Author Archives: Nenad Trajkovski

About Nenad Trajkovski

Location: Zagreb, Croatia Occupation: Project Manager Interests: Project Management and MS PROJECT He was born in Zagreb, Croatia at 1963. After completing his college he started working on projects in different business areas (banking, manufacturing, automotive industry, distribution, oil companies, etc.) developing and implementing ERP systems into different companies. He has got a lot of experience working with people in different business processes and also possesses great knowledge in information technologies and financial services. Today he works as a business consultant, adn Project Manager in PERPETUUM MOBILE d.o.o. Zagreb. He is a regular lecturer for Project Management in MS Innovation Center in Varaždin, Logosoft Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina and SEAVUS GROUP in Skopje Macedonia. He was named the best lecturer of WINDAYS 2008 while his lecture was also voted as the best. In addition, he was in TOP 10 lecturers at the MS SINERGY 2009 and MS VISIA 2009, 2010. Shares first place as the best lecturer of KulenDays 2009 and 2010 and PMI Conference 2009 in Zagreb. He is also a regular lecturer in the MS Community. He is a Certified Accountant and a PMP (Project Manager Professional) and a PMI-RMP (Risk Manager Professional), MCP, MCT, and Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist - Microsoft Project 2010. From 01.01.2012 awarded with MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Proffesional - Microsoft Project)!

Splitting Tasks again in MS PROJECT 2013

  Hi, I’ve got a question from one of my Blog Readers: “’I’m looking for a more precise method (non-graphical?) to set up the splits. For example I want to split a 10-work-day task halfway through, and have work resume … Continue reading

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Task Calendars and Lag in MS PROJECT 2013

Hi, today I will answer to this question: “You have 2 tasks which own different task calendars (Standard 5day and 7day calendar). They are connected FS and have a lag, lets say 5 days. Which calendar does the lag use?” … Continue reading

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Departments and Projects in MS PROJECT 2010 – Part 2

  Hi, as you know from my last Post, I created Departments, and I have assigned to the Project Manager Projman2 two departments (SIR and SIC), and no department to Project Manager named Projman1. Now let’s suppose that Project Manager … Continue reading

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Departments and Projects in MS PROJECT 2010 – Part 1

  Hi, today I am gong to show how are Departments connected with Projects in MS PROJECT SERVER 2010! First let me show you Departments in my Company: and than: and I will get: Now I am going to show … Continue reading

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How to make modified Calendar default for future Projects in MS PROJECT 2013!

  Hi, here is the question from my Blog reader: “Is there a way to change the default calendar so that every new project is created with the predefined working time?” Let me show you how can you accomplish that! … Continue reading

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How to apply Project Calendar in MS PROJECT 2013

Hi, My Blog reader had a problem. He made a Calendar for his Project in MS PROJECT 2013, but he forgot to apply it to the specific project. How to do it after you have a Tasks, and/or resources. First … Continue reading

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Slack (or Float) types in Microsoft Project 2013, Part 2

  Hi, Let us continue with Slack story in MS PROJECT 2013. First I will create a new Project with Task List: Because picture is too big I will show you the Gant Chart: Now, again I will apply the … Continue reading

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Slack (or Float) types in Microsoft Project 2013, Part 1

  Hi, Today I am going to explain slack, or float in MS PROJECT 2013. There are two types of slack in MS PROJECT 2013: Free slack: The free slack of an activity is the time this activity can be … Continue reading

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

My dear Blog readers, instead of new Tips and Tricks in MS PROJECT 2013 /2010 this week, I am whishing you a great New Year! Thank you for your comments, observations, questions, and mentions! Best regards, Nenad  

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Overtime, Costs, and Fixed Duration in MS PROJECT 2013

Hi, I got this issue from my Blog Reader: “OK. I am entering in hours in overtime work field as the instructions note but when I view the cost table, only the regular hours are calculated in the cost. This … Continue reading

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