Request Reminders: New Feature in Project Online

Request Reminders: New Feature in Project Online In preparing for exam 70-348: Managing Projects and Portfolios with Microsoft PPM, I noticed a new feature in Resource Center that I quickly shared with the PPM Works team. Note: Alerts and reminders must be turned on in your environment [...]

Sorry, We Can’t Create Your Project Right Now

Sorry, We Can't Create Your Project Right Now When providing support for a PPM Works customer, we came across the following error message in the queue: The projects were failing to create and the jobs were blocking the queue. When creating a new project in PWA, the [...]

New Task Summary Name Field in Project Pro 2016

New Task Summary Name Field in Project Pro 2016 PPM Works would like to share a new field that was rolled out to Project Online customers in March of 2017. The Task Summary Name field is a read only field now available in Project 2016. This feature [...]

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 [...]