Category: Microsoft Project

Job State ‘Skipped For Optimization’ in Microsoft Project Server Queue

Posted on by Karam Mohammed

Periodically EPMA’s Support Team gets this question from a Project Server Administrator reviewing the server’s Manage Queue Jobs: What is causing the server to show a Job State of Skipped For Optimization and 20% complete? First, ‘Skipped for Optimization’ is not an error. It is a status indicating that the system has already completed the job Read more about Job State ‘Skipped For Optimization’ in Microsoft Project Server Queue[…]

6 things you need to know about Microsoft Planner, the new work management offering from Microsoft

Posted on by Prasanna Adavi

Microsoft announced this week that Microsoft Planner is now generally available, and all users with eligible Office 365 subscriptions will automatically see the Planner tile appear in the Office 365 app launcher when it is available for them to use. Read more While there is lot of information beginning start circulating on the Internet, we Read more about 6 things you need to know about Microsoft Planner, the new work management offering from Microsoft[…]

What’s Missing from Project Server 2016?

Posted on by Michael Samadi

You have probably read a lot about what’s new in Project Server 2106, but it’s harder to find details about what Microsoft removed from this latest iteration of their PPM solution. So, here is a quick overview. My Tasks The My Tasks and associated Exchange Task Sync features along with the Work Management Service Application Read more about What’s Missing from Project Server 2016?[…]

Project Server 2016 to be Released in May 2016

Posted on by Kaly Samadi

Microsoft finally made the much anticipated announcement that Project Server 2016 will be officially released to consumers this coming May. Now you may or may not already know that Project Professional 2016 and Project Pro for Office 365 (Project Online) have already been released. So what does this mean to you? EPMA has been testing Read more about Project Server 2016 to be Released in May 2016[…]

High-level Overview of Mechanics of PPM Implementation

Posted on by Parthiv Bhuta

In my previous blogs on PPM implementaion (links below), I spoke about the underlying need and the various challenges in PPM Implementation. In this blog I am going to discuss about the various driving mechanics of PPM implementation. One of the most important aspect that organizations need to understand is that the implementation of PPM across the Read more about High-level Overview of Mechanics of PPM Implementation[…]

Is Microsoft Project for Your Organization?

Posted on by Juan Rangel

Most organizations have projects and almost all organizations want their projects to be completed efficiently on time and budget. And the truth is, it can be done. Among all the resources a project needs such as an experienced Project Manager, a dedicated team, materials, equipment’s etc. that contribute to the success of a project, scheduling Read more about Is Microsoft Project for Your Organization?[…]

What is your project trying to indicate?

Posted on by Debbie Perez

Did you know that your project schedule can tell you alot about its progress and status?  When used correctly, Microsoft Project Professional will send all information to Microsoft Project Server and allow you to view everything you need to know about your project (or group of projects) in a glance. The many colors and shapes Read more about What is your project trying to indicate?[…]

Project Custom Fields and OData

Posted on by Debbie Perez

When you create a new Project Enterprise Custom field in project server 2013, you may include spaces and other special characters in the field name and it will work just fine. When you use the OData feed/service for reporting, however, you notice the field’s name is slightly different. The OData service will try to normalize the field name Read more about Project Custom Fields and OData[…]