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While giving a training class a few days ago I decided to demonstrate how the ‘Smart Copy and Paste’ feature works in Microsoft Project. This feature allows you to copy any data from within your project schedule and paste it into other applications such as Word or Excel, and Project is clever enough to pick Read more about Exporting Project Data with a Gantt Chart[…]
Using the Build Team From Enterprise feature to set a resource’s Booking Status to “Proposed” provides several benefits: Changes resource classification in the Resource Center. Prevents or removes the tasks from the resources “My Tasks” page. Prevents the system from sending the automated emails when the project is published. Is a good way to clean up resources My Read more about Booking Type to Proposed[…]
When we talk about “the cloud” or “cloud computing” our industry is expressing a metaphor used to describe the miasmas of activity that swirls about the Internet every day. Be it children playing online games, the whirlwind of work related email, or even updating a task on your project schedule. The term was coined in Read more about Going Both Ways[…]
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)[…]