Sam Huffman

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As project managers, I suspect we’ve all considered starting or completing work in the future. When you think about it, although jumping ahead to tracking future work could seem handy, […]

Microsoft Project is a software application sold by Microsoft that provides project management tools to manage projects. The program, which has many different versions, allows users to: Understand and control […]

Traditional Project Management is the science (and art) of organizing and managing the components of a project. The project can be the development of a new product, the launch of […]

From the author of Microsoft Project Do’s and Don’ts. Check out the NEW Do’s and Don’ts Bootcamp, which delivers Microsoft Project Management proficiency (and credibility) in just three hours of […]

From the author of Microsoft Project Do’s and Don’ts. Check out the NEW Do’s and Don’ts Bootcamp, which delivers Microsoft Project Management proficiency (and credibility) in just three hours of […]

An Interview with Sam Huffman, author of Microsoft Project Do’s and Don’ts ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – Amazon   What’s the biggest benefit a Microsoft Project user gets from using the Do’s and […]

You have probably noticed that some of the most powerful views in Project have an upper part and a lower part. These two part views are called Combination Views. The […]

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Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDUs in the Technical category of the Talent Triangle. Event Description: When creating a project […]

Microsoft® Project for Windows has been available for nearly 30 years. Users still think that it’s like Excel and begin entering data immediately after opening a new file. This action […]

Much has been written about Critical Path, Slack, Constraints, and the various forms of Duration and Dependencies. But, have you looked for Negative Slack? This is generally defined as the […]

5 things you must DO to manage projects successfully with Microsoft Project. From the expert that helped build it and wrote the book. 1. Do organize the project logically. Use summary […]

The following in an excerpt from chapter 4 of Microsoft® Project Do’s and Don’ts by Sam Huffman. Part of the MPUG Essentials Training. Download full version of chapter 4. Once the outline is entered […]

Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical category of the Talent Triangle. Event Description: Sam Huffman delivers a […]

Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical category of the Talent Triangle. Event Description: Learn how to “tweak” […]

Every so often I’m asked to reproduce a project management technique in Microsoft Project that isn’t a named feature in the software. Such is the case with “hammock” tasks. A […]

Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Strategic category of the Talent Triangle Event Description:  The project schedule is composed […]

A problem frequently posed to me is this: “I don’t have the need for full resource management in Microsoft Project. I have simple projects and manage few people. I don’t […]

Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical Category of the Talent Triangle. Event Description:  This session will walk the […]

Microsoft Project MVP Sam Huffman explains “Block Scheduling” and how it is used when a task within a project is driving all of the other tasks as well as the […]

This article will make the most sense if you read the previous three (short) parts first: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 In this final segment of the series I will create […]

Microsoft Project MVP Sam Huffman shows you how to split task assignments when one resource must stop working on a task and another resource must finish it. Join MPUG to […]

In Part One of this series I illustrated a simple method to identify, quantify and evaluate risk in tasks and projects. Part Two illustrated how to use the information from […]

Microsoft Project MVP Sam Huffman shows you how to create and use fast interactive filters to find specific information in your Microsoft Project task sheet. Join MPUG to access full-length, […]

Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This webinar is eligible for 1 Category A PMI® PDUs in the Technical Project Management talent triangle category. If you are claiming […]

Microsoft Project MVP Sam Huffman shows you a systematic and repeatable 5-step method to track down resource scheduling errors in Microsoft Project. Join MPUG to access full-length, live webinar training […]

Microsoft Project MVP Sam Huffman shows you how to use Task Path to help you analyze your project schedule in a dynamic, accurate and visible way. Join MPUG to access […]

MPUG has partnered with Microsoft Project MVP Sam Huffman to provide you with quick and helpful tips for Microsoft Project. New tips are added every couple weeks, so be sure […]

Microsoft Project MVP Sam Huffman shows you how to create a Sequence Analysis View in Microsoft Project. This split-screen view will help you analyze and troubleshoot quickly. Join MPUG to […]

  Microsoft Project MVP Sam Huffman shows you how to create a 30 second report to quickly obtain the status of your project with no configuration required. A fast and […]

Microsoft Project MVP Sam Huffman shows how to change or edit the project start date in Microsoft Project. Join MPUG to access full-length, live webinar training sessions and hundreds more […]

In Part One, I presented a simple method to identify, quantify, and evaluate risk in projects and tasks. In this article, I will create a “Risk Assessment Dashboard” in Microsoft […]

You know that Microsoft Project is a great scheduling tool. Did you also know that it can help you quantify and evaluate risk? In this article, I will provide you […]

Microsoft® Project expert Sam Huffman gives us the do’s and don’ts of Project. Each of these 9 videos shows a different problem that Project users may face and demonstrates how […]

Microsoft® Project expert Sam Huffman gives us the do’s and don’ts of Project. Each of these 9 videos shows a different problem that Project users may face and demonstrates how […]

Microsoft® Project Expert Sam Huffman gives us the do’s and don’ts of Project. Each of these 9 videos shows a different problem that Project users may face and demonstrates how […]

Microsoft® Project expert Sam Huffman gives us the do’s and don’ts of Project. Each of these 9 videos shows a different problem that Project users may face and demonstrates how […]

Microsoft® Project Expert Sam Huffman gives us the do’s and don’ts of Project. Each of these 9 videos shows a different problem that Project users may face and demonstrates how […]

Microsoft® Project expert Sam Huffman gives us the do’s and don’ts of Project. Each of these 9 videos shows a different problem that Project users may face and demonstrates how […]

Deadlines seem to exist in every project. How do you depict them? Are they constraints? Are they impacting your schedule? Do you have an early warning system that informs you […]

Microsoft® Project exert Sam Huffman gives us the do’s and don’ts of Project. Each of these 9 videos shows a different problem that Project users may face and demonstrates how […]

Microsoft® Project expert Sam Huffman gives us the do’s and don’ts of Project. Each of these 9 videos shows a different problem that Project users may face and demonstrates how […]

Microsoft® Project expert Sam Huffman gives us the do’s and don’ts of Project. Each of these 9 videos shows a different problem that Project users may face and demonstrates how […]

  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. Event Description:  This session will […]

A “Master” project is great for modeling a program but takes time to create and refine. (If you do not know about this capability see my other article, “Do’s and […]

You know that setting a baseline is important for tracking and reporting. It is equally important to enter each tasks Actual Start and Finish dates, particularly if different than the […]

Creating subprojects in Microsoft® Project is a simple mechanical process called consolidation. What isn’t simple is deciding whether or not to check the “Link to Project” checkbox setting in the […]

Here’s a hot tip that I find useful on every project that utilizes resources. The Entry table in the Resource Sheet View contains a field that can give a new […]

Ever had a problem finding a project control document on your computer, network, or intranet? You can open a control document, such as a statement of work, from within Microsoft […]

In all previous versions of Microsoft Project, from 1.0 through 2007, the question most asked of me has been, “How do I get Project to leave my schedule alone?” This […]

There are the two features in Project 2010 that leap out at me as game changers: manual scheduling and the Team Planner. As Bonnie Biafore explains, manual scheduling allows the […]

This article illustrates the value of using deadlines instead of constraints to make forecasting easier. Constraints make forecasting more difficult because they take flexibility away from a schedule. Deadlines don’t […]

Reports, Views, Tables and Visual Reports all give you great options for communicating project information. They also require time to explore and configure. But there is one reporting tool within […]

We’ve considered three great reasons to upgrade to Project 2007 so far in this series of articles: Multiple undo and redo, Change Highlighting and Cost and Budget resources. In this […]

So far in this series I’ve illustrated two very powerful features of Project 2007: Multiple Undo / Redo and Change Highlighting. In this article I examine cost and budget resources […]

Not every project schedule has a clear beginning with an obvious first task or milestone start date. For example, the following training event project model is driven by a task […]