Jun29
Seeing as my last post was on how to incorporate risk assessments into schedule design, I decided to post information on how to create buffers in Microsoft Project Professional. Note that this post is not the definitive guide to incorporate risk-loaded schedules in Microsoft Project, but instead represents concepts of how to incorporate risk into the schedule. You will have to tailor these sugge...
Posted by Andrew Lavinsky on
Monday, 29 Jun 2009 05:25.
Jun27
This is a blog post that I’ve been kicking around for a couple of years, and is based on a demonstration that I often do in my Scheduling classes. Note that this posting is meant more to demonstrate a concept within the tool, and as it is based on a customized third party macro, is not a step by step guide on how to accomplish the exact results. That being said, if set up properly, the entire...
Posted by Andrew Lavinsky on
Saturday, 27 Jun 2009 08:07.
Jun25
Overview
The following instructions are for replacing the current default WSS Site Template with a newly created template.
As with any set of instructions that involves editing system file names or running commands, it is strongly recommended that this first be practiced in a test or development environment and that the current system be backed up.
Personally, I feel that you should never ...
Posted by Mark Everett on
Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 04:48.
Jun25
Interesting lesson learned the other day: HOW you publish your schedule has an impact on how your data is visible in MOPS 2007.
Publishing from PWA is handy and easy to do, but it doesn’t actually publish everything. We noticed some discrepancies between our timesheet data and our project data, and, after much digging, traced it back to this behavior.
If you’re moving tasks around, assigning ...
Posted by Peter Elkin on
Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 11:07.
Jun25
The Catapult Systems EPM team will be well-represented at the Microsoft Project Conference in Phoenix this September. Many of the contributors to this blog will be in attendance, looking to soak up the goodness of Project Server 2010 and it’s components.
The Project Conference is always a well-run show. Content and speakers are always top-notch, facilities are great, even the snacks are good! ...
Posted by Peter Elkin on
Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 11:02.
Jun16
The Resource Graph provides some interesting functionality in Microsoft Project, functionality that most users are never aware of. Here’s a couple of ways to modify it to make it easier to use.
This post will show you how to:
1) Modify the Resource Graph to show multiple resources
2) Depict a Cost S-Curve
3) Export your graph to other applications
Before making any modifications to ...
Posted by Andrew Lavinsky on
Tuesday, 16 Jun 2009 07:59.
Jun15
The Catapult EPM team will be presenting a series of Webinars covering Project Server and SharePoint. The three Webinars will be held in July and August:
Maximizing Your Investment in Microsoft Office Project Professional and Project Server 2007 - Wed, July 29, 11:00 a.m. Central
Maximizing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Project Workspaces – Wed, Aug 5, 11:00 a.m. Central
Project Server...
Posted by Peter Elkin on
Monday, 15 Jun 2009 04:21.
Jun5
Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Project Professional and Microsoft Office Project Server
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CT)
Description: This session is designed to demonstrate tips and tricks to make the process of scheduling projects with Microsoft Office Project and Microsoft Office Project Server more efficient and less challenging. The demonstration will show users step ...
Posted by Andrew Lavinsky on
Friday, 5 Jun 2009 09:08.