Aug6
Chris Vandersluis hits another one out of the park with his article on implementing EPM (here). This is from his From the Trenches series posted to the Project Technet page.
Definitely required reading if you’re contemplating an EPM engagement....
Posted by Andrew Lavinsky on
Friday, 6 Aug 2010 09:35.
May14
I think I missed the memo on this one in March, but as I just found on the newsgroups, Stephen Sanderlin of MS Project Experts has released a new (and undoubtedly improved) version of the timesheet tied mode code onto Codeplex.
http://autostatusplus.codeplex.com/
Just making sure nobody else missed it- although I must admit that I am not entirely sure how many folks will be implementi...
Posted by Andrew Lavinsky on
Friday, 14 May 2010 04:38.
Apr9
Organizations often implement EPM tools to capture tribal secrets at imminent risk of walking out the door as newer generations supplant more seasoned employees. This phenomenon provides the context for identifying one of the key challenges to any EPM deployment, a topic that I have been spending some time considering over the last couple of weeks as I put together an upcoming presentation for ...
Posted by Andrew Lavinsky on
Friday, 9 Apr 2010 04:50.
Jan7
I’ve been buried under Project 2010 for a couple of weeks, only surfacing to get dragged back to Central Ohio for a wintry vacation and a series of random minor but annoying illnesses. Figured it was about time to get back into the blogging saddle (cue the flinch and sudden flashback to Central Asian saddles from my Peace Corps days).
For my first topic in the New Year, I’d like to ease into ...
Posted by Andrew Lavinsky on
Thursday, 7 Jan 2010 08:42.
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.