or report: placing a “P” next to the date to indicate that it is still planned or Read more about Show Start and Finish Dates with Planned and Actual Indicators[…]
EPMA announced today that it is exhibiting at the Microsoft Project Conference 2014 on February 2-5 in Anaheim, California. Along with being an exhibitor they will also be hosting 5 informative sessions for attendees, covering product usage, best practices and a premier customer case study. The case study presented by both Saks Fifth Avenue and Read more about EPMA to Exhibit and Host 5 Session at Microsoft Project Conference 2014[…]
EPMA was recently named as one of the 2014 Best Companies to Work for in Texas. The awards program was created in 2006 and is a project of Texas Monthly, the Texas Association of Business (TAB), Texas SHRM and Best Companies Group. This statewide survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor Read more about EPMA Awarded One of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas 2014[…]
Adding Resources to a Project Schedule in Project Pro 2013 Open Project Pro 2013 and navigate to the Resource Tab. Select Add Resource and Build Team From Enterprise. In the Build Team Dialog box chose team members on the left and use the Add button to add the resources to your project. Resources can be marked Proposed or Read more about Resource Planning Tip for Project Pro 2013[…]
There have been so many times in the past where I made several changes to my project (like adding new tasks, inactivating un-needed tasks, etc) only to find myself in a spot where it is impossible for me to know what changes I made as compared to my previous version. Luckily Microsoft heard my cries Read more about Comparing Projects[…]