Author: Debbie Perez

Microsoft Project Quick Tip: Display a Status Date Gridline in the Gantt Chart View

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By default, Microsoft Project displays a Current date gridline in the Gantt Chart view. You can see a green Current date gridline displayed on 02-18-15 in the Gantt Chart view shown in Microsoft Project 2013 in the following figure. By default, Microsoft Project does not display a Status date gridline in the Gantt Chart view. Read more about Microsoft Project Quick Tip: Display a Status Date Gridline in the Gantt Chart View[…]

Highlight Vs. Filter in Microsoft Project 2013

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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[…]

Introduction to the Team Forming Model, Step 3

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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[…]

Manually Scheduled vs Auto Scheduled – Part Two

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Changing Existing Tasks In the part one of this blog I explained the major difference between Manually Scheduled and Auto Scheduled tasks. With tasks that have already been entered, it is still possible to switch over from Manually Scheduled to Auto Scheduled. One of the ways is by selecting the desired task and clicking on the Read more about Manually Scheduled vs Auto Scheduled – Part Two[…]

Switching Project Server Security Mode – Detailed Instructions

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Recently, I’ve had to explain to various clients how to turn on Project Server’s Security Mode after they upgraded to Project Server 2013. In the 2013 release Microsoft decided to move the security settings for Project Server up to the SharePoint site, which means that the access permissions would be controlled at the SharePoint level. Read more about Switching Project Server Security Mode – Detailed Instructions[…]

True Estimates = Efficient Projects

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These past couple of weeks I have been helping a Ship Construction Company here in Houston, Texas with their schedules. Their biggest concern is the amount of inefficiencies in their ship building process, so they were analyzing each task and simply estimating the duration for each one. By doing so, they were spiraling into the Read more about True Estimates = Efficient Projects[…]

‘Just in Time’ Ordering in Microsoft Project

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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[…]

Manually Scheduled vs Auto Scheduled – Part One

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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[…]