Monthly Archives: May 2011

Assigning Resources to the Recurring Task

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

  Hi, As I promised I will show you something that I consider as a bug, even though some books say that it is not a bug, but it is “like it is”!? First I will add two resources, John … Continue reading →

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Attaching Project Documentation to MS PROJECT

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

  Hi, MS Project can (also) serve as Project central repository. If you are not using MS SharePoint, you can attach Project document in a few different ways. First I will add two tasks to the project: I want to … Continue reading →

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Adjusting Assignments in The Team Planner View – Part 2.

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

Hi, I will show what you should pay attention to when you adjust assignments and reschedule your tasks in the project. First I will add four tasks to my project and they will be in automatic scheduled mode, and I … Continue reading →

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Adjusting Assignments in the Team Planner View

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

Hi, I will show you how you can easily adjust assignments and reschedule your tasks in the project. First I will add four tasks to my project and they will be in manually scheduled mode, and I will not schedule … Continue reading →

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Resolving over allocation in MS PROJECT 2010

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

Hi, I have received request for help from one reader of my blog. The request is: “Hi,I’m trying to create a new schedule for 1 person. I’d like to find a way to use automatic scheduling that will fill the … Continue reading →

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Task Relationships

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

There are four different task dependencies (relationships): Finish to Start (FS): The finish date of predecessor task determines the start date of the successor task Start to Start (SS): The start date of the predecessor task determines the start date … Continue reading →

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Customizing the Ribbon in MS PROJECT 2010–Part II

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

In this Blog I will make my own Tab, Groups and Commands. I will go to Backstage view: and then:   I will add a brand new Tab and I will call it “My Custom Tab” Now I have a … Continue reading →

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Customizing the Ribbon in MS PROJECT 2010

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

In this blog I will write about customizing the Ribbon. Let me start with an example. If you want to define your resources on a project you can do it on the View Tab: I will prefer that everything about … Continue reading →

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How to split tasks in MS PROJECT 2010

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

Hi, Suppose that you have a project with 5 tasks as is shown in the picture: Task 3 has a 3-day duration, and will start on Monday, 25.04.2011 and finish on Wednesday, 27.04.2011. What if your task can be done … Continue reading →

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