Background Information The other day I had an interesting conversation with a colleague about the impact of Deadline dates on Critical Path calculations. He told me that several of his clients are hes...
Background Information In my first MPUG post about the Deadline dates feature in Microsoft Project, I documented how to set a Deadline date on a task to specify the “target” date for when that task ne...
In my recent Tracking Starts with a Status Date article, a four-step tracking cycle was defined. It includes setting the status date, entering actuals, rescheduling incomplete work, and resource level...
There are four steps involved in tracking a project: setting the status date, entering actuals and schedule revisions, rescheduling incomplete work, and resource leveling the remaining schedule. Thes...
Manually Checking for Un-baselined Tasks How do you know whether a task has been baselined in a Microsoft Project schedule? The direct way to determine if a task has been baselined is to apply any tas...
Doing the Impossible In 2010, I attended a Baltimore MPUG meeting that changed my life. I learned about Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for Microsoft Project, and I was stunned to discover easily-...
While interacting with MS Project users across a couple of industry verticals recently, I encountered a question from a senior mechanical engineering lead regarding Planned and Actual Percent Complete...
Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of John Owen’s session, Simplifying Schedule Risk Analysis Using Microsoft Project Custom Fields, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of o...
Background Over the years, I have found a common need for many project managers is to create a task in their Microsoft Project schedule that spans the entire timeframe of the project, from the Start d...