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Many people who have used versions of Microsoft Project older than 2013 are missing a very simple, yet very powerful feature… the Entry Bar. Just as with Microsoft Excel, you could select a cell in a table — such as a task name — and modify the contents via the Entry Bar. So then the Read more about Enable the Microsoft Project 2013 Entry Bar[…]
EPMA was named one of the “100 Most Promising Microsoft Solution Providers” in the July 2014 issue of CIO Review Magazine and web issue. CIO Review is a flagship publication delivering breaking news to CIOs, technology entrepreneurs and innovators around the world. Its annual list showcases the 100 Most Promising Microsoft Solution Providers that offer Microsoft technology-based products, Read more about PPM Solutions Provider, EPMA, Named Top 100 Most Promising Microsoft Solution Providers[…]
In Part 1 of this series, I talked about Planning The Transition to establish a PMO by developing a Business Case and assessing the current project management processes within a company. Once company approval of a PMO is accepted, the next step will be to Create a PMO Governance. Stage 2 – Create a PMO Read more about Key Steps Every Company Should Know When Launching a PMO (Part 2)[…]
Regardless of departments and divisions, there is an element of project management involved in every organization, and the visibility into projects leave a lot to be desired. This is largely due to the lack of appropriate tools, standards, and heavy reliance on manual reporting that fail to offer the kind of project visibility needed by Read more about Creating Efficient Project Management Offices[…]
Is your company talking about setting up a Project Management Office (PMO)? Does your company already have a PMO that may need to be rebuilt/re-launched? Smaller companies can afford to do without a PMO for some time and make do with a few people running current projects (PMO Level 0 Maturity – Nonexistent), but as Read more about Key Steps Every Company Should Know When Launching a PMO (Part 1)[…]
PROJECT SERVER 2010 SAVE ERROR While trying to edit and save a project file in Microsoft Project Server 2010, I received an error message: “An error has occurred when saving your project to the server. Please contact your administrator for assistance.” After researching this error, I found that this error message is usually received when Read more about Project Server 2010 Save Error[…]
Over the last decade, the number of companies that have established a Project Management Office (PMO) within their organization has more than doubled. The reason for this is because it is now clear that an effective PMO not only enhances project management performance, but also boosts the company’s overall performance. How does this happen when Read more about What Type of PMO does Your Company Need? And Why?[…]
There are several configuration settings available in Microsoft Project that control how the tool looks and behaves; many of the settings are merely personal preferences, but some of them can be dangerous to your project schedule if you do not understand and configure them properly. You can view or update these settings through the ‘Project Read more about Beware of the ‘Autolink Inserted or Moved Tasks’ Setting in Microsoft Project[…]