Adding %complete to Milestones in the Gantt Chart

Milestones are an important part of any project. They show important achievements in a project, which can be used to communicate high level progress to senior management. Gantt chart in Microsoft Project gives us a graphical representation of the task/project status. Tasks are represented by bars that  graphically display progress.  Milestones are represented by diamonds, Read more about Adding %complete to Milestones in the Gantt Chart[…]

Shortcut to the Open Project Dialog box in Project Pro 2013

Many of us are always looking for shortcuts. This one won’t save you a mouse click but will save you a little time, especially when using the mouse on your laptop. For those who like it Short & Sweet here’s the tip:           Double Click on the Account Profile to open the Open Project Dialog Read more about Shortcut to the Open Project Dialog box in Project Pro 2013[…]

Speaking at SharePoint Saturday Chicago Suburbs #SPSChicagoBurbs #ProjectServer2013

Quick post to announce that, I will be presenting at SharePoint Saturday Chicago Suburbs on  Saturday, June 1, 2013. My session would be on the topic “Reports, Dashboards and all that Jazz with SharePoint and Project Server 2013″. This session will cover how end users can build their own reports and dashboards in SharePoint and Read more about Speaking at SharePoint Saturday Chicago Suburbs #SPSChicagoBurbs #ProjectServer2013[…]

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[…]