In most Microsoft Office products it is possible to run multiple sessions of the same application. You can see below; I have two sessions of Microsoft Word running at the same time. It is also possible to have multiple sessions of Excel and PowerPoint running side by side. However; it is not possible to have Read more about Viewing Multiple Schedules in Microsoft Project[…]
I just wanted to put a quick blog out there to thank everyone who attended my session at the PMI Expo yesterday. As promised I have added the Blog on “Sharing a Resource Pool Across Multiple Projects in Microsoft Project” It was great to have been selected to speak at the event. I have attached Read more about PMI Houston[…]
I have been teaching the ‘EPMA 100 – Microsoft Project Essentials’ open enrolment classes at EPMA for over a year now. One of the questions that I am commonly asked is, “Is it possible to share a resource pool across multiple projects or a program?” I state that the best way is to use a Read more about Share a Resource Pool Across Multiple Projects in Microsoft Project[…]
Assigning cost resources to a task and tracking them is quite tricky in Microsoft Project. If you add a Work resource and a Cost resource to the same task, updating the percent completes only updates the cost of the Work resource. Let’s take a look. I have here a ‘Training’ task, assigned to Tom Henry Read more about Assigning Cost Resources to Tasks in Microsoft Project[…]
Within Microsoft Project there are various ways to assign resources to tasks within a project schedule. In my opinion there is no right way to assign resources. However, using the right method will allow you to assign resources and plan the assignment correctly and efficiently. I am going to discuss three methods of assigning resources Read more about Assigning Resources in Microsoft Project[…]
EPMA announced today that it will be a 3rd year Platinum Sponsor for the Houston PMI Conference & Expo from June 3 – 5, 2013. The 2013 PMI Conference & Expo slogan is “Leading the Way” and they plan to change things up from the past. This year the conference will allow attendees to earn over 20 PDUs and features Read more about Project Management Institute Houston Conference & Expo 2013: EPMA to be Platinum Sponsor[…]
EPMA announced today that it will be one of this year’s exhibitors at the annual Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas from May 6 – 9. In the midst of the 2,500 exhibiting companies at OTC, EPMA is cementing its place in the Oil and Gas conference by being the only PPM consulting and Read more about Offshore Technology Conference 2013: EPMA set to exhibit at world’s preeminent event for oil and gas drilling, exploration, production and environmental protection conference[…]
I attended SPS Richmond, this last Saturday, and got an opportunity to present on the topic, “Beyond Task Lists – Real World Project and Resource Management with Project Server 2010”. I was pretty happy to see a good amount of interest in MS Project 2010, and its integration with SharePoint 2010. There were a lot Read more about SharePoint Saturday Richmond Follow-up[…]