Quickly Determine if a Task Has Been Baselined
Manually Checking for Unbaselined Tasks How do you know whether a task has been baselined in a Microsoft Project schedule? The direct way to determine if a task has been baselined is to apply [...]
Overview of New Features in Project for the Web
Overview Ever since the introduction of Project for the Web in late 2019, Microsoft has slowly but steadily rolled out new features for this software application. In this blog post article, I want to [...]
Create a Change Requests Table in Microsoft Project
Background Information If you are a user of the Microsoft Project desktop application, there is no built-in method for tracking change request activity in your project schedule. However, you can create a custom table that [...]
Fun with Formatting of the Gantt Chart View
Default Formatting As you are probably already aware, the default formatting of the Gantt Chart pane, which is shown on the right side of the Gantt Chart view, is as follows: Detailed tasks are displayed [...]
Allow Project Managers Read-Only Access to All Projects in Project Online
Background By default, the security permissions in Project Online and Microsoft Project Server only allow project managers to open and edit their own projects, and do not allow project managers to see anyone else’s projects [...]
Create a Hammock Task
Background A common need for many project managers who use Microsoft Project is to create a task that spans the entire timeframe of the project, from the Start date of the project to the Finish [...]