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About Nenad Trajkovski

Location: Zagreb, Croatia Occupation: Project Manager Interests: Project Management and MS PROJECT He was born in Zagreb, Croatia at 1963. After completing his college he started working on projects in different business areas (banking, manufacturing, automotive industry, distribution, oil companies, etc.) developing and implementing ERP systems into different companies. He has got a lot of experience working with people in different business processes and also possesses great knowledge in information technologies and financial services. Today he works as a business consultant, adn Project Manager in PERPETUUM MOBILE d.o.o. Zagreb. He is a regular lecturer for Project Management in MS Innovation Center in Varaždin, Logosoft Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina and SEAVUS GROUP in Skopje Macedonia. He was named the best lecturer of WINDAYS 2008 while his lecture was also voted as the best. In addition, he was in TOP 10 lecturers at the MS SINERGY 2009 and MS VISIA 2009, 2010. Shares first place as the best lecturer of KulenDays 2009 and 2010 and PMI Conference 2009 in Zagreb. He is also a regular lecturer in the MS Community. He is a Certified Accountant and a PMP (Project Manager Professional) and a PMI-RMP (Risk Manager Professional), MCP, MCT, and Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist - Microsoft Project 2010. From 01.01.2012 awarded with MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Proffesional - Microsoft Project)!

How to change Start time for multiple Tasks in MS PROJECT 2016

Hi, my Blog reader asked me a very good question: “How to change start time for multiple Task, after it was entered (calculated) in MS PROJECT 2016” I will show you what are we talking about at one simple example. … Continue reading

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European Collaboration Summit 2017 approaching fast!!!

  Hi all, I’m proud to announce (as one of the Organizers) a GREAT, GREAT conference Be part of a three-day community-driven conference in Zagreb with the most influential experts from all around the world to discuss the latest news … Continue reading

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Placeholder field in MS PROJECT 2016

Hi, in MS PROJECT 2016, there is on, not so often used, field – Placeholder. Let me create new Project with three Tasks: As you can see, Task 1 and Task 2 are Manually scheduled, and Task 3 is Auto … Continue reading

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Status Indicator in MS PROJECT 2016

Hi, there are some fields in MS PROJECT 2016, which are very useful but not so often used. One of them is Status indicator. What does it work? I will explain it in a simple example. First I will create … Continue reading

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Default Assignment units in Microsoft Project 2016

Hi, I’ve got a question form one of my Blog readers: “I noticed that the generic resource is only used with 100% (default value) instead of the 140% or 240% (depending on the time when the task be processed). I … Continue reading

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Update the task as 100% without changing work hours automatically in MS PROJECT 2016 – is it possible?

Hi, I’ve got very good question from one of my Blog Readers: “How can I do to update the task as 100% but without changing work hours automatically? Because I want to know that my team is more efficient than … Continue reading

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Units field in Resource assignment – MS PROJECT 2016

Hi, I’ve got a question from one of my Blog readers: “Max units field in Assign Resources are always in %? I want to use QTY instead of %, like we have 10 cranes available, and how many cranes are … Continue reading

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Task Calendar in MS PROJECT 2016 – the right way to use it

Hi, as we all know, there are three types of Calendars in MS PROJECT 2016: Base Calendars, Resource Calendars and Task Calendars. they are prioritized in that order (from low to high importance), which means that Task Calendar has  the … Continue reading

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Move vs Update Tasks in MS PROJECT 2016

Hi, in my last post I wrote about differences between Move and Update options in MS PROJECT 2016 on the Project Level, Now it is time to explain those two different options on the Task level. First, I will create … Continue reading

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Move vs Update Project in MS PROJECT 2016

Hi, as a first post for this year I will answer to the question from my Blog reader: “Please advise on when to use Move vs Update Project to reschedule incomplete tasks after a specified date?” There is a huge … Continue reading

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