Harsh weather can be a huge risk on projects. And it is best to mitigate the effects of adverse weather by including a bad weather day reserve in your Microsoft Project schedule. Adverse weather is both impactful and common on projects. The temperature simply dropping below 32°F can halt concrete installations
Modeling Concrete Cure in Microsoft Project While Maintaining a Continuous Critical Path
There are two well-known ways to model the curing of concrete in Microsoft Project. But both ways may generate critical path discontinuities is certain situations. The first way to model the concrete cure time in Microsoft Project is as an elapsed time lag. This works well to model the continuous nature of concrete
Microsoft Project and External Dependencies
In certain situations, you may want to connect two projects together. This requires an external dependency. You may have two projects that affect one another. Instead of creating one master schedule you may want to keep the two projects separate and unique. But how do you model the
Understanding Work Equation Units in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project
What are the units of each variable in the work equation? These units differ depending on which scheduling tool you use. The work equation is an important concept in scheduling. The work equation specifies how you want the software to behave when adding additional resources to a schedule
How to Assign a Task Calendar in Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project assigns the project calendar to tasks by default. But it is possible to assign a unique task calendar to specific tasks. It is simplest to have one calendar assigned to all tasks in a schedule. This is why
How to Share a Calendar Between Schedules in Microsoft Project
You can share a calendar between two schedules by using the Organizer in Microsoft Project. The organizer serves as the central control center for custom items, including calendars. Using the Organizer it is
Importing an XLS or XLSX Project Data File into Microsoft Project
Many folks use Microsoft Excel as a tool used for organizing project data. Microsoft Project has several features that support importing this Excel project data into a Project schedule file. Manual entry of project data into Microsoft Project from Microsoft Excel can
Copying Tables Between Projects In Microsoft Project
After putting the effort into creating a project schedule table, e.g. an Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis table, you will want to save this table set up and copy it to other projects. Microsoft Project has a neat feature that makes this possible. This article demonstrates how to create and
Copying Views Between Projects In Microsoft Project
Most likely you spent some effort creating the exact desired look and feel of your task table and Gantt chart. You want to save this view and apply it to other projects. Yes, this is possible in Microsoft Project. Stakeholders want customized views of your project
Microsoft Project and Effort Driven Tasks
In Microsoft Project you can specify your tasks as Effort driven. But how exactly does this effect your Microsoft Project schedule? Effort driven calculations only apply after resources are initially assigned to a task. And it effects how the dependent variable in the work equation is calculated. The work equation