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Can any recommend a pre-assessment test for MS Project users Microsoft Project

Can any recommend a pre-assessment test for MS Project users

Posted: 12 Nov 2005 06:27 AM PST

Steve,
Thank you. I agree with you 100 percent and have had formal training in PM
and teach those skills along with the software. However, this training was
done as a requirement of a state workforce grant and apparently, they need to
see a pre and post assessment on software skills as well as for the PM
training the group received.

Kay

"Steve House [Project MVP]" wrote:
 

MS Project -> Lotus Notes

Posted: 11 Nov 2005 01:14 PM PST

Hi,

thanks for your response. I found in between by google research a the tool
Allocatus, which does what I want.

Thanks again
Graham

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"JulieS" <passport6847 at maine dot rr dot com> wrote in message
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how do I stop project from calculating actuals

Posted: 11 Nov 2005 12:28 PM PST

Hi,

You could also use Physical %complete which does not feed back to actuals
and seems to be what you have in mind.

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"capo3playd" <microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
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What percent of projects are late and overbudget?

Posted: 11 Nov 2005 06:23 AM PST

Hi Dan,

I can't give you figures, but I can suggest you define what is meant by
"success". On time and within budget is not a valid measure. I would be so
bold as to suggest that some 90% of properly planned projects would be on
time and within budget if they were allowed to progress from start to
completion without any interference. The prime reason why projects appear
go astray is because the parameters on which the project was planned, are
changed frequently as the project progresses, without due acceptance of the
subsequent changes to completion date and extra costs. Indeed, in spite of
all the changes to specifications, projects are more often than not unfairly
measured against the originally stated completion date and budget. If only
the PMs could be left alone to get on with the job without change!

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

nospam wrote: 

How can I input a deadline with an option of 5 days delay is ok?

Posted: 11 Nov 2005 02:40 AM PST

First of all, you shouldn't try to set start and finish dates for tasks at
all - these are normally calculated values. In fact the whole reason
scheduling software such as Project exists is to calculate those dates for
you. The start date is calculated as the earliest possible start based on
project kick-off date and the durations, links, etc of all the tasks leading
up to the task in question. The finish date is the calculated from start
date plus the estimated duration it will take to complete the work. To show
that it needs to be completed by a certain date, set the deadline entry on
the task's advanced tab to that date.

I notice your example is a task that lasts an entire year. A task is a
discrete block of work done by a single set of skills that results in a
single deliverable and very, very rarely would such a thing last a full
year. In fact, the general rule of thumb is called the "8/80 Rule" which
says if the task is less than 8 hours in duration you're micro-managing to
excess but if it is more than 80 hours you haven't broken things down far
enough to actually be able to manage it at all.
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Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer & Consultant
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"Yon Han CHONG" <Yon Han microsoft.com> wrote in message
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How do I prioritize tasks in Project 2003?

Posted: 10 Nov 2005 02:16 PM PST

One of the primary uses of Critical Path Scheduling is to prioritze
tasks. Tasks with less slack have a higher priority than tasks with
more slack. Of course, you have to take in other factors as well, like
risk, complexity, etc. But certainly slack should be a factor.

% Incomplete Tasks

Posted: 10 Nov 2005 10:46 AM PST

Hi Qaspec,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :)

You might like to have a look at my series on Microsoft Project in the
TechTrax ezine, particularly #14 - Customizing Fields, at this site:
http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc or this:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMFrame.asp?CMD=ArticleSearch&AUTH=23
(Perhaps you'd care to rate the article before leaving the site, :)
Thanks.)

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :)

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

JulieS wrote: 

Cross-project dependencies

Posted: 10 Nov 2005 10:41 AM PST

Thanks, Jan. I spoke too soon -- the master does in fact show the links in
grey. We can close this thread.

"Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
 

PERT on 'Work' - not 'Duration'

Posted: 10 Nov 2005 02:47 AM PST

Hi Johannes,

You are welcome for the answer and glad to know it helped solve your
dilemma. As far as the why question -- sorry, I gave up long ago trying to
fathom the reasoning why for all software -- including Project ;-).

Thanks for the feedback.
Julie

"Johannes Nyholm Jørgensen"
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Best Practice

Posted: 09 Nov 2005 07:08 AM PST

Create a hammock task that is whose duraton is driven by the project start
and end dates for the managment task(s) an assign the PM to it as tjhe
resource.

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MS Project Trainer & Consultant
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