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]
Project Scheduling and Dependency Attributes
Part of building a project schedule entails the sequencing of tasks to be completed in furtherance of the project. There are a number of determinants that go into sequencing, but one of the most important is to determine project schedule task dependencies. A dependency between tasks is: what needs to happen before something else can occur. The first task, that is the task that [Continue Reading]
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]
Creating a New Schedule in MS Project
For this project management tutorial we will be setting up a new Microsoft Project schedule document. The settings and configurations are designed for the types of tasks that are typically used in a software project. Since this type of effort usually encompasses work performed by staff to complete tasks, we will set up the schedule so that it calculates for this common [Watch video]