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‘Just in Time’ Ordering in Microsoft Project

I have been working with a company that wanted to model their parts ordering process in a Microsoft Project schedule.  I.e. they want to order a part needed to complete a particular job.  They also want to model any lead times involved with the parts as some can take up to 3 months to arrive Read more about ‘Just in Time’ Ordering in Microsoft Project[…]

Assigning Resources in Microsoft Project

In this video you will learn how to assign resources in Microsoft Project. Interested in how EPMA can help you with your projects? 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. Read more about Assigning Resources in Microsoft Project[…]

Connecting Excel to Project Server OData

This Blog will help you to get data from Project Server really fast using Excel to create pivot tables, charts or just slice and dice your data and use any other features that Excel offers. Prerequisites Project server 2013 Office Excel 2010 or 2013 (in our Blog we are using 2013)  Permission to access to Read more about Connecting Excel to Project Server OData[…]

My Old Friend: The Right Mouse Button

I recently taught an open enrollment Microsoft Project 2013 Advanced class to a wonderful group of students here at EPMA. During the class, I suddenly realized how many times I had asked my students to right-click on something in the software to access a shortcut menu. Often times, the fastest way to perform a procedure Read more about My Old Friend: The Right Mouse Button[…]

Tracking Project Progress in Microsoft Project 2013

In this video you will learn how to track project progress in Microsoft Project 2013. 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 Tracking Project Progress in Microsoft Project 2013[…]

Manually Scheduled vs Auto Scheduled – Part One

Microsoft Project gives you the choice between Manually Scheduling your projects or using Microsoft’s Auto Scheduling engine. The question is, which method do you prefer? The major difference between Manually Scheduled and Auto Scheduled Tasks is that the Manually Scheduled feature enables user controlled scheduling and gives the user responsibility to track schedules on any Read more about Manually Scheduled vs Auto Scheduled – Part One[…]

Force Check-In Projects in PWA

In this video you will learn How to Force Check-In Projects in PWA. Interested in how EPMA can help you with your projects? 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. Read more about Force Check-In Projects in PWA[…]

Using Budget Resources in Your Projects

Creating a Budget Cost, Budget Work, or Budget Material Resource Many users are probably aware that it is possible to create a Budget Cost resource in Microsoft Project 2010 or 2013, which allows you to specify an overall cost budget for your entire project. However, I suspect that most users do not know that it Read more about Using Budget Resources in Your Projects[…]