Multiple Projects
Closing A Project with MS Project
A project, unlike an operation, is a temporary endeavor. Because of this fact, every project will have a beginning and an end. There can be multiple projects launched within a program life cycle or a ...
JIRA Panel Discussion Transcription
Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Michael Dennis and J Caldwell’s Jira Panel Discussion, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may wish to use this tra...
The Power of PowerBI
I must admit, I am in love with a tool. Yes, I said that out loud, and I don’t regret it. You may be wondering how someone can be in love with a tool, but it’s true. I am kidding, of course, about lov...
Sharing Resources Across Multiple Projects
A resource pool can help you see how resources (i.e., work or materials) are used across multiple projects, so you will be able to track costs per plan, as well as the cumulative costs across multiple...
Five Best Governance and Security Practices for PMs using MS Teams
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a significant surge in the demand for online communication platforms. Among these platforms, MS Teams is a popular choice for companies and organizations. As per Stati...
Task Management Tools: Why Hybrid is a Good Thing
I’d like to start this piece with a statement, “Hybrid is good.” Today’s business is one dominated by productivity demand and compounded with tight budgets and a remote workforce. People are needing b...
Where There’s a Widget, There’s a Way: Unleashing the Power of Microsoft Project
Project Widgets has created powerful, easy to use “widgets” that extend the capabilities of Microsoft Project and make the overall project and portfolio management process more intuitive and streamlin...
Managing Multiple Projects
There have been times throughout my career that I was given a “project,” but soon realized that it was really a group of related projects or a portfolio. In MS Project, a master project (or consolidat...
PMO Best Practices: 7 Steps for Better Schedule Management
A few years ago, I was hired as a Project Management Office (PMO) consultant for a software products company. My assignment was to setup their PMO, implement best practices, and oversee projects for t...