Author: Parthiv Bhuta

EPMA to Exhibit and Host 5 Session at Microsoft Project Conference 2014

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EPMA announced today that it is exhibiting at the Microsoft Project Conference 2014 on February 2-5 in Anaheim, California. Along with being an exhibitor they will also be hosting 5 informative sessions for attendees, covering product usage, best practices and a premier customer case study. The case study presented by both Saks Fifth Avenue and Read more about EPMA to Exhibit and Host 5 Session at Microsoft Project Conference 2014[…]

Comparing Projects

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There have been so many times in the past where I made several changes to my project (like adding new tasks, inactivating un-needed tasks, etc) only to find myself in a spot where it is impossible for me to know what changes I made as compared to my previous version. Luckily Microsoft heard my cries Read more about Comparing Projects[…]

Elapsed Days in Microsoft Project

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Here is a quick blog to introduce Microsoft Project users to a quick and easy tip when dealing with task durations and elapsed days. In Microsoft Project it is possible to model duration in terms of ‘elapsed’ days. Elapsed days are used when a task’s duration needs to disregard any ‘nonworking time’ or resource constraints. Read more about Elapsed Days in Microsoft Project[…]

Inactive Tasks in Microsoft Project 2010 vs. Project 2013

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I was sitting in one of Tom Henry’s training classes earlier this week when a new feature of Microsoft Project 2013 was noticed. When making a task inactive in Project 2010 the task was automatically shot back to the project start date. You would then have to add an additional predecessor to the next task Read more about Inactive Tasks in Microsoft Project 2010 vs. Project 2013[…]

Capturing Project Data Snapshot with Nintex Workflow

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One of the common requirements of many organizations is take a snapshot of the project data during the lifecycle of a project, at a certain approval point. This data can then be used for many purposes as to develop reports like Current Vs. Actual, Trend Analysis, Lessons learned analysis and so on. I decided in Read more about Capturing Project Data Snapshot with Nintex Workflow[…]

Fall / Winter Webinar Series

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EPMA offers free, live webinars throughout the year aimed at helping Project Management Professionals in their careers. This is a great opportunity to learn something new as well as to network with other professionals across the country and around the world. We hope that you will join us online for our next event. This October, Read more about Fall / Winter Webinar Series[…]

Using “Split View” to display Reports and Gantt Chart together in MS Project 2013

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I am pretty sure many of you using MS Project 2013 already know this one, but I just woke up to it, and documenting it for the rest of the population. One cool thing about Reports in Project 2013 is that they can be used in a Split View, like the timeline. For example, you Read more about Using “Split View” to display Reports and Gantt Chart together in MS Project 2013[…]

Using the Project Server Delegation Feature

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With the release of Microsoft Project Server 2010 users were introduced to the Delegate feature. This feature allows one user to act as another and provides them with all of the same privileges and permissions in Project Web App (PWA). For example, a Project Manager is going on vacation for the next two weeks. His Read more about Using the Project Server Delegation Feature[…]