Oct 11, 2020
Microsoft Project 2013 & 2016: Levelling Gantt
Microsoft Project 2013 & 2016 allow you to use the Leveling Gantt to show the visual impact of the leveling of resources across your project. Level Resource [...]
Sep 15, 2020
How-to: Add public holidays to a Microsoft Project 2013/2016 calendar
Microsoft Project comes installed with 3 basic calendars: Standard 24 Hours Night Shift Most people are using the Standard Calendar. This calendar has [...]
Aug 18, 2020
Create a Custom Tracking View in Project 2013
By creating custom tables and views, you’ll import the same data and still be able to switch back to the delivered Gantt chart and standard tables. If you don’t create a [...]
Jul 06, 2020
Display the message "Tasks due shortly" in Project
In project management, it is very important to know that a task is due to start shortly because of the following reasons: You have to make sure that the necessary [...]
Jul 03, 2020
Task types and scheduling in Project
One of the hardest aspects of working with Microsoft Project is being able to understand the relationship between the three main units of measurement. Correctly [...]
Jun 11, 2020
Customising the Project 2013 interface
First time users to Microsoft Project often ask me how to do an initial customisation of the Microsoft Project 2013 interface so I have created these four simple steps [...]
Apr 10, 2021
How to contour the resources usage in Microsoft Project
The person responsible for updating a Microsoft Project plan file can contour the work using predefined settings. The Work Contour option provides choices for the [...]
Feb 19, 2021
Creating custom task alerts in Microsoft Project 2010/13
Microsoft Project 2010 and 2013 have a built in functions which provides the user with powerful tools to monitor their project progress. One of the common issues in [...]
Sep 12, 2020
How to import a Microsoft Access resources list into Microsoft Project file
In my previous blog post, I explained the settings you would need to change in Microsoft Project to ensure you’re able to import a Microsoft Access database. In this [...]
Aug 28, 2020
5 steps to create a custom field in Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project 2010 and 2013 allows end users to customise their application views by creating custom fields. Not every industry has the same type of information [...]
Jul 22, 2020
Access your Access files in Microsoft Project
As mentioned in my previous blog posts (3 settings that will increase your efficiency in Microsoft Project & Automatically reach your deadlines with scheduled tasks [...]
Jul 07, 2020
3 settings that will increase your efficiency in Microsoft Project
In my last blog post (Automatically reach your deadlines with scheduled tasks in Microsoft Project), I explained that there are a number of global settings in Microsoft [...]
Jun 23, 2020
Automatically reach your deadlines with scheduled tasks in Microsoft Project
In order to work more efficiently in Microsoft Project 2010 and 2013, there are a number of global settings you must change. If you don't change these global [...]
May 06, 2021
Calculate the Resources Standard Rate in Microsoft Project
In my previous blog post, I explained how to use custom fields to calculate GST in Microsoft Project. Now that we know how to do that, we can now use this custom field [...]
Feb 07, 2021
Create and lookup custom fields in Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project allows end users to customise their application views by creating custom fields. Not every company or industry has the same type of information [...]
Jan 29, 2021
5 tips for successful project management
When it comes to project management, there are many challenges from beginning to end. There are several external and internal factors that may affect the original [...]
Jan 20, 2021
Earned Value Analysis with Microsoft Project
Why do project managers often fail in monitoring and controlling project plans? I've found the top reasons generally are inefficient ways to document and track the [...]
