Preventing Task Updates from Project Resources in Project Online

With the use of Project Online, a common question is how Project Managers can control when project resources submit task updates or charge time, via timesheets, to their projects.  For example, if a task, with dependencies is scheduled to start 4 months in the future, and the project resource has access to the task in Read more about Preventing Task Updates from Project Resources in Project Online[…]

Focused Value of Project & Portfolio Management

Focused Value of Project & Portfolio Management

You are the Program Management Office (PMO) Director of a successful Fortune 1000 company.  You have spent years developing processes and standards to deliver projects on-time and on-budget.  You may have also introduced strategic value by implementing project/program prioritization and selection processes to support your company’s annual planning & budgeting cycle.  And you have likely Read more about Focused Value of Project & Portfolio Management[…]

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How To Use Deadlines in Microsoft Project

When you’re working on a project, you need to understand how your different tasks will affect when your project ends in order to reach important deadlines. To help manage those important dates, Microsoft Project offers functionality to allow Project Managers the option to enter/set a deadline for any task in the project schedule. Deadlines in Read more about How To Use Deadlines in Microsoft Project[…]

Deleting An Existing ‘Auto-Approval’ Rule

• WHO: Project Manager / Status Manager • WHERE: Project Online/Project Server PWA TO ACCESS THE ‘APPROVAL CENTER’: Access the ‘Approval Center’ by: a. Navigating to your Project Online environment. b. From the Quick Launch Menu, click the Approvals link (or ‘Approvals’ tile, if visible) to access Project Online’s ‘Approval Center’. TO DELETE AN EXISTING Read more about Deleting An Existing ‘Auto-Approval’ Rule[…]

Creating ‘Auto-Approval’ Rules in Project Server/ Online

WHO:        Project Manager / Status Manager   WHERE:  Project Online/Project Server PWA            TO ACCESS THE ‘APPROVAL CENTER’: Access the ‘Approval Center’ by: Navigating to your Project Online environment. From the Quick Launch Menu, click the Approvals link (or ‘Approvals’ tile, if visible) to access Project Online’s ‘Approval Center’. TO CREATE AN ‘AUTO-APPROVAL’ RULE: 2. From Read more about Creating ‘Auto-Approval’ Rules in Project Server/ Online[…]

Project Online Custom Development

Understanding Project Online Custom Development Options

Project Online has three online API sets: Client-side Object Model (CSOM), JavaScript Object Model (JSOM), and Representational State Transfer (REST). The .NET CSOM implementation is the preferred interface when developing Windows applications that interact with Project Online tenants. Typical environments for user-centric applications include Windows desktops and Microsoft Surface devices. Back-end applications written with .NET Read more about Understanding Project Online Custom Development Options[…]

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Understanding Project Server/Project Online Add-in Permissions

If you are familiar with SharePoint Add-ins, then  you may also know about different Add-In permission request scopes available in SharePoint Server 2013/2016/Online. Here is the TechNet article that explains Add-ins permissions in SharePoint. In this article, I am going to explain different permission request scopes that are available to develop Project Server 2013/2016/Online Add-Ins. Read more about Understanding Project Server/Project Online Add-in Permissions[…]

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Project Server 2013: End of Mainline Support

April 10th 2018 marked the end of mainline support for Project and Project Server 2013. How does this affect you? After this date, Microsoft will only be applying fixes to these products that are security related. There will no longer be any new or developing features for Project, Project Server and Sharepoint 2013. As of Read more about Project Server 2013: End of Mainline Support[…]