Project Assistants CEO Gus Cicala provide his view of what is going on in the business world and what it might mean for your organization. Political talk in the workplace is dangerous but critical. Benjamin Franklin said, “It is the first responsibility...
Read MoreOne of the most revamped features in Microsoft Project over the last several years is their reporting options. This post covers the best reports and summaries to keep an eye on, as well as a quick guide on how to use them. 1) Project Statistics The Project...
Read MoreOur last post introduced project baselining in a general, theoretical sense. This post will demonstrate how to set and view baselines in Microsoft Project. Microsoft Project allows you to view baseline data by applying the Baseline Table. To do this:...
Read MoreOur last post covered the basics of how to set and view baselines in Microsoft Project. This post will cover intermediate baselining functions, including: Setting multiple baselines in MS Project Capturing interim plans Clearing MS Project baselines Using...
Read MoreThe baseline in project management represents your expectations for the project. When you track actual project progress, you can use the project baseline to compare your original plan for the project with the actual results. You can track which tasks...
Read MoreThis series has given a full overview of progress tracking. This post will answer what you should track and how you should do it. Click here to view our earlier post that introduces progress tracking, or here for our last post on the 7 approaches to progress...
Read MoreOur last post covered what Progress Tracking is and how to sell it to your project team. This post will cover some approaches to doing it and how to know which to use. The Seven Levels of Tracking – A Model Level 0: No tracking Level 1: Key % complete,...
Read MoreThese next three posts will cover Progress Tracking. This post introduces the concept and clears the air on some preconceptions about the process. What is Progress Tracking? A very important part of the monitoring activity is tracking. Progress Tracking...
Read MoreProject management can be lonely for the project manager. They know all too well that the project team members and stakeholders may not understand how project management is supposed to work. Since project management deals in a world of uncertainty, things...
Read MoreBusiness leaders don’t usually want to learn lessons the hard way through trial and error. But you also don’t have the time to read a whole library and see what connects with you. We’re here to separate the wheat from the chaff of the...
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