In an earlier post, we covered how to gauge the value of using a more rigorous Resource Management approach for your organization. This post is aimed at providing a process-based […]
Read MoreOur last blog post covered how to use the different views in Microsoft Project to gather Resource Workload Information. But in order to optimize the plan, you have to put […]
Read MoreIntroduction One of the key ingredients to managing a successful project is to start off with a Microsoft Project plan that is complete and optimized. An “optimized” plan is one in […]
Read MoreJim Colton and Project Assistants CEO, Gus Cicala, will be leading a webinar on Ensuring ROI through Effective Project Portfolio Execution. Project Assistants is pleased to announce the agenda for […]
Read MoreProject Managers As Negotiators In a lot of ways, a project manager’s success is tied to their abilities as a negotiator. Projects start out so nebulous that even when they […]
Read MoreIntroduction In our last post, we introduced the basics of variances and demonstrated how to isolate for unfavorable Work Variances. It is equally important, however, to analyze how your dates […]
Read MoreIntroduction Keeping your project under control requires a periodic look for tasks that are not progressing as originally planned. As a first step, you must track progress by entering Actual […]
Read MoreA month ago, we outlined what businesses will be best suited to invest in project portfolio management (PPM) software. But once you determine that your organization has the three basic project […]
Read MoreWe find that many managers who are able to turn inputs into an aesthetically-pleasing dashboard, end up disappointed by the hard information that the outputs provide. Below we’ve provided a […]
Read MoreMicrosoft shook the world of project management when they announced on their blog that they had reached a Release to Manufacturing (RTM) on Project 2013. They have promised Project Professional […]
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