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Bad news does NOT get better with age
BY: Collin Quiring One of the mantras of Project Management is COMMUNICATION. Study after study shows that one of the consistent reasons for failure of a project is a lack of or poor communication. This goes for both positive and negative information. ... (more...)
Hanging Christmas Lights can be a Project… Seriously?
BY: Tanya Foster Did you know that all sorts of normal everyday activities can be projects? We always think of these big, multi-million dollar things as projects… but in reality we start and complete projects all the time. Since it’s the holiday... (more...)
White Papers Section
BY: Collin Quiring For those that may be getting this blog’s RSS feed but don’t visit our website very often I am sending this out as a quick note. We have added TWENTY-EIGHT documents to a new White Paper page on our website. At this... (more...)
Microsoft Project has limits?
BY: Tanya Foster Ever wondered how many tasks you can put into a single project? Or how many resources you can assign to a specific task? Believe it or not, Project does have its limits! Here are some limits that I found helpful to know and hopefully... (more...)
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...)