Part 1 of this investigation of Layered Calendar Management in Microsoft Project explored the strategy and provided an overview of the features in MS Project that make the approach possible. This article covers how to put the strategy of Layered Calendar Management into practice. It provides step by step instructions on how the project manager can execute the methodology on [Continue Reading]
A Wrinkling Time – Part 1: Layered Calendar Management Strategy in MS Project
Calendars in Microsoft Project are used to indicate the working time for resources. Working time is determined by the hours that a resource is available and the impact of what MS Project calls an exception. Exceptions are usually holidays, vacations, or other scheduled time off but they can be time on for what is normally time off like working on a weekend. An exception is any [Continue Reading]
The Project Scheduling Formula – Part 3
Review of the MS Project Scheduling Formula is the third part in the Point Prox Video Series concerning the subject. This episode will explore the concept of Microsoft Project's Tasks Types and how you can use the feature to make managing schedule calculations easier. Task Types control how Microsoft Project will calculate the scheduling formula when changes are made to [Watch video]
The Project Scheduling Formula – Part 2
Part 2 of the Project Scheduling Formula exploration will review the Microsoft Project Effort Driven Scheduling feature and how it impacts schedule calculations. Of importance is the concept of Peak Units, a type of effort measure, which is critical to understanding how MS Project implements the Scheduling Formula. These ideas can cause confusion and frustration until one [Watch video]
The Project Scheduling Formula – Part 1
This tutorial from the Point Prox Video Series is the first of a multi-part series that will explore the execution of the MS Project 2016 scheduling formula. The execution and management of this scheduling formula is one of the things that makes Project more than just a spreadsheet with some fancy drawing tools. The formula controls how durations, work, and resource usages are [Watch video]
