Posts from:Enterprise Project Management, Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project vs Excel
BY: Tanya Foster Two great products… each one has its own specialty, but so many people try to use them interchangeably. I can’t tell you how many times I have seen people using Excel to schedule their projects. Don’t get me wrong, Excel is... (more...)
PMI Global Congress 2009
BY: Tanya Foster I was able to attend the PMI Global Congress this year. I always enjoy this conference. You get to network with so many people and it’s nice to get to see some of the faces behind newsletters, blogs, etc. that I read. One thing... (more...)
I can change my oil – I’m a Mechanic!! I was on a Project – I’m a Project Manager!!
BY: Collin Quiring Just because I have changed the oil on my car nobody would believe that I am a mechanic. I understand debits and credits, but nobody would call me an Accountant. And, just because I have worked on a Project, or part of a... (more...)
Summary Task versus Milestone
BY: Collin Quiring This is a quick primer on the difference between a summary task and a milestone task. In the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), version four, the term “Summary Activity” is defined as: “A group of related... (more...)
Viewing a Project in Portfolio Server 2007
BY: Tanya Foster Last time we finished up creating our project. Now let’s look at our Project from our My Scorecard view. First, we need to expand our Human Resources section so that we can get to our Project. To expand a section, simply click... (more...)
Best Practices versus Tool Capabilities
BY: Collin Quiring Project Professional 2010 and Project Server 2010 come with great modifications and an improved user experience. Part of that is to allow all sorts of flexibility in many areas of the tool. While this is a good thing for many... (more...)
Time Estimate or Time Padding? OR: How to Improve Scheduling.
By: Collin Quiring In trying to set up schedules, one of the best ways to find out how much time is needed for a specific task is to ask the person doing the task. And, one of the worst ways to get an accurate amount of time is to ask the person... (more...)
Project Professional and Server 2010 – Feature Highlights
BY: Collin Quiring Now that the “non-disclosure” agreement that I have with Microsoft about 2010 is basically over, I will be going into more details about some of these in future posts. In the meantime, here are some of the highlights about Project... (more...)
Project Server and Portfolio Server – 2007 and 2010
BY: Collin Quiring There are many new features, modifications and changes to Microsoft Project in the 2010 version. This entry is about only one of those modifications – Portfolio Server. With Project Server 2007, there is a separate tool to... (more...)
Project Conference 2009 – Day Three, September 17
BY: Collin Quiring Day Three of the Microsoft Project Conference had a keynote by Gary Hamel. This was a great talk about management and how companies continue to use outdated management styles. I can’t and won’t try to summarize his speech... (more...)