Posts from:Enterprise Project Management
Judge and Jury
BY: Collin Quiring I see life through the prism of Project Management. And, depending on the situation, how Project Management affects or is affected by customer service. I am in the middle of having a very bad experience with the TSA – the Transportation... (more...)
Project Management and Current Events
By: Collin Quiring Two interesting articles that I have recently read have me thinking about how the best plans by a Project Manager can be controlled by the unexpected reaction of stakeholders to live events – that have nothing to do with your project. ... (more...)
Why is Accountability so Hard?
BY: Tim Gryder This accountability thing…such an important term yet subject to so much variance in opinion as to what it really means. In today’s world, accountability is constantly being redefined to us by a political and culture flag that... (more...)
Task Types – Duration, Work and Units
When a schedule is built and changes are made over time (whether with Resources or other areas) and the dates move. Sometimes unexpectedly. There are a number of items that could affect this such as Calendars, Predecessors/Successors, Deadlines, Constraints... (more...)
Microsoft Project Certifications – How do they create the test? (3 of 3)
BY: Collin Quiring This is part three on Microsoft Certifications. Part one and two dealt with the question of “Is it worth it” from the perspective of an employer and an individual. In writing those, I became interested in the process of how... (more...)
Microsoft Project Certifications – Is it worth it for the Individual? (2 of 3)
BY: Collin Quiring This is the second part of three articles on Microsoft Project Certifications. In the interest of trying not to repeat myself and not requiring you to read Parts one or three, let me just say that this article is trying to answer... (more...)
Microsoft Project Certifications – Is it worth it for the Employer? (1 of 3)
BY: Collin Quiring I noticed that Microsoft is retiring a couple Project certifications in October of this year: Exam 74-131: Designing a Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution Exam 70-281: Planning, Deploying, and Managing... (more...)
Project and Project Server Versions, Hotfix’es, Service Packs and Cumulative Updates
BY: Collin Quiring I am asked “What release (version) of Project do I have?” and “What is the latest update?” quite often and this is an attempt to help answer those questions. And, this also answers the question about what the differences are... (more...)
Project 2010 – Printable New Features Highlights
Tanya Foster has just added a new document to our White Paper section which is formatted to print on one page – with sample images. This document lists five of the new features and is designed for you to be able to print out to show others about... (more...)
Project Server and Project Professional – Getting them to communicate!
BY: Collin Quiring Microsoft Project Server and Project Professional work very well together most of the time. However, every now and then, particularly if you use multiple instances or Servers, some challenges can arise. Recently, I was confronted with... (more...)