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Setting a Deadline in Microsoft Project

Whilst training users how to use Microsoft Project I am forever explaining to people what constraints will do to their schedule should they be applied in a liberal fashion. Students try to fight me believing that they really need to constrain the finish dates of a tasks to finish on a certain day. I then Read more about Setting a Deadline in Microsoft Project[…]

Sync to Reporting Database Fails

After publishing a Project on Project server 2010, you go to see the status of the queue, you find that the job for ‘Sync to Reporting’ fails. An easy way to catch this is when you run a report that is pulling data from a Projects that fails to sync with the reporting database, you Read more about Sync to Reporting Database Fails[…]

SharePoint Saturday Virginia Beach–Follow Up

Yesterday, I attended SharePoint Saturday Virginia Beach. It was the 5th year anniversary of the event (and the birth place of SharePoint Saturday) and was an awesome experience. Got to meet and interact with several SharePoint gurus and exchange ideas. A healthy and productive day mentally, I would say. I was also lucky enough to Read more about SharePoint Saturday Virginia Beach–Follow Up[…]

Speaking at SharePoint Saturday Virginia Beach #SPSVB #ProjectServer2013

I am happy to announce that I have been accepted to speak at SharePoint Saturday Virginia Beach on a session titled “SharePoint Project Lifecycle Governance using Project Server 2013” on January 5, 2013. It’s an awesome way to kick-off the new year and I am very excited about it. This session demonstrates how SharePoint and Read more about Speaking at SharePoint Saturday Virginia Beach #SPSVB #ProjectServer2013[…]

Workflow Visualization # Project Server 2010–Part 2

Continuing on from Part 1 of this blog post, our next step is to add the SSRS Report we generated to the Workflow Status page. Adding the SSRS Report to Workflow Status Page If you did not already, create a Project Detail Page (PDP), and set the type of the PDP as Workflow Status For Read more about Workflow Visualization # Project Server 2010–Part 2[…]

%Complete Vs %Work Complete

“So what is the difference between % Complete and % Work Complete ?” Or “Why does Microsoft project have two different fields to track progress?”. These are some of the most common questions asked by a new Microsoft Project user. Well, I am hoping to answer these questions through this blog. Before I can start, Read more about %Complete Vs %Work Complete[…]

Project Server 2010-Approval Center-Status Update History-Blank Actual Work Column

Wow! That’s a long title! Well, I could not find a simpler phrase, sorry! Anyway, for those of you who have not read their RSS feeds yet, the October 2010 Cumulative Update for Project Server has been released. More information here. However, one of the updates caught my eye, as I remember one of my Read more about Project Server 2010-Approval Center-Status Update History-Blank Actual Work Column[…]