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Getting an Error when Using ‘Add Yourself to a Task’ Timesheet Option in PWA?

I recently came across a unique scenario with a recent client and wanted to share this experience… This client is using Project Server 2010 and wanted to enable the ‘Add Yourself to a Task’ (Self-Assignment) functionality in Timesheets for a group of resources. The client wanted to allow resources to self-assign tasks to their timesheet Read more about Getting an Error when Using ‘Add Yourself to a Task’ Timesheet Option in PWA?[…]

Introduction to the Team Forming Model, Step 3

Did you know that the life of a team can be broken down into 5 steps?  Bruce Wayne did.  In this session you will be introduced to step 3 of the team forming model, norming. Interested in how EPMA can help you build your project team? Contact us today at 1.888.444.EPMA or [email protected]. Thanks for Read more about Introduction to the Team Forming Model, Step 3[…]

Scheduling Constraints in Microsoft Project

In this video you will learn about scheduling constraints in Microsoft Project. Interested in how EPMA can help 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 Scheduling Constraints in Microsoft Project[…]

Dale Howard Renewed as a Microsoft Project MVP

EPMA is pleased to announce that our Director of Training, Dale Howard, has been renewed as a Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for 2015. Dale was first awarded the Project MVP title in 2004 and is currently one of approximately 61 Project MVPs in the entire world. The MVP title is not a certification; rather, Read more about Dale Howard Renewed as a Microsoft Project MVP[…]

A Big Reason Why Projects Fail

Too often companies, tired of seeing projects fail, decide to purchase and implement a project management software expecting this will solve their projects’ delivery problem altogether. Truth is, a tool by itself is by no means the solution to an existing problem, it is only a part of it. What these companies are most likely lacking Read more about A Big Reason Why Projects Fail[…]

Be Mindful of Scope Creep

How many times have we wondered toward the end of our deadline how and when a particular change was accepted? How many times have customers felt dejected because of getting a product which they never asked for? This is not the fault of the client or the project team, the project manager, but this is what a Read more about Be Mindful of Scope Creep[…]

Microsoft Project Quick Tip: Right Click on the Select All Button to Change Tables

Last month I blogged about my old friend, the right-mouse button. In that blog post, I discussed the many locations in the Microsoft Project user interface where you can right-click and use a shortcut menu to access a feature. Today I want to show you more about my favorite right-clicking trick. This is the trick I have Read more about Microsoft Project Quick Tip: Right Click on the Select All Button to Change Tables[…]

Create a Connection to Project Web App from Project Professional

In this video I explain how to create a connection from Microsoft Project Professional to a Project Server / Project Online environment.  Although this video uses Project Professional 2013, if your using Project Professional 2010 / Project Server 2010 the instructions are exactly the same.  However; you cannot connect to a Project Server 2010 environment from Project Read more about Create a Connection to Project Web App from Project Professional[…]