Projects: Managing Schedules

Enhance time management and planning skills with our expert guides on managing project schedules. Learn to create realistic timelines, track progress, and ensure timely project delivery with MPUG.

Understanding Activities

Understanding Activities

Learn the importance of breaking down projects into manageable activities for effective project management. Discover how to estimate activity durations and utilize tools like RACI matrix and RAM to en...

Using Custom Fields and Graphical Indicators to Analyze the Quality of Your Schedule

Using Custom Fields and Graphical Indicators to Analyze the Quality of Your Schedule

In this live event, Ira Brown demonstrates how to use custom fields and graphical indicators to better analyze your schedule quality.

Using a Graphical Indicator to Identify Tasks That Have Not Been Baselined

Using a Graphical Indicator to Identify Tasks That Have Not Been Baselined

This article explains how to use graphical indicators in Microsoft Project to identify tasks that haven't been baselined, helping project managers ensure schedule quality.

OnePager: Data-Driven Timelines from Project Desktop or Project Online

OnePager Pro helps project managers create data-driven timelines and Gantt charts directly from Microsoft Project plans. Learn how to choose from multiple layouts, group tasks into swimlanes, apply co...

Effective Project Management: Utilizing Baselines and Microsoft Project Views for Comprehensive Progress Tracking

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 dif...

8 Tips for Better Time Management: Project Manager Edition

8 Tips for Better Time Management: Project Manager Edition

Enhance productivity with time management strategies for project managers like peak productivity awareness, smart delegation, and break time.

Introduction to OnePager Pro for Microsoft Project

OnePager Pro is a tool that allows users to create data-driven project timelines and Gantt charts from Microsoft Project plans. Learn about its key features, including multiple layout options, swimlan...

Create a 5/4-9 Calendar in Microsoft Project

Create a 5/4-9 Calendar in Microsoft Project

Background A number of organizations in the United States, including agencies of the US federal government, use a compressed work schedule to manage projects. A common type of compressed work schedule...

Back to Basics: Assumptions vs. Constraints vs. Dependencies

Back to Basics: Assumptions vs. Constraints vs. Dependencies

I regularly provide project management advisory and Project Management Office (PMO) related consulting services to my clients. On many occasions, I have found that project managers do not di...