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Earned Value Management (EVM) | Basic Concepts

by Nawras Khaled | Nov 16, 2018 | PMP, Project Management

Basic Concepts of Earned Value Management (EVM)- Part 1 Many project managers manage their project performance by comparing planned to actual results. With this approach, you could easily be on time but overspend according to your plan. A better method is...

Entering Assignments With The Task Information Dialog in MS. Project 2019

by admin | Nov 10, 2018 | MS.Project, Project Management

Resources refer to people, facilities, machinery, cost, or materials needed to create the project product. Resources are assigned to tasks and significantly affect the quality, duration, and cost of the project. An assignment identifies which resource, in many cases...

Types of Estimates in Projects

by admin | Nov 1, 2018 | Project Management

Estimates are a means by which the project manager can get a notion of the scale and scope of the project and make important decisions on how it will be tackled. Projects can range from a feasibility study, through modification of existing facilities, to complete...

WBS Codes in Microsoft Project 2019

by Nancy R. | Oct 24, 2018 | MS.Project, Project Management

What is A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)? A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is the hierarchical mapping of a project showing the tasks that must be completed in order to deliver on the project. Each level in the WBS and each task within each level is identified by a...

What’s New in Microsoft Project 2019

by Nora Bajoui | Oct 22, 2018 | MS.Project, Project Management

Here’s a quick summary of what’s new in Microsoft Project 2019, relative to Microsoft Project 2016. Link Tasks Using a Drop-Down Menu In Microsoft Project 2019, you no longer have to remember the ID of the task you want to link to. Instead, when you select a cell in...

Creating a Deadline in Microsoft Project 2016

by Nawras Khaled | Oct 17, 2018 | MS.Project, Project Management

This article demonstrates how to insert deadlines in your Microsoft Project schedule. Microsoft Project allows you to build a dynamic schedule. As the project executes, the Start and Finish dates will adjust based on the actual start/finish and actual work/duration...

Microsoft Project 2016 | How To Create a Recurring Task

by Nancy R. | Oct 11, 2018 | MS.Project, Project Management

Recurring tasks in Project are similar to recurring appointments in calendar programs. A recurring task is a task that happens more than once during the project schedule. In general, recurring tasks happen on a regular basis. An example of such a task is attending...

Primavera P6 Professional Basics | Assign Resources To Activities By Role

by The P6 Team | Oct 8, 2018 | Primavera P6, Project Management

In order to appear when using the project-level filter, a resource or role must be assigned to an activity. The project manager most typically plans the project schedule using trade skills and not individual resources. Schedule work is therefore initially assigned to...