Category: Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project Quick Tip: Display a Status Date Gridline in the Gantt Chart View

Posted on by Debbie Perez

By default, Microsoft Project displays a Current date gridline in the Gantt Chart view. You can see a green Current date gridline displayed on 02-18-15 in the Gantt Chart view shown in Microsoft Project 2013 in the following figure. By default, Microsoft Project does not display a Status date gridline in the Gantt Chart view. Read more about Microsoft Project Quick Tip: Display a Status Date Gridline in the Gantt Chart View[…]

Microsoft Project Quick Tip: Set a Custom Date Format for a Table

Posted on by Sinem Tepe

Many years ago, I was challenged in class one day by a student who claimed that it is only possible to specify one date format in Microsoft Project, which is then applied to every project you open. He pointed out correctly that you specify the Date format setting used by Microsoft Project on the General Read more about Microsoft Project Quick Tip: Set a Custom Date Format for a Table[…]

How to Remove Ghost Columns in Microsoft Project

Posted on by Karam Mohammed

In this video you will learn how to remove ghost columns in Microsoft Project. Interested in how EPMA can help you with your project schedules? Contact us today at 1.888.444.EPMA or [email protected]. Thanks for watching! Please feel free to leave comments below or check out our other blogs on Microsoft Project, Project Server, SharePoint and Read more about How to Remove Ghost Columns in Microsoft Project[…]

Gantt Chart View Corruption on a PWA Published Schedule in Microsoft Project Pro

Posted on by Parthiv Bhuta

I came across another issue with a client’s Project Server recently that was isolated to one specific project that was published on the client’s PWA environment. This client’s environment uses Project Server (PWA) 2010 and Project Pro 2010. A project schedule that was already published into PWA was opened by the PM from Project Pro. Read more about Gantt Chart View Corruption on a PWA Published Schedule in Microsoft Project Pro[…]

Understanding How Missed Constraints and Deadline Dates Generate Negative Total Slack

Posted on by Laura Holder

Background Last week I wrote a blog post entitled, Microsoft Project Deep Dive: How Do Constraints and Deadline Dates Affect the Total Slack Calculation? In that blog post, I provided an in-depth treatment on exactly how constraints and Deadline dates affect the Total Slack calculation in Microsoft Project. In this follow-up blog post, I want Read more about Understanding How Missed Constraints and Deadline Dates Generate Negative Total Slack[…]

Microsoft Project Deep Dive: How Do Constraints and Deadline Dates Affect the Total Slack Calculation?

Posted on by Laura Holder

Background Information Recently, one of my fellow EPMA team members and I conducted three presentations for a large aerospace manufacturer. These presentations offered a “Deep Dive” into task planning topics such as using constraints, using task dependencies, and using Task Types. During the presentation on constraints, one of the participants asked if constraints affect the Read more about Microsoft Project Deep Dive: How Do Constraints and Deadline Dates Affect the Total Slack Calculation?[…]

Updating a Project Baseline in Project/Project Online/PPM

Posted on by Parthiv Bhuta

A project schedule is baselined to lock in the original plan. However, projects don’t always track to the baseline and it becomes necessary to re-baseline the schedule. Any further changes to a baselined schedule have to be approved from senior managers and stakeholders. A baselined schedule is generally re-baselined when the project undergoes major changes. Read more about Updating a Project Baseline in Project/Project Online/PPM[…]

Why are my Finish Dates Changing on my Fixed Duration Tasks in MS Project?

Posted on by Karam Mohammed

Many project managers who’ve previously worked in a Primavera environment, but who are now operating in a Microsoft Project Server system / Project Online, like to use Fixed Duration tasks because their behaviour is more like the behaviour of tasks in Primavera. However, many project managers also assume that if a task is a Fixed Read more about Why are my Finish Dates Changing on my Fixed Duration Tasks in MS Project?[…]