Tim Runcie, PMP, MCP, MCTS, P-TSP, MVP is one of 6 Microsoft Project MVP’s in North America and has held that title for 17 years in a row. A seasoned veteran of complex programs, and portfolio management systems, Tim works with companies like Microsoft on next generations of Project, Program, and portfolio technologies. Tim is an accomplished speaker, consultant, and educator, supporting the project management community for over 25 years. As the President and founder of Advisicon, Tim has written over 38 books on PM methodologies and technologies. Advisicon has recently added a non-profit division focused on helping faith-based and 501-C3 organizations with implementing and training on available business solutions and providing business coaching or process automation with the mission of “Serving those who Serve.” Free resources are available at www.YouTube.com/Advisicon or on Tim’s LMS, www.Advisicon.thinkific.com
Project Managers, transform your strategic planning: Master OKRs, align Viva Goals with MS Project tools, and achieve success in this interactive webinar.
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Microsoft Project offers various views and features to help you track project progress effectively. Learn how to utilize baselines to compare actual outcomes against the original plan, and explore different views like Tracking and Variance to gain deeper insights into task progression and resource allocation.
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Earned value management involves various formulas and calculations. This introduction provides an overview of common terminology and formulas, including Earned Value (EV), Cost Variance (CV), and Schedule Performance Index (SPI), and explains how to interpret and use these measures for project control.
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Microsoft Project allows you to tailor project schedules to accommodate global holidays and resource availability. Learn how to create custom calendars, assign them to projects or resources, and ensure accurate scheduling based on specific working patterns and holidays.
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Microsoft Project offers robust resource and task management capabilities. Learn how to use different views, such as the Gantt chart and resource sheet, to effectively manage, assign, and replace resources, and understand the role of task types and effort-driven scheduling.
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Project Desktop remains a powerful tool for project management, offering extensive resource management capabilities and versatility. Learn why Project Desktop is here to stay, its integration with Project Online, and its continued relevance in managing complex projects.
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In this webinar you will learn best practices for managing resources and workload using Microsoft Project Desktop
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Event Description: This session will be an open panel discussion (taking audience questions) to address both the direction and how Microsoft is improving and guiding their Project PPM technologies (current and […]
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This last misconception is a very interesting one. Microsoft has struggled with the concept of creating powerful reporting engines within their applications. The engineering team seems to have concluded that […]
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Managing resources in Project is certainly not simple. If you’ve worked in Primavera or other scheduling tools, you know there’s even more complexity for how to utilize resources. Of course, […]
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We are about halfway through a list of common MS Project misconceptions that I’ve identified through my experience of working as a Microsoft Project user, teacher, and consultant for the […]
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As I explained in my previous article, with all the updates Microsoft has made as of late, it’s no wonder people have misconceptions or don’t fully realize the strategy Microsoft […]
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