Useful Tip on How to Copy Microsoft Project Tables Between Projects Microsoft Project’s settings are automatically set to copy any new tables to the global template. However, although the global template makes these tables available to all projects, it is very easy for your global template to become cluttered with old data which you rarely […]
How to Get Your Teams to Speak “Risk”
Do your teams speak the same risk language? Risk management happens at multiple levels in the organization. Project teams record risk, and pass those up to program managers. Program risks are consolidated at a portfolio level. Then departmental managers have local risk logs, passing those up through the management hierarchy. Ultimately, you have one central […]
How to Use External Dependencies in Microsoft Project
Using External Dependencies in Microsoft Project Sometimes schedulers need to link a task in one project with a task in another project, but instead of creating a master schedule, they want to keep the two projects separate. This can be achieved by creating cross-project dependencies between the two projects. Let’s take a closer look at […]
6 Tips to Impove Your PMO Staff Performance
6 Tips to Improve Your PMO Staff Performance As a manager, one way to improve your PMO staff performance is to avoid micromanaging. If you micromanage, your PMO team will believe you have little or no faith in their abilities. This can be detrimental to your teams motivation and performance. To improve your PMO staff performance […]
Using Microsoft Project Organizer to Transfer Project Calendars
The Microsoft Project Organizer is a cool capability that allows you to transfer views and other defined objects between opened project files. The Organizer is one of the lesser-known features in Microsoft Project and is often overlooked. And yet, it can help build templates and make already built-in elements available across different projects. For example, […]
What is ScheduleReader? – A Full Review
ScheduleReader (formerly known as PrimaveraReader) is a desktop software application that allows you to view projects exported from Oracle Primavera P6 in .xer, .xml or .xls file formats. The application converts data from these imported files and visually presents the project schedule. ScheduleReader is useful in that project plans created in Primavera P6 can be shared with teams, […]
Using Microsoft Project’s Task Notes
Microsoft Project’s Task Notes are often used for additional information about a process or activity for other departments when commencing a project, for example the safety department may look at specifying the safety procedures in order to identify health and safety risks and plan assurance for the labor force, whereas the Quality team will look […]
Deltek Cobra 8 Orientation – Online Video Training
We are now offering our Deltek Cobra 8 Orientation online video training free of charge. Get up to speed with the new features and capabilities in Deltek Cobra 8. This course is ideally for folks who are already familiar with Deltek Cobra 5 and wish to learn about this major newer version. This 40 minute […]
Two Ways to Charge for PMO Services
Two Ways to Charge for PMO Services Project Management Offices provide essential services to project-based businesses. Your PMO offers structure and standardization, and probably a host of other valuable services that help your organization get work done in an efficient manner. But do you charge for those services? Not all PMOs charge for their services. […]
Two Models for Funding Your PMO
Two Models for Funding Your PMO Project Management Offices increasingly need to work within a corporate framework and internal cost models. That means PMO leaders have to justify the costs of running their unit, and find ways to (potentially) charge others for their services. We’ll look in more detail at charging for services in another […]