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
How To Add Task Notes In Microsoft Project
Sometimes your project task requires special accompanying instructions. What is the best way to include these task details as part of the Microsoft Project schedule? Projects are not planned in isolation. Usually several departments will review a schedule and provide their input or special guidance during the planning and approval stages
Microsoft Project and Super Critical Bars
Microsoft Project displays a critical bar for activities that have zero or less total slack. You may, however, want to specifically highlight activities that have less than zero total slack. These are referred to as super critical activities. The critical path is the shortest path through the schedule. And activities along the critical path cannot delay
Microsoft Project and Physical % Complete
Microsoft Project has three ways to progress the schedule. If your resources have a non-uniform production rate then physical % complete type is the best way to progress the schedule. The simplest way to progress the schedule is to use the % complete type. This progress way
Using Microsoft Project for Earned Value Management
Most Earned Value Management (EVM) environments (particularly for ANSI-748 compliance) use scheduling software like Microsoft Project as the input. But it is possible to perform some rudimentary earned value management directly in Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project % Complete and % Work Complete
In Microsoft Project, the % complete considers task completed duration while % work complete considers how much work was actually performed during this duration. In many situations % complete equals % work complete. However, when the task’s assigned resource has
Microsoft Project Leveling Projects within Total Float
It is preferable to level project schedules within total float, so that the leveling process does not extend the project duration. Most projects are time constrained. It makes sense, therefore, that you would want to level resources in a way that
Microsoft Project and Graphical Indicators
Is there a way to graphically indicate when activities are missing their baseline work hours? Yes, there is. Schedulers want a quick way to analyze the schedule and to focus in on those activities that are in trouble. It is possible to define
Monitoring Schedule Slippage in Microsoft Project
Project progress does not always go according to plan. When the schedule slips you will want a fast way to monitor this schedule slippage. The baseline is used as a measure of schedule progress. Microsoft Project has a few features to support monitoring schedule progress