http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/15951.aspxMon, 23 Nov 2009 19:20:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15951mmcdonoughStill trying to decide on a software solution to handle task scheduling for your projects? Microsoft Outlook 2007 may be all you need. Managing Projects with Outlook In the search to find that perfect project management software, a lot of people overlook a solution that may already be sitting on their desktop. While it may not suit every projec...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/1856.aspxFri, 13 Nov 2009 11:23:26 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1856EStallsworthOne of the most important aspects of project management is a project schedule. Whether you are managing projects for a Fortune 500 conglomerate or running a small business, a project schedule can ensure that your projects finish successfully and on time. Importance of a Project Schedule One of the most important aspects of project management is a p...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/4061.aspxWed, 13 May 2009 15:28:41 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:4061mistyfaucheuxAre you having trouble keeping your projects within budget and on schedule? Why don't you try earned value management? As a proven methodology, earned value is used by many organizations across the country, including the Federal Government. Do you want to be able to realistically measure and control your projects? As a project manager, ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/23480.aspxSun, 25 Jan 2009 17:37:19 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:23480mkrshnanThis article by MK, addresses the issue of how to plan your agile software project using MS Excel. A good PM does not need complicated or expensive Project Management Planning tools to plan effectively. A project plan should address several aspects of a team activity, but keeping in mind different audiences. It is not just a plan, showing what you ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/15898.aspxThu, 22 Jan 2009 13:38:53 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15898mmcdonoughCustomize your project management task list by selecting and defining new field categories in Microsoft Outlook 2007. In this segment, we’ll walk through this process and create the fields necessary to manage your project schedule smoothly. In Part 2 of this series, we covered how to set up a new task list folder in Microsoft Outlook 2007 for...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16713.aspxTue, 25 Nov 2008 23:24:37 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16713mmcdonoughCreating regular status reports is something that almost everyone dreads because of the time and work involved. In this article, we’ll show how this mundane task can be accomplished quickly and easily with the use of Microsoft Outlook 2007. Mention status reports at any meeting, and you’re sure to hear a few groans. The distaste that most peo...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16223.aspxTue, 25 Nov 2008 15:54:48 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16223mmcdonoughDon’t fall into that trap of getting stuck handling all unwanted tasks in a project. Instead, learn how to assign and transfer work using the task scheduling abilities of Microsoft Outlook 2007. Unless you are only using Outlook 2007 to manage your own personal projects, there will frequently be times when you need to assign or transfer proje...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16376.aspxMon, 24 Nov 2008 19:16:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16376mmcdonoughIf you use Microsoft Outlook to manage multiple types of tasks, it’s a good idea to set up a new task folder for each related group. This is especially true if you are working on team projects and want to develop a “standard” task list setup. Why Use a Separate Task Folder? One of the major reasons that people look for some ty...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16165.aspxSun, 23 Nov 2008 16:06:27 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16165mmcdonoughIn the continuation of this series, we’ll describe how to add new project items to a task list in Microsoft Outlook 2007. In Parts 2 and 3 of this series, we described how to create a special task list folder for project management items and how to customize what fields can be edited for those items. As we continue in this series on using Out...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/media/p/6309.aspxWed, 03 Sep 2008 20:32:09 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:6309EStallsworthIn Eric Stallsworth's article, " Design Project Schedules Using Visio ," the author refers to a sample project schedule. This Visio 2007 document contains a sample of a project schedule created using Visio 2007. This is an example of what a project schedule created using Visio 2007 looks like and should provide a good reference to go ...