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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?[…]

How to Build Reports Using OData Feeds

Posted on by Parthiv Bhuta

In this video you will learn how to build reports in Microsoft Project Server/Project Online/PPM using odata feeds. Interested in how EPMA can help you with custom reporting? Contact us today at 713.400.9200 or [email protected]. Thanks for watching! Please feel free to leave comments below or check out our other blogs on Microsoft Project, Project Read more about How to Build Reports Using OData Feeds[…]

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[…]

Highlight Vs. Filter in Microsoft Project 2013

Posted on by Debbie Perez

Project schedules should be updated regluarly and when you do that, it’s important to know the difference between the Highlight and Filter feature in Microsoft Project. For example, you’re updating a project with 100 tasks. You want to quickly see what the overdue tasks are to address them first, so you set the Status Date and use the Read more about Highlight Vs. Filter in Microsoft Project 2013[…]

How to Customize your Own View in Microsoft Project 2013

Posted on by Laura Holder

One of the questions I often get from clients I have worked with is “How do I customize my own view?” What I do, is to walk them through the following steps on how to customize their own view in Microsoft Project Pro 2013. 1. Click the Task tab to display the Task Ribbon. Notice that the Read more about How to Customize your Own View in Microsoft Project 2013[…]

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?[…]

Getting Feedback from Team Members on a Project

Posted on by Juan Rangel

Obtaining feedback from your team is not only valuable during project planning but also throughout the entire life span of the project.  A leading practice I share with clients and students is to use filtering along with the ‘Smart Copy and Paste’ features of Microsoft Project. These will pull out key information such as ‘Task Read more about Getting Feedback from Team Members on a Project[…]

Using Flag Fields to Automatically Format Gantt Bar Colors

Posted on by Sinem Tepe

Background A common request in the Microsoft Project user forum is to format the colors of Gantt bars automatically based on who is assigned to each task. For example, I want the Gantt bars for tasks assigned to the project manager to be formatted with the green color, while I want the Gantt bars for Read more about Using Flag Fields to Automatically Format Gantt Bar Colors[…]