Oct14
Following up on a previous post on setting schedule buffers, I figured it was about time to revisit the topic of buffers, this time with cost. This post will discuss best practices in setting cost buffers using the budget resource feature in Microsoft Project 2007.
First off, why should we set buffers on a project? Simply put, buffers make projects more predictable and allow better planning ...
Posted by Andrew Lavinsky on
Wednesday, 14 Oct 2009 11:23.
Oct10
I developed this for a client a while back, and have had to refresh it and resend it multiple times. Updated for 2009, here’s my latest version. Note to the naysayers that this is not the end all be all of becoming a Project Server admin, but if you are on the business side, and have been appointed the owner of your Project Server instance, then this post is for you.
Required Reading List:
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Posted by Andrew Lavinsky on
Saturday, 10 Oct 2009 04:43.
Oct9
Figured that I would end the week by providing a useful tip for all of the Project Server administrators out there. Here’s a neat trick to searching the Project newsgroups directly from your IE search window by using the Search Providers feature.
1) Add the Search Provider to your current list…to do this, click on the drop down arrow on the Search Bar, and choose the “Find More Providers” opt...
Posted by Andrew Lavinsky on
Friday, 9 Oct 2009 02:52.
Oct7
Updating my blog list after the EPM Conference a couple of weeks ago. Figured I'd share with the crowd. Note that this is not scientific, and some of these may be dead links. Some of these blogs haven't been updated in a while, but still have good information posted. Some of these blogs aren't really Project or Project Server focused, but still mention it from time to time.
RSS feeds ...
Posted by Andrew Lavinsky on
Wednesday, 7 Oct 2009 11:28.
Oct5
Autumn is when I first landed in Beijing back in 1995, and for some reason, the September/October time frame always brings back memories of chipped teeth on candied hawthorn, blustery Siberian windstorms - and two week holidays three times a year. In the spirit of the season, I proffer up this story.
A couple of years ago, I was delivering Microsoft Project desktop training for a private clie...
Posted by Andrew Lavinsky on
Monday, 5 Oct 2009 02:02.
Oct1
Pete Abilla has a good series going on his blog with a look at barriers to organizational transformation. Part 1 didn’t do much for me, but Part 2 definitely started to pique my interest.
Part 1: http://www.shmula.com/1466/turnaround-and-change-management-do-not-waste-a-good-crisis
Part 2: http://www.shmula.com/1510/why-transformation-efforts-fail...
Posted by Andrew Lavinsky on
Thursday, 1 Oct 2009 06:49.