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Winter is coming… with more Project…

To borrow a line from the “Game of Thrones”, Winter is coming… However, in this context with a lot of MS Project Knowledge going around.. Just wanted to quickly list all my upcoming speaking engagements. If you get a chance, would love to see/meet you all at one of these presentations. Dates Event/Organization Topic Sep Read more about Winter is coming… with more Project…[…]

How to close tasks to update in Project Server 2013/Project Online/PPM

In Project Server 2010, project managers used the ‘close task to update’ feature to stop team members from recording time against certain tasks. But in Project Server 2013/Project Online, Microsoft has got rid of the ‘Close Task to Update’ – In Project Server 2013, Microsoft has introduced the Locked field which essentially behaves the same Read more about How to close tasks to update in Project Server 2013/Project Online/PPM[…]

Microsoft PPM 2013 Project Sites: Adding a ‘PWA Home’ link to the ‘Global Navigation’ Bar

Many of you have probably noticed that once you are on a project site in Project Server /Project Online/PPM there is no intuitive or easy way to return back to PWA; most users resort to pressing the back button until they return to PWA. That approach works if you haven’t clicked around much but if Read more about Microsoft PPM 2013 Project Sites: Adding a ‘PWA Home’ link to the ‘Global Navigation’ Bar[…]

Team Planner fixed in Project 2013

The Team Planner view was introduced in Microsoft Project Professional 2010, (it’s not available in Project Standard). This view allows a user to visualize assignments within a project schedule and is particularly useful for visualizing overallocations within your project team. Last week while teaching our ‘EPMA 100’ – Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2013 course, Read more about Team Planner fixed in Project 2013[…]

New Light – Debbie Perez

My name is Debbie Perez. I have been supporting Microsoft Project and Project Server for over 2 years. During this time, I have gained many ‘bucket loads’ of knowledge and wisdom in process and tool management. Sadly, because I did not have a Project Management background, I did not understand many of the concepts related Read more about New Light – Debbie Perez[…]

Capturing Performance Counters for SharePoint and Project Server into the Logging Database (Part 1)

Capturing Performance Counters One of the best practices when working with Windows Servers, SharePoint, and Project Server is to track the performance of each server in your SharePoint farm. This will help identifying any bottlenecks and give you a better view of what is happening behind the scene. The problem with performance monitoring that is Read more about Capturing Performance Counters for SharePoint and Project Server into the Logging Database (Part 1)[…]

Speaking at the Cleveland SharePoint User Group

Quick post to announce that, I will be presenting at our local SharePoint User Group on  Wednesday, August 28, 2013. If you are in the area, make sure you stop by. Here are the details: Topic: Business Intelligence in SharePoint and Project Server 2013 – Em‘Power’ the ‘Power’ User We have seen all the demos- Read more about Speaking at the Cleveland SharePoint User Group[…]

EPMA Achieves Microsoft Silver Learning competency, Silver Collaboration and Content competency, and Silver Midmarket Solution Provider competency to accompany its Gold Project and Portfolio Management competency

EPMA, the nation’s leading provider of Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) Solutions, Consulting, Training, Support, Cloud Hosting, and Staffing services, announced today that Microsoft awarded them 3 additional partner competencies. EPMA is now recognized as a Microsoft Silver Collaboration and Content Partner, Midmarket Solution Provider, and their renowned training division has been awarded a Silver Read more about EPMA Achieves Microsoft Silver Learning competency, Silver Collaboration and Content competency, and Silver Midmarket Solution Provider competency to accompany its Gold Project and Portfolio Management competency[…]