Posts from:Microsoft Project
Project 2013 – Versions
By: Collin Quiring With the advent of Project 2013 there are a few different versions available and this little post is an attempt to help clarify those differences. Also, to help clarify things, only 2013 Project works with 2013 (it does not allow... (more...)
First Impressions from the Project Conference
By: Collin Quiring Three of us from PMP Specialists went to the Microsoft Project Conference 2014 in Anaheim, California. It was a great time for all of us. We met and got to know some new folks and we got re-acquainted with some friends in the... (more...)
OPM3 and Project Server – Microsoft Project Conference 2014
By: Collin Quiring Tim Gryder and I are honored to be presenting OPM3 concepts in relationship to Microsoft Project Server 2013 at the Microsoft Project Conference in California in 2014! Here is the abstract for our session. The Organizational Project... (more...)
Project Professional 2013 and Project Server 2013 Versions and Updates
By: Collin Quiring There is already a blog post that we periodically update with the information for Project Professional 2010 and Project Server 2010 – that can be found here. But, we decided to start a new entry for the 2013 information. This... (more...)
Resource Availability Legend Colors Disappear
By Collin Quiring Microsoft support tells me that they are not taking bug reports on Project Server 2010 and 2013 and/or Project Web App (PWA) 2010 and 2013. They also wanted me to use a client support ticket to try and resolve this but... (more...)
Resource Permission Queries in Project Server
By Collin Quiring This post is about Project Server 2010 (although this probably works with Project Server 2007) and it might work with Project Server 2013 but I haven’t had time to test that yet (on premises version of 2013). I have recently been... (more...)
Does the organization play together? (Part 5 of 5 – Potential Solutions)
BY: Collin Quiring In part four (click here) we talked about some of the technology constraints, or freedoms, that can be realized that either hinder, or help, an organization present a unified approach between various departments. An organization doesn’t... (more...)
Linking Projects / Tasks in Project Professional
BY: Collin Quiring Quick note – This is a post that is similar in nature to the White Paper about linking Projects found here. This is about the occasional need to link two (or more) schedules using Project 2010 stand-alone. When using Project... (more...)
Does the organization play together? (Part 4 of 5 – The Technology)
BY: Collin Quiring In part three (click here) we talked about how disciplines that certain departments may concentrate upon can actually deter the organization as a whole. Of course, the discipline that you work in and are certified in is probably the... (more...)
Does the organization play together? (Part 3 of 5 – The Disciplines)
BY: Collin Quiring In part two (click here) we ended with an example of how departments of an organization can become myopic and think that their level of expertise for how they do their specific functions is greater than the whole organization. We... (more...)