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EPMA have been getting a lot of support tickets recently from users that their schedules have become corrupted. The most common scenario is this: “I opened up my project schedule and half of the task names are missing.” My first response is usually: “Did you have special characters in the schedule?” Their response will usually be: Read more about Key Causes of Project Schedule Corruption in Microsoft Project[…]
Have you ever estimated the duration for a task in Microsoft Project but wished that you could estimate real ‘Work Effort’? For Example; I have a task that is going to take 2 days to complete however, within that two days Tom is only going to spend 2 hours on completing the task… We can model this Read more about Estimating Work Effort and Duration in Microsoft Project[…]
In this video you will learn how Microsoft Project estimates duration. 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 Project Management Methodology. Follow Read more about Estimating Duration in Microsoft Project[…]
If you’re a Microsoft Project Server report developer, you’ve no doubt come across the issue of long running reports that look to output time-phased cost data. Things are just fine until you go and add the costs to the query; then your 3 second query turns into a minute and a half. Sure the OLAP Read more about How Can I Speed up my Project Costs Reports?[…]
When you enter the Project Management world, you often hear people using the term “critical path”. Somebody new to project management would wonder as what critical path could be, why it is critical and to whom. The success of a project depends not only on successful delivery of the product or service but also on Read more about Critical Path and Why is it Critical?[…]
In this video you will learn how to use summary tasks effectively to better organize your project. Interested in learning even more about Microsoft Project? Contact us today at 1.888.444.EPMA Thanks for watching! Please feel free to leave comments below or check out our other blogs on Microsoft Project, Project Server, SharePoint and Project Management Methodology. Read more about Using Summary Tasks in Microsoft Project[…]
Prasanna Adavi (left) and Dale Howard (right), Microsoft Project MVPs I am pleased to report that EPMA has two Microsoft Project MVPs in attendance at the Microsoft MVP Global Summit in Redmond this week. Our two attendees are Prasanna Adavi and myself, Dale Howard. In fact, Prasanna and I are sitting next to each other right Read more about Two Microsoft Project MVPS from EPMA in Attendance at the Microsoft MVP Global Summit in Redmond[…]
In this video you will learn the 3 most common ways to use and insert a milestone in Microsoft Project. Thanks for watching! Please feel free to leave comments below or check out our other blogs on Microsoft Project, Project Server, SharePoint and Project Management Methodology. Follow us at @EPMAinc, linkedin, or facebook