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  • A Quick Guide to Crashing a Project Schedule

    What exactly is project schedule crashing? How do I use it? When is crashing NOT a good idea? If you’re a project manager, these questions will eventually hunt you down and find you. Read below for a quick guide to project schedule crashing. What is "Crashing"? When we say that an activity will take a certain number of days or weeks, what...
    Published by dianahardin (327 pts ) on Aug 21, 2008 to
    Project Management Articles

  • Top 5 Time Management Time Tracking Applications and How They Help Project Managers

    Time management software is great, but what is the best selection for interacting with Project Management? Let’s take a look at the best software out there for Project Managers to track their staff’s time. Backpack Rating Backpack is a way to organize your information and share it with your team. You can put frequently used forms on one page to make...
    Published by eschulze (763 pts ) on Aug 21, 2008 to
    Project Management Articles

  • MS Project work contour

    Is there any way to create a custom work contour in MS Project that can be applied to resource assignments, like the the MS Project standard work contrours - other than entering hours into the time-phased grid manually?
    Published by ResWoman (3 pts ) on Aug 20, 2008 to
    Project Management Discussions

  • Software Development Project Initiation - Role of SPM

    This paper by Murali Chemuturi describes the role of Software Project Manager (SPM) in initiating a Software Development Project. He gives detailed guidelines for what the SPM does, and the steps needed to bring diverse elements together to begin the project. Role of SPM in Project Initiation Software Project Manager (SPM) level activities Most of the...
    Published by chemuturi (236 pts ) on Aug 21, 2008 to
    Project Management Articles

  • Software Project Initiation - Organizational Role

    Success of a software development project is significantly impacted by how well the project is initiated. Project initiation activities are shared between the organization and the Software Project Manager. This paper describes the organizational role, and step by step instructions for success. Background If I were asked to name one step which is crucial...
    Published by chemuturi (236 pts ) on Aug 21, 2008 to
    Project Management Articles

  • Project 2007: Rescheduling Tasks & Incomplete Work

    A step-by-step guide to rescheduling tasks and incomplete work in Microsoft Project. Rescheduling Incomplete Work Rescheduling a task is often a necessary step when things are delayed. During this (and other instances) , Office Project 2007 can reschedule any remaining work (based on tasks you select) after a specific date. To have Office Project 2007...
    Published by Deanna (2,958 pts ) on Aug 20, 2008 to
    Project Management Articles

  • Project 2007: Creating Custom Project Reports (Part 2 of 2)

    A step-by-step guide to creating custom project reports in Microsoft Project. This is Part Two in a two-part series on creating custom project reports in Microsoft Project. To read this article from the beginning, click here . Create a Custom Calendar Report It is also possible to create a monthly calendar report. This report can contain filters to...
    Published by Deanna (2,958 pts ) on Aug 20, 2008 to
    Project Management Articles

  • Project 2007: Creating Custom Project Reports (Part 1 of 2)

    A step-by-step guide to creating custom project reports in Microsoft Project. Custom Reports Even though Project has more than 25 predefined basic reports (and visual reports ), you have the option of creating a custom basic report based on your individual project needs. Custom reports can be summarized by: Task Resource Calendar Crosstab You create...
    Published by Deanna (2,958 pts ) on Aug 20, 2008 to
    Project Management Articles

  • Project 2007: Manage by Exception Using Filters

    A step-by-step guide to employ the manage by exception project management technique through the use of filters in Microsoft Project. In every project you will most likely have some experienced resources and others who are inexperienced and need more supervision. If this is the case, you might opt to forego micromanaging in place of the management by...
    Published by Deanna (2,958 pts ) on Aug 20, 2008 to
    Project Management Articles

  • Project 2007: Creating a Master Project

    A step-by-step article for creating a master project file in Microsoft Project. Soon after you begin managing your first project, you learn that project management can be challenging. Even more of a challenge is managing one very large project or lots of smaller projects. Implementing master projects in Project can ease some of the burden. Master projects...
    Published by Deanna (2,958 pts ) on Aug 20, 2008 to
    Project Management Articles

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