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I'll be attending Microsft Windays 2008 Conference from 20 th till 25 th of April 2008. On the preconference day my colleague Dražen Penzar and I will be holding a whole day workshop (project simulation, Microsoft Enterprise Project Management tools...
I suppose not many people experienced “out of memory” message from the MS Project 2007. While doing some reading, I came across a Microsoft article which lists MS Project 2007 limitations. These limitations are supported only if you are running Project...
A friend of mine emailed me about a problem with changing the project calendar. To make a long story short I'll jump right to the point. He said that his Gantt chart is still showing Saturdays and Sundays displayed as nonworking (dotted gray background...
A lot of people are having trouble changing the calendar for their project in MS Project. Most common problems are: they create a new calendar but they don’t select it as a project calendar they create a new calendar but the week still starts with Sunday...
I have some good news for those of you that would like to create your project WBS using graphical representation of elements. Microsoft has enabled this feature using Visio / Project integration tool available as a free download . The Application enables...
I know I've said that I would take the exam two weeks ago, but then I got sick (read: hospitals etc.) so I had to reschedule it for a while :( The exam was registered through Prometric test center. And after this experience, I have to say that they...
I finally decided to take the 70-632 exam on Friday :) What is this exam all about? This is what Microsoft says: "The candidate who takes Exam 70-632 might be a team member, project lead, project manager, scheduler, or any user of Microsoft Office...
A colleague of mine presented me with a problem in a MS Project. He wanted to create a "Project management" task that lasts as long as the project last, so he could point out that the whole project process is being supervised by PM staff. In...
Have you ever accidentally changed your project plan by using the drag & drop feature in Gantt chat? Well I have, and if I may say, it always takes me a lot of time to find out what the hell happened to my plan, and why did it go berserk. Now, somebody...
The most famous feature in MS Project is definitely Ghant chart. Gantt charts are useful tools for planning and scheduling projects. Gantt Chart allows you to assess how long a project should take to see how remedial action may bring the project back...
For those of you that are using Project Server 2007, this post should be interesting. There is an issue in Project Professional 2007 that sometime manifests itself when you close a project, which is on Project Server 2007, using the X button in the top...
Since MS Project 2007 is getting more and more popular, there is a great chance that someone will send you a project plan that was created in MS Project 2007. And guess what? YOU HAVE 2003 version!!!. Damn... Don't worry, Microsoft (better late then...
Just yesterday a colleague of mine started a discussion about task durations, and their implementation in MS Project. Since he is using MS Project for some while now, he is familiar with the measuring concepts of task durations (task may be entered in...