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Making Interim Plans Work for You
Project Budgeting: Money Changes
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Jun 19, 2009 More Tips and Tricks
from Gary Chefetz
Jun 26, 2009: Fully Enabled Project
Portfolio Management
Jul 24, 2009: Executive Level Reporting
in Project
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Ask the Experts: Making Interim Plans Work for You
By Ellen Lehnert, PMP, MCT, MCITP
Ammar of South Africa asks: Using Microsoft Project 2007, can I view and display interim plans in a Gantt chart view. Also, how can I display interim plan data on other views?
Answer: Great question! This is a feature that has been with Microsoft Project since at least level 4.0 from what I can remember. It's also a feature that isn't widely used but can be very helpful. Let me start by explaining what an interim plan is and how it could help you manage projects...
Sponsored by Microsoft Project for Workgroups
Project Budgeting: Money Changes Everything
By Michelle LaBrosse, PMP
In managing project budgets, not only do you need to make sure you stay within your budget to the best of your ability, but you need to know what to do if you go over your budget. This article covers labor costs, external and material costs, cash flow, and aligning your budget and spending limit...
Featured Event: Jun 23, 2009 Melbourne:
Project Management 101
Get an overview of the basics in a presentation titled "Project Management 101." Plus, learn about enterprise project management in "EPM Product Overview."
News & New Downloads
EPK Group offers MPUG members discount on EPK-Suite and EPK-MPPlus
Service Pack 2 released for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista
Don't forget Project 2007 Service Pack 2 while you're downloading files
New version of Project Server 2007 with SP1 Trial Version posted for download
Send your news to editor@mpug.com.
Blogs
LinkedIn (yawn) to the new PMBOK?: "...I think I touched a nerve with regards to the PMBOK Guide. People wrote to compare it with PRINCE2 and ITIL. People wrote to praise it, to tear it down, to exalt the PMI and to lambaste the PMI..."
Laid Off!: "...That's the dilemma of Ken, a project manager, who writes: 'Does Microsoft have any outreach to PMs who are recently laid off in the form of reduced license fees for Microsoft Project?...'" (Note: The best advice for Ken wins a free book! Learn more online.)
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MPUF Discussions
Can we use a resource graph for multiple resources in one view: "What I'm trying to get to, is a planning tool that shows me when I'll need a resource and what the conflicts are..."
Protected actual: "For reporting do you use actuals or protected actuals?"
Requirements for Project Server and Portfolio: "Is there a list of standard requirements to evaluate EPM and Portfolio against?"
Portfolio Server 2007: "...I would be interested in hearing the experiences of others in implementing Portfolio Server within your organization..."
Calculation in Portfolio Analyzer: "...I am trying to create a cumulative hrs column in the PivotTable by sequentially adding the monthly hrs but don't know how to create the formula..."
Resource report: "...How can I show all resources assigned work vs. all active projects and sort/group the resources by discipline?"
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