Optimizing the Resource Plan View

Optimizing the Resource Plan View How can I compare the committed resource engagements to how I am scheduling resources in my project? This is a common question from Project Managers that are using Resource Engagements to calculate resource utilization. Diligent Project Managers want to compare the committed [...]

Templates Can Be Set to Calculate Resource Utilization from Engagements

Templates Can Be Set to Calculate Resource Utilization from Engagements   The training team at PPM Works understands that when creating Resource Engagements it can be difficult for Project Managers to remember to change the utilization setting in Project Professional 2016. Creating and submitting the Engagements is [...]

Reducing the Maximum Units for Enterprise Resources

Reducing the Maximum Units for Enterprise Resources PPM Works has a customer that asked how to lock down the Maximum Units for resources so that Project Managers could not assign them to tasks at a higher percentage. In training I am always advising Project Managers to reduce [...]

Microsoft Has Identified a Bug in the May 2017 CU for Project Server

Microsoft Has Identified a Bug in the May 2017 CU for Project Server PPM Works has identified a bug in the May 2017 CU. We have noticed after recent security updates that Project Center views were blank for select users. Not all users were impacted. The issue [...]

Project and Project Server July 2017 Updates Released

Project and Project Server July 2017 Updates Released Repost of Diana Balan’s blog 2017-07-12 Yesterday the Public Update (PU) for Project Server 2013 and 2016 were released for July 2017 . Client updates were released on July 11th and 5th respectively; server updates on July 11th. Typically [...]