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]
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]
