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Improved versions of each of these articles are included in my free e-book, MS Project Hacks. Download the book and a sample MS Project file demonstrating the techniques shown here.
- Commonly Observed National and Religious Holidays 2015- Commonly observed national and religious holidays, 2015. Update your MS Project calendar accordingly! Continue reading
- Adding a Negative Total Slack Flag to MS Project- Adding a negative total slack flag to your MS Project plan can help you zero in on the tasks that have to be re-scheduled. Continue reading
- Crafting Your Own Formulas for Custom Fields in Microsoft Project- How to craft your own formulas for use in Microsoft Project's custom fields (for non-programmers). Continue reading
- Tracking Qualitative Risk in Microsoft Project- View gradual reduction in total project risk, adding risk probability and impact to tasks, factoring in % Complete, using calculated fields. Continue reading
- Adding a Cutover Weekend Calendar- Add a custom cutover weekend calendar to your MS Project plan, to make the weekend working time without impacting other tasks. Continue reading
- Adding Your Organization’s Holiday Schedule to MS Project- Have you added the 2014 holiday schedule your project will observe to your MS Project plan? Here's how, with a list of common holidays. Continue reading
- An Improved Calculated Status Indicator for MS Project- Update to a previous post on how to add a calculated stoplight-style status indicator to MS Project. Continue reading
- Adding a Current Tasks Flag to MS Project- If you want send out a weekly update to your project team, showing which tasks are active but incomplete, or scheduled to start in the next week, add a flag to your MS Project plan. Continue reading