Erik van Hurck

Discover two game-changing features of Microsoft’s Project Manager Agent including agent-to-agent communication and the new integrated interface in Planner.

Watch this Q&A session with Microsoft MVP Erik van Hurck covering Microsoft project management tools, implementation strategies, and expert insights.covering Microsoft project management tools, implementation strategies, and expert insights.

Join Microsoft MVP Erik van Hurck for a live Q&A session exploring the latest Microsoft Planner features and how they can enhance your project management workflow.

Learn how Microsoft’s rebranding of Project for the web to Planner Premium impacts enterprise reporting and explore best practices with MVP Erik van Hurck in this interactive 1 PDU session.

Discover how to leverage Planner Premium, Dataverse, and Power BI for enhanced project reporting, and join our live event to learn how to build powerful enterprise-grade reports from your scheduling data.

Event Description: AI has the power to revolutionize the way we approach project management. This webinar focuses on using generative AI prompts to supercharge the Project Management Office (PMO). Learn […]

This lesson teaches the capabilities of Microsoft’s Power Virtual Agents to effectively handle PMO data, and improve project management operations in this webinar.

Learn a simple method for tracking retrospective items in a Hybrid-Scrum project using a separate board within MS Project Agile.

Explore Microsoft 365 Copilot’s dynamic AI features in Project Management. Uncover its unique capabilities in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and more.

Integrating Microsoft’s Power Platform with Project for the web can provide project management teams with a range of benefits beyond the basic scheduling capabilities of Project for the web alone.

Learn how to extend the capabilities of Microsoft Project for the Web with Power Platform Cloud Solutions in this guide by Projectum. Discover how to automate tasks with Power Automate, leverage the dataverse backend, and use Microsoft Teams for seamless collaboration.

In this webinar highlight article, we will discuss who Project for the web is for, and where it fits in the Microsoft landscape. We will explore the various applications that Microsoft has created for project management, and how Project for the web compares to them.

In this webinar, we discussed which key features make Microsoft Project for the web enterprise-ready, and what it’s still missing.

Project for the web is a modern project management tool that offers flexibility and integration with other applications. Learn how to create and customize projects, understand its limitations, and discover its key features, including the timeline view and critical path visualization.

Project for the web is a modern tool and you can extend its core functionality. learn how to do so with apps like Power BI, PPM and more

Learn about Microsoft’s project management tools and then discuss key areas that need to be addressed for P4W to be enterprise ready

You will learn about project for the web, its current capabilities and what functionality it has versus Project Desktop or Project Online.

Project for the web “out of the box” contains a default calendar. When you create a new schedule through the website, https://project.microsoft.com, you will be presented with a default, but […]

I’m a big fan of Power BI dataflows! In this article, I’ll show you why, and you will be able to reproduce the steps I’ve taken if you have sufficient […]

The Power Platform is a collection of low-code/no-code tools from Microsoft that enable users to build customized solutions without extensive coding knowledge. It consists of four main components: – Power […]

Event Description:In this webinar Erik van Hurck will provide insight into the world of automation. We will provide you with a couple of best practices when working with Power Automate. At […]

The quick answer to this question is: Yes, you can use Power Automate with Project for the web. In this article, let’s discover a couple of use cases together and […]

In case you aren’t familiar with GitHub, I’ll start with a short introduction. Microsoft acquired GitHub in 2018. From Microsoft, “GitHub [is] the world’s leading software development platform where more […]

Printing a Gantt chart can be a frustrating experience if you don’t take time to get used to the way printing in Microsoft Project works. In MPUG’s recent top frustration […]

From a bird’s eye view, Project for the web is the little brother of Microsoft Project. Whereas MS Project has a 30+ year history (the first version was available in […]

In a recent Project for the web update, we were treated with a number of new features. For some of us, including me, it took a while before they showed […]

Imagine you are running a program containing five separate projects. The following “step by step” guide will help you set up a Roadmap for managing your projects. Obviously, the laid-out […]

Project for the web was released at the end of 2019. Since that time, Microsoft has added new features to the application on a regular basis. In this article, I’d […]

I have been playing around with Power Automate, which used to be called Microsoft Flow, for some time now. It is a very powerful way for a non-developer to create […]

Microsoft Planner is a great way to create plans and work on them together with coworkers. The software includes a very nice mobile app which allows users to quickly access […]

  Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 0.5 PMI® PDU in the Technical category of the Talent Triangle.   Event Description: There is […]

  Watch Part 3 on-demand   Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1.5 PMI® PDU in the Technical category of the Talent Triangle. […]

  Watch Part 2 on-demand   Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical category of the Talent Triangle. […]

Are you a new or experienced user of Microsoft Project who has struggled with the views, reports, and/or printing options that come with the product? I’m excited to share my […]

Ever since the 2010 version, Microsoft Project has “the ribbon” – a new kind of menu that is contextual and can be changed to meet users’ needs. This article describes […]

In this article, I’d like to pick apart one of the more recent additions to the Microsoft Project Professional application. It has been included in the 2013 version of the […]

In a recent video, I got some firsthand experience with the new Microsoft tool called Roadmap. In this article, I would like to share a couple of things: What is […]

Do you ever get the feeling you are just using just a small part of an application? Or that there is so much more to explore in a tool? That […]

  Download a copy of Erik’s presentation   Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDUs in the Technical category of the […]

Are you using or considering using Project Online? Have you heard about big changes coming to the Microsoft PPM world? There were a lot of big announcements during Microsoft Ignite […]

In this article, I want to zoom in on a Power BI aspect that is very useful for any organization with a large amount of data sources. The Case Consider […]

In my previous post on MPUG, I shared a way to include Planner boards in Teams. Some of you might have wondered, what exactly is Teams? I would like to […]

On my personal blog, I once wrote that Planner is one of the better Project Management tools. It’s because this “new” app by Microsoft has grown a lot and fast. […]

I wanted to wrap up a series of posts that started in August 2017 with the article about over-booked and mismanaged resources. In total, we looked at six common issues […]

Last time I discussed the misuse of reports. Today I would like to focus on another item I come in frequent contact with during training sessions or implementations: the template. […]

I’ve created my fair share of Project, Program, and Portfolio Reports. Based on that knowledge, I wanted to share with you some common issues I notice within organizations. I hope, […]

Planning is one thing Let’s assume you know your way around the Gantt chart view. Let’s say you know what a WBS is (watch this YouTube video and Jigs MPUG […]

In this article I would like to explore a key issue that many Project managers struggle with. It’s an exploration into the term “Micromanagement”. There is a lot you can […]

In this MPUG article we’re going to step away from Gantt charts and baselines for a change and talk a bit about documentation. I can think of no project methodology […]

Most projects lean heavily on using human resources to perform the tasks that are set out in the schedule. But very few organizations are purely project-driven. That means that people […]

What are Microsoft Project workdays? What can you change, what should you change and where do you change it? This article covers what you can expect with certain changes in […]

The baseline — whether it be about the schedule, the budget, or the scope — is essential in projects. Without it, you have no way to measure the performance of […]

As a consultant I move around a lot between clients. In this article I share some insights about what a typical first day looks like when I’m visiting a new […]

Want to continue creating great Microsoft Project Schedules? Last time I shared three best practice “DO’s” to follow on scheduling. This time I’ll share three things to avoid. DON’T Use […]

Want to create great Microsoft Project schedules? Follow the three best practices I provide in this article. Next time, I’ll share three more best practices to avoid. DO Create a […]

  Introducing Microsoft Project 2016 into your organization can be a project in and of itself. There are a lot of things to consider on your journey. Let me help […]

This is the last article of this series highlighting common incorrect uses of Microsoft Project. The images are built using the Microsoft Project 2013 Pro edition, but this series can be useful for all versions […]

This is the sixth article of this series highlighting common incorrect uses of Microsoft Project. The images are built using the Microsoft Project 2013 Pro edition, but this series can be useful for all versions […]

This is the fifth article of this series highlighting common incorrect uses of Microsoft Project. The images are built using the Microsoft Project 2013 Pro edition, but this series can be useful for all versions of the […]

This is the fourth article of this series highlighting common incorrect uses of Microsoft Project. The images in these posts are built using the Microsoft Project 2013 Pro edition, but this series can be useful […]

This is the third article of this series highlighting common incorrect uses of Microsoft Project. The images in these posts are built using the Microsoft Project 2013 Pro edition, but this series can be useful for […]

This is the second article of this series highlighting common incorrect uses of Microsoft Project. The images in these posts are built using the Microsoft Project 2013 Pro edition, but this series can be useful […]

As a consultant you come across a lot of different projects/companies/people. I’ve noticed that there are some flaws that keep popping up, regardless of the company, project or person. In […]