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| January 21, 2009 | Keeping Users of Microsoft® Office Project Connected. |
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Note to Members! Have you received your copy of the new PMBOK 4? We're seeking a reviewer to share with other members what you find of value about the new set of project management standards. If you have an interest in tackling this assignment, contact editor@mpug.com and put "PMBOK" in the subject line. MPUG WebNLearns 1/28/2009 Project Server and SQL Reporting Services 1/30/2009 SharePoint Dashboards 3/18/2009 Microsoft Project for the Beginning User 4/15/2009 Microsoft Project for the Intermediate User 4/24/2009 "More Tips and Tricks" 5/20/2009 Microsoft Project for the Advanced User MPUG Chapter Meetings 1/29/2009 San Francisco 2/2/2009 Phoenix 2/3/2009 Central Indiana 2/4/2009 Frontrange Colorado 2/4/2009 Chicago 2/6/2009 Paris 2/11/2009 St. Louis 2/13/2009 Twin Cities 2/24/2009 Sydney 3/11/2009 St. Louis 3/18/2009 Toronto MPUG Sponsored Event 2/18/2009 Webinar (fee): Resource Leveling, Critical Path, and Critical Chain MPUF Discussion From Mike Cole: "I'm building a toolbar application for Project 2007. I'm looking to display a graphical indicator based on a numerical value for a custom field for a given a specific condition in one of the options for the toolbar I'm building... To participate in this MPUG Microsoft Project Users Forum discussion or post your own question, sign in at MPUG.com with your MPUG username and password, then head to MPUF here: http://www.mpug.com/membercenter/ pages/mpuf.aspx For Officers Only MPUG Chapter Advocates 1/6 meeting on demand now available. Download the premier issue of the quarterly chapter newsletter. Developed in Microsoft Publisher, this newsletter allows you to add brief chapter-specific content, then print it out for distribution at your next event. To access officer materials and schedules, sign in at MPUG.com and choose Chapter Admin or Advisory Council from the top menu. Jobs Project Manager, ACS, Tucson, AZ Project Manager, Senior Research Associate, Pioneer, Johnston, IA Wireline Telecommunications Project Manager, Southern California Edison, Irwindale, CA Senior Project Controls Specialist, CH2M Hill, Bellingham, WI Log in with your MPUG membership to gain access to the Career Center. MPUG Resources MPUG Home Join MPUG Microsoft Office Project 2007 site MPUG 1143 Northern Blvd., #315 Clarks Summit, PA 18411 |
 How to Reduce Your Project CostsBy Bonnie Biafore You've diligently entered costs into your project plan and either looked at the resulting cost totals...or compared your planned costs against your budget... If your costs are coming out to $110,000 when your maximum is $95,000, you have to figure out how to trim $15,000 from your planned project costs or heads will roll -- most likely yours. How does one go about cutting thousands of dollars from a project? Answer: very carefully.  Extended Due to Popular Demand! Two Free Gifts with Your New MPUG Membership!
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Reader Mail Columns I'd Like to See in Project Reader Nicolas Josse has been using Microsoft Project for eight years as a project manager. Recently, he put out the following question to other MPUG members for some help. This article encapsulates the discussion from beginning to end... Defining Critical, Continued In reply to Angelo Arcoleo ("Reader Mail: Another Perspective on Defining 'Critical'"), the method he described belies the importance of the critical path. It would falsely suggest that adding more resources to that task would shorten the project -- it won't, because it's not critical. Better to educate the boss on what critical means to the PM. If you want to delude yourself, then just use the Format settings to change the color of the bar to red. -- Mike Glen, Microsoft Project MVP Featured Event: 29/2009 San Francisco: Personality Types and Predictable Projects. Come join the SFO chapter of MPUG for two stimulating topics and presentations. Gilles de Bordeaux, PMP, DESS, will warm-up the audience with a session, "Personality Types and Project Management." Oliver Gildersleeve will follow with the main session, "Predictable Projects." As always, there will be appetizers and networking with interesting people. We look forward to seeing you there.  |