MPUG Category: 2016
Microsoft Project Quick Tip: Using the Predecessors Column to Select Multiple Predecessors
Many years ago, in Microsoft Project for DOS, the only way to set task dependencies was to manually type task ID numbers into either the Predecessors or Successors column for each task in the project....
Share your Biggest Frustrations with Project Management Tools
We’d like to invite you to take a moment to share your biggest frustration, problem, issue, bug, or pain point with the project management tool(s) that you use. We’ll use your anonymous response...
Project Performance Measurement – Part 3: Using MS Project to Track and Report on Performance
Event Description: How do we track the information within MS Project? We will talk about using custom fields, custom views, and custom filters to enhance our reporting capabilities. How can we use bot...
Understanding and Using Cost Rate Tables
Background Information While you perform resource planning in your projects by adding resources to your project team in the Resource Sheet view, you may need to enter basic and custom cost information...
Gantt Chart Wizard: A Blast Out of the Past
Background I was recently reading the latest posts in the Project Standard and Professional user forum, when I found a recent reply to a question that was originally posted in March 2011. I was greatl...
Working with Microsoft Project Master Schedules and Subprojects
Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical category of the Talent Triangle. Event Description: Mi...
Working with Microsoft Project Master Schedules and Subprojects
Microsoft Project provides the ability to integrate individual projects into a single master project. A master project, which is often used to represent a program, provides numerous capabilities to us...
Two-Pass Technique with MS Project
Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical category of the Talent Triangle. Event Description: In...
Cloudy Conditions: Clarifying MS Project’s Plans and Pricing Structures
The Microsoft Project product family has so many solutions, pricing structures, and platforms to choose from that it can be confusing to many people on what to use. In this article, I hope to clear up...