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Microsoft PPM 2013 Project Sites: Manipulating the Quick Launch Menu in Project Server/Project Online

Posted on by Debbie Perez

When using Microsoft Project Server/Project Online/PPM you get very familiar with the Quick Launch Menu. This menu runs along the left side of the screen and contains links to all of the “frequently used” pages within PWA. Some of the standards links would be Project, Tasks, Timesheet, Resource, etc. Most of these links will prove Read more about Microsoft PPM 2013 Project Sites: Manipulating the Quick Launch Menu in Project Server/Project Online[…]

What Does ‘Load Summary Resource Assignments’ in Microsoft Project do?

Posted on by Karam Mohammed

For those of you out there that connect Microsoft Project to Project Server/Project Online/PPM, you have probably come across this but like many others ignored it on several occasions. When you first launch Microsoft Project, you are prompted to select which ‘Profile’ or ‘Account’ you would like to connect to. You will also notice there Read more about What Does ‘Load Summary Resource Assignments’ in Microsoft Project do?[…]

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

Posted on by Parthiv Bhuta

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[…]

Start and End date do not align with task duration?

Posted on by Michael Samadi

Few days ago one of our client called me and said “There seems to be a bug in Microsoft Project, it is unable to calculate the correct finish date for one of my tasks.” He further added saying “I do not have any constrains or resources assigned to this task yet, but, if I manually Read more about Start and End date do not align with task duration?[…]

How to View When a Task Was Added to a Microsoft Project Schedule

Posted on by Debbie Perez

The built-in ‘Created’ field can quickly display when (date and time) a task was originally added to a Microsoft Project Schedule. Surprisingly, this hidden gem is not exposed in any built-in Microsoft Project tables, but you can easily add it to any Task table to see when each task was added to the project. This Read more about How to View When a Task Was Added to a Microsoft Project Schedule[…]

Error: Project was unable to establish a connection with

Posted on by Michael Samadi

Today, I want to give you a tip on a common error you may encounter when acting as a delegate. Acting as a delegate is a useful tool for Project Manager & Resource Managers but can cause some confusion for those who don’t use the feature very often. I’ll confess I chose this topic is Read more about Error: Project was unable to establish a connection with[…]

Communication – Why is it so hard? (Part 1)

Posted on by Michael Samadi

Have you ever read chapter 10 of the Project Management Book of Knowledge?  If not, I would recommend reading it because there is some really good information in there.  It talks about planning, what method you could use to communicate and when to communicate.  It talks about distributing the message and the communication model (Encode, Read more about Communication – Why is it so hard? (Part 1)[…]

Microsoft Project Server 2013 – Delegated Timesheet

Posted on by Michael Samadi

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to walk in someone else’s shoes? Microsoft introduced a new feature to Project Server 2010, called “Delegate” which lets you experience the proverbial “walking in someone else’s shoe”, and enables you to see what they see, feel what they feel…maybe I’m going too far with this! Jessica Carlisle, Read more about Microsoft Project Server 2013 – Delegated Timesheet[…]