Forecast under-allocated resources Microsoft Project |
- Forecast under-allocated resources
- Resource Cost - two projects
- gantt chart technical issue....
- Funky tasks
- Copying Legend
- locking columns
- Analyze Timescale Data in Excel - available fields
- Exporting MSP 98 .mpp to .mpx files.
- Work completed inconsistencies
- Resouce Scheduling
- Resource Shift Work & Multiple Projects
- Setting up Titles or headings that are not to become task, Just titles
- Baseline Work in Hours?
- COLUMNS
| Forecast under-allocated resources Posted: 16 Apr 2004 08:12 AM PDT Thank you. I'll try that. sandy |
| Posted: 16 Apr 2004 07:28 AM PDT Simon Clayton -- Here's a technique I have used successfully to quickly change the Cost Rate Table used for an entire project: 1. Open a US project in which the Cost Rate Table B needs to be applied to every assignment 2. Click View - Task Usage 3. Right-click on the Work column header than click Insert Column from the shortcut menu 4. Select the Cost Rate Table field and click OK 5. Click Edit - Replace 6. Enter A in the "Find what" field and and enter B in the "Replace with" field 7. Select the "Look in field" dropdown list and select the Cost Rate Table field 8. Select the "Test" dropdown list and select Equals 9. Click the Replace All button Using this technique, you can quickly change the Cost Rate Table setting for all task assignments across the entire project. Believe me, it is a lot easier doing this than changing every Cost Rate Table value for every assignment. Hope this helps! -- Dale A. Howard [MVP] Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant http://www.msprojectexperts.com "We wrote the book on Project Server" "Simon Clayton" <microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1d88201c423bf$1e87d2c0$gbl... |
| gantt chart technical issue.... Posted: 16 Apr 2004 07:18 AM PDT Harumph - 36" x 60" you say???? First PERT chart I saw was about 15 years ago, the task chart for a major renovation project for a huge mine and smelter operation in Utah. As I recall the Network Diagram/PERT chart covered 3 entire walls, from ceiling to floor, of a standard length double-wide trailer home (caravan) that served as the project office. -- Steve House [MVP] MS Project Trainer/Consultant Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs "Jeremy" <cc> wrote in message news:1dd3b01c423bd$9fe347c0$gbl... |
| Posted: 15 Apr 2004 09:15 PM PDT Got it - Thanks Jan! - Jeff "Jan De Messemaeker" <jandemes at prom hyphen ade dot be> wrote in message news:O7f6Y%phx.gbl... message |
| Posted: 15 Apr 2004 10:26 AM PDT You could print the Gantt (or other) view to a PDF file using Adobe Acrobat or similar and then embed the PDF into the target application. -- Steve House [MVP] MS Project Trainer/Consultant Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs "Gene" <com> wrote in message news:google.com... |
| Posted: 15 Apr 2004 08:23 AM PDT If you want to get really fancy, you can write VB as an add in and using the "On task change" event, trap and reject changes to certain fields. Unfortunately, add-ins are un-installable so the clever user will get around it... :-( Mark -- __________________________________________________ _______ Mark Durrenberger, PMP Principal, Oak Associates, Inc, www.oakinc.com "Advancing the Theory and Practice of Project Management" __________________________________________________ ______ The nicest thing about NOT planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by a period of worry and depression. - Sir John Harvey-Jones "Rachael" <microsoft.com> wrote in message news:187f001c422fd$9cee26e0$gbl... |
| Analyze Timescale Data in Excel - available fields Posted: 15 Apr 2004 08:21 AM PDT Hi John, I have created a custom field (text). My project needs to be summarised along a different axis to that provided by the current data analysis tool. By creating the additional column I wanted to summarise all the task with say "server" or "migration" and export these only into excel. But I would also need the custom field / column to export as well otherwise I'll have to manually input the information and my project files is about to grow! I have downloaded the file from the link you provided and fully intend to read the documentation. I will post into the NG if I have any questions - hopefully you can reply time permitting. Again, thanks for posting the additional bolt-on - I never knew this existed! There must be many Bolt-on, add-ins I have never even considered. Cheers - Vers "John" <com> wrote in message news:microsoft.com... |
| Exporting MSP 98 .mpp to .mpx files. Posted: 14 Apr 2004 10:21 PM PDT MPX simply doesn't support these fields, and many other fields. The MPX file format was introduced early in MSProject's life (v1?) and was updated a couple of times - finally resulting in MPX4 which roughly corresponds to the capabilities of MSProject4.1 New features in subsequent versions of MSProject were NOT incorporated into a revised MPX specification. The ability to save MPX was omitted from MSProject 2000 (or was it 2002?), and I think MSProject2003 can't even open MPX. hope this helps Steve Kearon "Daniel S" <com> wrote in message news:1ccb301c422a9$7de9fac0$gbl... |
| Work completed inconsistencies Posted: 14 Apr 2004 02:26 PM PDT Hi I think you've hit on it. The tasks in question do not have resources assigned although are showing a % complete. When I enter resources and rerun it, % complete shows. Thank you - |
| Posted: 14 Apr 2004 01:58 PM PDT Thank You Gerard. Is there a way that I can globally change the units fields in all tasks? i.e Right now they are set greater than on the resource sheet. resources available on layers, the max units'll resource effectively 3 brick layers. Or a 8hrs day) the Max unit of écrit dans le message between project of a |
| Resource Shift Work & Multiple Projects Posted: 14 Apr 2004 12:20 AM PDT I tend to think of resources in general as "skill set packages."Since the resources have different skill sets I would suggest listing them as individuals - Bill, Mary, etc. Do NOT have an "aggregate resource" called Help Desk with a max avail of 400% - you have to have one or the other as project has no way of knowing that Bill is also on of the 4 Help Deskers. An aggregate resource, like using "carpenters, 500%" to represent 5 carpenters, implies that the people are freely interchangeable and it doesn't matter which member of the group is assigned to a task, which is not the case in your circumstance. Their work shift then is described by their individual resource calendar. You can use the Resource Group field as a reminder that they are all Help Desk resources and to group their work and costs for reporting. I can't think of a way to automate insuring that one of them is always on duty on the help desk task, you'll just have to do that manually - that why they pay the pm big bucks, to keep her eye on such details <LOL>. -- Steve House [MVP] MS Project Trainer/Consultant Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs "Julie" <net.au> wrote in message news:google.com... |
| Setting up Titles or headings that are not to become task, Just titles Posted: 13 Apr 2004 07:21 PM PDT This is exactly what the summary task is for...but the "title" should be something meaningful in the project process and progression like your phase 1, phase 2, etc, examples, and NOT some artificial construct such as using summaries to group tasks by department responsible and the like. -- Steve House [MVP] MS Project Trainer/Consultant Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs "Aasim KORE" <com> wrote in message news:com... separate each group of task by title. Let's say, Phase 1 is the title, Phase two is the title and so on. The series of task are then found under each title. Is this possible? Also, I am looking for strategic management templates are there any out there. |
| Posted: 13 Apr 2004 05:16 PM PDT Julie, Thanks. Not obvious "work entered" affects how work is displayed???? M. -- __________________________________________________ _______ Mark Durrenberger, PMP Principal, Oak Associates, Inc, www.oakinc.com "Advancing the Theory and Practice of Project Management" __________________________________________________ ______ The nicest thing about NOT planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by a period of worry and depression. - Sir John Harvey-Jones "JulieS" <microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1c1b001c421b9$64a3a890$gbl... |
| Posted: 12 Apr 2004 03:26 PM PDT Hi Theres probably a better way of handling this , but I created a few simple Tables that list all the customised fields; just in case I don't customise it first, or are looking thru master files. To obviate the need to go searching, when inserting the new column, right click and select Customise. If you email me I will send you a file with the tables I use. in them, just for ease of viewing the screen. Now, when I want to "unhide" them (you know, like in excel) I can't find the "unhide" button. |
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