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New Updates to the Timeline in Project Pro 2016

New Updates to the Timeline in Project Pro 2016 Customers often ask PPM Works if they can add % Complete to the Timeline view in Project Professional using the formatting options. Well Microsoft has heard your requests. The Timeline now displays shading to indicate progress! Also note [...]

Analyzing Resources in Portfolio Analysis

Analyzing Resources in Portfolio Analysis Both Project Server 2016/2013/2010 and Project Online include Portfolio Analysis. PPM Works has developed courses that take the the Portfolio Manager step by step through the entire process from beginning to end. This blog focuses on the Requirements Detail view in the [...]

Microsoft Customer Immersion Experience – CIE

Microsoft Customer Immersion Experience - CIE Just completed my US Customer Immersion Experience Facilitator Training at the Atlanta Microsoft Technology Center! What a great experience. This is not a formal training experience or a demo but a hands on facilitated exploration of Microsoft technologies including Office 365, [...]

Team Tasks and the Team Assignment Pool

Team Tasks and the Team Assignment Pool Late last year Microsoft rolled out a new feature for Team Tasks for Project Online customers. I happened to stumble upon it when assisting a PPM Works customer with configuring team tasks. Our customer has an on premise Project Server [...]

Creating Rules to Approve Task Updates in Project Web App

Creating Rules to Approve Task Updates in Project Web App As a trainer for PPM Works am I often asked about creating rules so Project Managers do not have to approve task updates. As a Project Manager that manages fixed work tasks in projects, the thought of [...]