Use custom fields to add start date and/or finish date week number columns, e.g. a column to show date in the format “2021 Week 10”, in a Microsoft project schedule

When all subtasks in Microsoft Project are milestones, the summary task percent complete is always 0% unless all the subtasks are 100%. The workaround in this tutorial will display a % complete based on number of milestones completed.

What are the key points to consider when creating a construction project schedule? Do you know how to perform a Monte Carlo analysis on your project schedule? These are addressed in our latest roundup of blog posts from other sites.

Baseline Execution Index (BEI) is one of the metrics in the DCMA 14-Point Assessment for project schedules and in this post, we are going to look at how to calculate and display BEI in a Microsoft Project schedule.

By default, Microsoft Project does not display task % complete numbers with decimal places. In this tutorial, you will learn how to add decimal places to % complete using custom fields.

Dashboards are important when it comes to summarising data for quick insights therefore your choice of visualisations becomes key in how effective your dashboards are.

Do you have an opinion on the state of CPM project schedules? Do you know why false critical paths are abound in schedules?

Do you know that Microsoft Project does not display Critical Path? Do you want to know more about Critical Path myth in Microsoft Project?

Learn how to use Custom Fields to display traffic light (RAG Status) for progress status of tasks in a Microsoft Project schedule.

The workaround in this tutorial is for Primavera P6 Users looking for ways to display a baseline % complete column in Microsoft Project. This workaround also shows how to roll-up summary tasks % complete.

Good news for Planners and Scheduler who depend on Excel for reporting as the Conditional Formatting gets a makeover with resizable dialog box and ability to duplicate rules.

Learn how to use Custom Fields to replicate Primavera P6 Activity Codes to enable grouping and/or filtering of tasks in Microsoft Project.

This week’s review of blogsphere brings you posts about risk analysis, importance of keeping records when it comes to EOT and the advantages of LD clauses. If you like pie-charts, then you might want to read why they are considered ugly.

This week’s review features one of the best articles I have read in a long time and it is from Planning & Scheduling experts, Glen Palmer and Chris Carson. You want to read about their recommended approaches to a successfully on-time delivery of projects.

When it comes to building a new project schedule, while it is very tempting to use a copy of an existing schedule from a previous project of similar scope and adapting it to suit, I would advise against it.

Microsoft Excel is a powerful analytical and reporting tool and here are 10 Excel functions I think budding Project Planners & Schedulers should be using.

This week’s review highlights the need for good quality project data and the advantages of integrating schedule & cost risk analysis. It also discusses how to prevent and expediate claims on construction projects as well as how to improve communication at construction sites.

Read about the LinkedIn discussion on the use of Time Location charts on Linear Projects & get links to a free template & mini-course on planning processes