Archive for the ‘MS Project Tips’ Category4 Weekly FilterFriday, June 4th, 2010Setting a simple filter to show activities that should have started but have not finished or activities that are supposed to start within the next month. Better Rollup Reporting – Defining Outline CodesSaturday, May 15th, 2010How to provide better rollup reporting through outline codes in Microsoft Project The Dreaded Task TypeSaturday, May 15th, 2010One of the most confusing parts of Microsoft Project is the Task Type. The relationship between Activity Duration and Resource Assignment is defined by this field value. This article explains in detail the use of each task type and it’s effect on resource assignment calculations. Advanced FilteringSaturday, May 15th, 2010Some advanced filtering techniques that you can use on your projects Display Free, Total and Negative FloatSaturday, May 15th, 2010An article describing how to display Free, Total and Negative Float within a MS Project Gantt Chart view. Deadline Tasks – Avoiding ConstraintsFriday, May 14th, 2010What effect do deadline dates have to activities? How can we adjust the critical path properly and avoid using constraints? Task Splitting & Out of Sequence HandlingFriday, May 14th, 2010How to display out of sequence progressing in MS Project and how to update the plan to reflect true progress. The Best Settings for MS ProjectFriday, May 14th, 2010The most suitable options to set when using Microsoft Project SS / FF RelationshipsFriday, May 14th, 2010How to place a Start-to-Start and Finish-to-Finish relationship between two projects in Microsoft Project. Macro to Fix the Fixed Work ProblemTuesday, May 11th, 2010Have you assigned multiple resources to an activity only to find that extending the duration does not change the assignment dates? This Macro will help you! |