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Posted: 10 Jan 2006 03:32 AM PST

Hugh,

Have you considered the "Save as Web Page" option - this will allow you to
provide people with an interest with a "Static" image of your project plan
as of a specific date and also has the benefit of being tamper proof and you
only disclosing the information you want people to have whereas access to an
mpp file allows both access all areas and can be changed "inadvertently".
There is an article on save as HTML in the downloads section of my website.

Happy planning.

--
Dominic Moss

www.projectability.co.uk

Helping people achieve more with Microsoft Project

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"JulieS" <passport6847 at maine dot rr dot com> wrote in message
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How do I assign work for 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM in Project?

Posted: 09 Jan 2006 06:36 PM PST

Hi LostProject Manager,

The calendar times need to be entered so they don't span over 12:00 am
(midnight.) For example, if the night crews start work on Sunday night at
6:00 pm and finishes the shift at 6:00 am on Monday:
Choose Tools > Change Working Time to open the Change Working Time dialog
box.
Select all Sundays by clicking on the column heading for Sunday.
Enter 6:00 pm in the From: box. Enter 12:00 am in the To box.
Then select all Mondays by clicking the "M" column heading.
Enter 12:00 am in the From box and 6:00 AM in to To box (first row.)
In the next row down enter 6:00 pm in the next From box and 12:00 am in the
To box.

You may want to take a look at the "Night Shift" base calendar in the Change
Working Time dialog box for some guidance.

Hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie

"LostProjectManager" <microsoft.com> wrote in
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MSP Service Packs

Posted: 09 Jan 2006 03:19 PM PST

Handy link if you're trying to determine what version service pack you have
installed.

Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837241
Client (How to check the version of Office 2003 products)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821549/

Cheers,

Nick



"Ray McCoppin" wrote:
 

Project Profitability

Posted: 09 Jan 2006 02:33 PM PST

Thanks, Rod, this is great. Optimal would be to have Project track changing
Internal Cost against a constant External Cost saved in a baseline, because
then I could pinpoint to management just what the delays were and how much
they cost us (and also how much innovations saved). But for the scale I need
it this is perfect because I can do it by hand.

"Rod Gill" wrote:
 

Can I "hide" tasks?

Posted: 09 Jan 2006 02:20 PM PST

Hi Sally,

This approach is exactly like hiding tasks, so what do you mean by
"presented with cutting or deleting tasks"? I have never seen MS Project's
filter function present a user with a requirement to cut/delete tasks. If
you can be more specific with the scenario, I can probably give you some
other ideas.

-Bill

--
William Raymond
BLOG: http://www.mympa.org/blog.aspx


"Sally" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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MS Project's future?

Posted: 09 Jan 2006 02:06 PM PST

Hi Andrew,

You might want to take a look at Deieter Zirkler's Blog. Not sure how
often/if it will keep getting updated, but there is some good reading to get
you up to speed. Unfortunately, people in the beta are also under NDA or
we'd be happy to fill you in. Of course, if you have a need for the beta,
you could always contact your local MS office and see if you can get in on
the beta.

http://blogs.msdn.com/dieterz/

-Bill

--
William Raymond
BLOG: http://www.mympa.org/blog.aspx


"Andrew F." <com> wrote in message
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Questions about Project Server

Posted: 09 Jan 2006 01:59 PM PST

It is technically possible to put MS Project on a server and interact with
it via Active Server pages. It is kind of difficult, though, but we could
set it up for you through our company, Teledyne Solutions, Inc. Contact my
boss, Mike Legg, at com if you are interested. Using this
technique gives you complete control over your scheduling application rather
than having to change the people to fit the software.
Regards,
Rick

"Datian" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Need Project consultant

Posted: 09 Jan 2006 01:12 PM PST

Take a look at our web site. We have great experience with large and small
customers both in consulting and training on Project Pro and Project Server.
--
Edward J. Metzler
EPM Solutions
m503.805.7758 http://www.epmsolutions.net



"Laura Guffey" wrote:
 

Group by Custom Field Order

Posted: 09 Jan 2006 12:58 PM PST

I understand you can group by a custom field and specify ascending/descending
order. What I'm looking for is can you define an order other than
ascending/descending.

For example, I have a custom field named Site. I would like to group tasks
in the following order:

Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Denver

This is the same order that I have the pull down menu in and I'm curious to
know if you can specify the pull down menu order or any other (besides
ascending/descending).

Thanks

"calihdog" wrote:
 

Copy Pic: # lines selected appears to be 10: can it be increased?

Posted: 09 Jan 2006 09:20 AM PST

Tried that... it worked. Thanks.

"Gérard Ducouret" wrote:
 

Scheduling Resources based on availability

Posted: 09 Jan 2006 08:08 AM PST

Thank you very much. Those articles are a BIG help. Your comments also made
it more clear.

"JulieS" wrote:
 

Managing One Project with Multiple Sub-Projects

Posted: 09 Jan 2006 07:56 AM PST


Kent wrote: 

Not really. If someone else has the file open, they can make edits.
When they save their edits, the RP will be opened briefly to update,
even if someone else has it open.
 

No. Even though you have only one project open, the resource usage will
reflect all projects. It will level based on all resource needs.
 

Not sure on this one. I don't recall this being the case, but it's been
awhile. Maybe someone else can comment.
 

Hope this helps in your world.

Cannot change start date for a task

Posted: 09 Jan 2006 07:00 AM PST

Babar --

Try the following:

1. Double-click the name of the task
2. Select the Advanced tab
3. Set the Contraint Type as Must Start On
4. Set the Contraint Date to 1/9/06
5. Click OK

Does the task move to its new Start date? Let us know.

--
Dale A. Howard [MVP]
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
http://www.projectserverexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"


"Babar" <com> wrote in message
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Adding vertical, task or time driven lines on a Gantt

Posted: 09 Jan 2006 06:59 AM PST

Thank you for replying,

This solution begins to address the solution for me but I am not sure how to
force the line to give me a vertical line rather than a line that tracks task
data. Is there a way to make this line ignore tasks?

What information causes the status line to divert to some tasks and not
others? all my actual work done = 0

Thanks, Sally.

"Prj_Mngr" wrote:
 

Multiple Resources per Task

Posted: 09 Jan 2006 06:20 AM PST

Hello,
The limit of 255 characters applies only for the cells in the Resource
Sheet. The Task information dialog accept a lot more..
In fact, it seems that the true limit is 500 characters. After that, the
Assign button is greyed out.

Gérard Ducouret

"calihdog" <microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
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long 

Group By Subtotals

Posted: 09 Jan 2006 06:06 AM PST

In article <com>,
"harropj" <com> wrote:
 

Jim,
OK, but that's not what you showed in your example. The example shows
group totals for the tasks, not the assignments. Nonetheless, Project
2000 does not total the timescaled data when grouping (it only totals
the static data - left side of screen). On the other hand, Project 2003
does total timescaled values when grouping, (I don't know about Project
2002). Apparently that was a new feature added in the latest version of
Project. Project 2003 also added the option to either total the task or
assignment timescaled values when grouping.

There are a couple of choices. You can upgrade to Project 2003, or you
can export the timescaled data to Excel using the "yze timescaled
data in Excel" add-in for Project 2000.

Hope this helps.
John
Project MVP 

Master/Sub Project formatting

Posted: 08 Jan 2006 01:03 PM PST

Thanks for such a fast reply - thought that must be the case.

You spotted my split personality :-)

Cheers - Burt?????

Gérard Ducouret wrote: 

Can't change "Data entry options" in Value List dialog

Posted: 08 Jan 2006 09:42 AM PST

Hi Skip,

Next time try posting on the server newsgroup. Please see FAQ Item: 24.
Project Newsgroups. FAQs, companion products and other useful Project
information can be seen at this web address:
http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Mike Glen
Project MVP



"Skip" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Outlining in Master projects

Posted: 07 Jan 2006 12:28 PM PST

In article <com>,
"Sally" <microsoft.com> wrote:
 

Sally,
You're welcome.
John 

Create a custom Field

Posted: 07 Jan 2006 11:38 AM PST

Terry, I already have the % complete. I'm looking for a way to show where a
% complete should be on the status date. If the task is late, and shows 33%
complete, but on the status date it should be 41% complete I want to be able
to show that as well as the "Complete Through Date" this will give a visual
reference. Hypothetically - a task is 33% complete with a complete through
date od 12/30/05, but on 1/10/06 the status date, it should have been 41%
complete. I want to show in 2 separate columns 41% and 12/30/05.

"Terry" wrote:
 

How do I create a report with specifc columns in Project 2003?

Posted: 06 Jan 2006 04:11 PM PST

In article <com>,
"MSProjectUser" <microsoft.com> wrote:
 

MSProjectUser,
You're welcome.

John 

Recording Completion when actual work is <> budgeted

Posted: 06 Jan 2006 03:53 PM PST

Project Management is primarily about Scope, Cost and Time.
It is more about the Tasks and the Durations first, and the Work (Hours) and
Cost follow from that.
Some estimating methods are "quantities based" rather than "Task based".
For example steel structures are often estimated as Hours/tonne, like yours.
This produces a budget for Hours and Costs but does not define the Tasks and
their Durations or any of the scheduling data.
You have still left out some essential information, the estimated Duration.
I can assume (can I?) 80 Hours means 100% of 1 person, 8 hours per day, 10
days.

A.
Status Date = end of Day 5
Planned/estimated/budget/baseline production rate = 8 pages per day
BCWP = 32 pages x $20/page = $640
BCWS = 40 pages x $20/page = $800
ACWP = $800 (you say 50% of Total)
CPI = BCWP/ACWP = 640/800 = 0.8, indicates that what is being achieved is
costing more than the estimate.
SPI = BCWP/BCWS = 640/800 = 0.8, you are behind schedule, ie not having
earned what was planned/estimated/hoped for, for up to the Status Date.
EAC = ACWP + (BAC - BCWP)/CPI
BAC = 80 pages total x $20 per page = $1600
EAC = 800 + (1600 - 640)/(0.8) = $2000
At $40/page Price, your total price would be $3200 and the profit $1600,
except that EAC says that if you carry on like this it will only be $1200.
Your estimated Cost/unit for pages was estimated to be $20 but turned out to
be 800/32 = $25.
Every page you do shaves $5 off your profit which was estimated at $20/page
(Marginal Pain Ratio = 25% (I made that up)).
The estimated production rate was 8 pages per day but in 5 days we achieved
32 pages or 6.4 pages per day.
You now have still to do what was planned (ie Tasks) to be done up to the
Status Date but wasn't, plus all Task which was planned to be done from the
Status Date to completion, by the same old planned completion date unless
you can extend the finish date.
If you are stuck with the same deadline, then achieving it this will be a
challenge if the evidence so far is that the project runs behind schedule
already.
Basically, you have 48 pages to go and if only 5 days to do them in then you
have to immediately get the production rate up to an average 9.6 pages per
day.
If the production rate can be held to the observed 6.4 pages per day then
you need 48/6.4 = 7.5 days, or 2.5 more.
Measure the up to date performance and then re-plan the remaining Duration,
Work, Cost, which amounts to revising your earlier estimates (they were
wrong, performance is what it is, a fact, neither efficient or inefficient).
The great thing about a half time review is that you get to have another go
at the plan for what remains.
Having extracted the necessary data from the past, ignore the past and move
on.

When this project started the CPI and SPI were both 1, but have declined by
0.2 in 5 days. Even holding the CPI and SPI at an unhappy 0.8 for the next 5
days will require something special to be done. In another 5 days they might
follow this "trend" (not really enough data to call this a trend) and be at
0.6 both.

I'll leave the other examples for you. See below.



"J Augenstein" <net> wrote in message
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Sorry, no. Your phrase "40% of the actual work is complete." is incorrect
twice.
40% of the Task (ie 40% of the pages) is complete.
Work is Hours.
The EV acronyms are imperfect in this way too. They should be BCTS, BCTS,
ACTP (substitute "Task" for "Work").
Also, you say "of the actual" work. It isn't "actual". The 40% is 40% of the
total estimated number of pages.
The total "Cost Budget" is $1600 so 50% consumed = $800, yes?
 
CPI = 1
SPI = 1
OK
 
CPI = 960/800 = 1.2
SPI = 960/800 = 1.2
ie you are getting more done than you estimated and you are paying less for
it than estimated, very OK.
 

Define "OK".

Cost is the same, but when I compare that to actual output, 

HOW DO I USE THE PAYROLL CACULATOR

Posted: 06 Jan 2006 11:10 AM PST

You're welcome, Cecilia, no problem. I hope you get an answer to your
problem :-)

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP



"CECILIA" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Circular Dependencies - how to make?

Posted: 06 Jan 2006 07:44 AM PST

Thanks

Scott Hanebutt

"Jan De Messemaeker" wrote: