Articles
Level Remaining Schedule During Tracking
This is the last of four articles I’ve written recently on the topic of on tracking a project. I have outlined a four-step tracking cycle: set the status date, enter actuals and revisions, resch...
What is Your Mindset? How You Think Changes the Way You Work
Remote work, brought on by the Covid 19 Pandemic, makes up a significant amount of total work done in a lot of organizations. Most us have gotten used to it; however, it’s important to consider the he...
Critical Path Modeling Using Microsoft Project: Lesson 2 – Leveraging Work and Predecessor Types to Structure the Plan Transcription
Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Sam Bell’s course, Critical Path Modeling Using Microsoft Project (Lesson 2: Leveraging Work and Predecessor Types to Structure the Plan), bei...
Project Management and Jira: What Do You Want to Know?
Last year, we ran a poll and asked which tools, alongside Microsoft Project, you’re using within the Microsoft ecosystem and beyond to manage your projects. One of our top responses was Jira, and we’r...
Advanced Excel and PowerBI Reporting for MS Project
Often project data is requested for stakeholders who do not have MS Project installed or are not experienced enough to work with it. MS Project reporting to MS Excel or other visualization software is...
Critical Path Modeling Using Microsoft Project: Lesson 1 – Estimating Resources and Using Resource Calendars Transcription
Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Sam Bell’s course, Critical Path Modeling Using Microsoft Project (Lesson 1: Estimating Resources and Using Resource Calendars), being provide...
Late Tasks: Starts and Finishes
The Background Story… I have been a project manager for over forty years. Over that time, I got into the habit of checking my projects for late starts and finishes two or three times a month. This wou...
How to Earn PDUs in 2022
I have been conducting PMP training for about 15 years. During training workshops, I get all kind of project management related questions, but one of the most frequently asked questions is about PMP c...
MPUG 2022 Call for Content
We know it takes a community to build top-quality, useful content. In 2021, we asked you to share your biggest frustration with the project management tool(s) that you use. Then, we followed with a po...