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While one can update Actual Start and/or Actual Finish dates in Microsoft Project by displaying these columns, my preferred method is using the Task Details Form which is very similar to the Activity Details Form in Primavera P6.In this short video, I show how to enable and use the Task Details Form
18 Oct 2021 · Jerome Odeh · 1 min read
Selecting a project management approach and framework is complicated. Not that long ago, it was like buying a Model-T Ford; you could have any color you wanted, as long as it was black—our only option was Waterfall.Today Waterfall is still a choice. There are also multiple Agile frameworks, or you c
5 Oct 2021 · Alan Zucker · 5 min read
Project management theory established the Triple Constraint (aka, the Iron Triangle) as the key to project success. If the scope is known and fixed, then the schedule and cost must adjust to accommodate scope changes.
1 Sept 2021 · Alan Zucker · 5 min read
When it comes to generating Primavera P6 data for use in Excel to plot progress s-curves, the recommended practice is to use Resources as basis for progress measurement in P6, but there are times when it is not possible to use Resources either because of corporate policy, non-availability of resourc
4 Aug 2021 · Jerome Odeh · 1 min read
Everyone tells me they are busy. They are on video or conference calls from morning until evening. On average, workers receive over 100 emails per day and send at least 40. A common complaint is, “I spend my entire day meeting and doing email; and have no time for my ‘real’ work.”
3 Aug 2021 · Alan Zucker · 6 min read
Referred article on DCMA 14 Metrics, from Deltek website, regarding DCMA 14-Point Schedule Assessment: https://help.deltek.com/Product/Acumen/8.6/GA/DCMA%2014%20Point%20Assessment%20Metric%20Descriptions.html
9 Jul 2021 · Jaeger Galicha · 1 min read
Modern management theory is built on the premise of trust. If management creates a values-based culture, employees will make the “right” decisions. Douglas McGregor described Theory X (not trusting) and Y (trusting)managers. The 1950s were an inflection point where the nature of work and management
1 Jul 2021 · Alan Zucker · 5 min read
Modern management theory is built on the premise of trust. If management creates a values-based culture, employees will make the “right” decisions. Douglas McGregor described Theory X (not trusting) and Y (trusting)managers. The 1950s were an inflection point where the nature of work and management
1 Jul 2021 · Alan Zucker · 5 min read
There are times when stakeholders use week numbers to discuss the dates in a project schedule and they would like to see columns of week numbers in the schedule. The tutorial outlines steps to follow in order to display week numbers such as "2021 Week 35" in a Microsoft Project schedule.The tutorial
13 Jun 2021 · Jerome Odeh · 1 min read
In Microsoft Project, when all subtasks are milestones, the summary percent complete is 0% even when some of the milestones are completed. The summary percent complete only changes to 100% when all the milestones are 100% complete.
13 Jun 2021 · Jerome Odeh · 1 min read
