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EPMA Continues to Attract Industry Best Talent

Posted on by Michael Samadi

EPMA, one of the nation’s most innovative and leading Project and Portfolio Management consulting firms, announced today their newest team member, Sharon Martinez as Director of Business Development. In this role, she will be responsible for identifying revenue-generating opportunities, as well as developing and implementing a comprehensive internal business plan to increase revenues and profits. Read more about EPMA Continues to Attract Industry Best Talent[…]

Key Steps Every Company Should Know When Launching a PMO (Part 3)

Posted on by Laura Holder

In the first two parts of this series I discussed when establishing a PMO within an organization, the team must first  Plan the Transition to bring project management methodologies and practices into the company and then Create a PMO Governance. This time I will discuss the third out of seven steps: Step 3 – Identify and Develop Project Managers A Read more about Key Steps Every Company Should Know When Launching a PMO (Part 3)[…]

Microsoft Project Vs Microsoft Excel

Posted on by Sinem Tepe

Imagine you’re having your dream house built and you’re very excited to see how far along the builders have come so you decide to check on the progress.  You arrive onsite, two weeks into the project, and you see a bunch of people busily working.  You ask the foreman how things are going he responds Read more about Microsoft Project Vs Microsoft Excel[…]

Specialists Cure COTS (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Software)

Posted on by Juan Rangel

Let’s be honest folks our customers like it simple and when you’re talking about anything in today’s technological world it doesn’t get simpler then COTS software. (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Software) Can you really blame them for wanting it that way? Buying the latest version of project management software at Best Buy is a heck of a lot Read more about Specialists Cure COTS (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Software)[…]

Five Ways To Insert Tasks In MS Project

Posted on by Debbie Perez

Inserting tasks in Microsoft Project is fairly easy, have you ever wanted to quickly insert a new task within an existing task list in your project plan? Here are five different ways to insert a new task. Typing at the top row of a blank project schedule and pressing Enter automatically adds a new task, another way is clicking Read more about Five Ways To Insert Tasks In MS Project[…]

Assigning Cost Resources Bug

Posted on by Karam Mohammed

A known bug has been found when a user follows the recommended practice of assigning a ‘Cost’ Resource to a summary task. When using the ‘Assign Resources’ dialogue if you specify the cost then click ‘Assign’ the cost will go to $0.00. In the scenario below I selected the cost resource, specified $3000.00 then pressed Read more about Assigning Cost Resources Bug[…]

Why Do Project Managers Need To Think Proactively About Organizational Change Management?

Posted on by Laura Holder

We all know one of the main reasons why companies conduct projects is to produce an end product or result that brings added value to current operations, such as: automating a process, optimizing the workspace or installing new equipment just to name a few. However, in order for a project deliverable to prove its value Read more about Why Do Project Managers Need To Think Proactively About Organizational Change Management?[…]

How to Force Check-in your Schedules in PWAProject Server/Project Online/PPM

Posted on by Parthiv Bhuta

Are you having a difficult time trying to Check-in your schedule in PWA? The following steps will make it easy the next time you want to Force Check-in your schedules in PWA. Please make sure your work is properly saved before you go ahead with this exercise. From the  Home Page of PWA click on Read more about How to Force Check-in your Schedules in PWAProject Server/Project Online/PPM[…]