Author Archives: Nenad Trajkovski

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)!

Effort and non effort driven Tasks in MS PROJECT 2013

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, here is the question from my Blog reader: “Nenad:Thanks very much for the posting! Do you know if there is any way of setting up a different default for this operation? More specifically, suppose that I have many … Continue reading →

Posted in MICROSOFT PROJECT, Microsoft PRoject 2010, Microsoft Project 2013, PMI, PRoject Management | Tagged Microsoft Project 2013, MS PROJECT, MS PROJECT 2010, MS PROJECT 2013 - TASKS! | 4 Comments

My arm is broken! :-(

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Nenad Trajkovski

Dear Blog Readers, Just an notice, that I broke my arm last Friday, so I will write my post a little bit “slower”! I hope that I will make a Post ‘till middle of the next week! Regards!

Posted in MICROSOFT PROJECT, Microsoft PRoject 2010, Microsoft Project 2013 | Tagged Microsoft Project 2010, Microsoft Project 2013 | 4 Comments

Resource Pool and Local Resources in MS PROJECT 2013

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, I have a question from one of my Blog readers: “Hello, Nenad. First, I’d like to thank you by your posts. They are very helpful. Now, to my question. I have a central team coordinating and working in … Continue reading →

Posted in MICROSOFT PROJECT, Microsoft PRoject 2010, Microsoft Project 2013, Microsoft Project Server 2010, PMI, PRoject Management | Tagged Microsoft Project 2010, MS PROJECT, MS PROJECT - Resources, MS PROJECT 2010, MS PROJECT 2010 - assigning Resources, MS PROJECT 2013 | 2 Comments

How to apply different pay rates for Material Resources in MS PROJECT 2013?

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, again, my Blog reader has a problem: “Hi dearfirst I would like to say thanks for your above post, after that I would like to share one question with you which I have in mind, it is also … Continue reading →

Posted in MICROSOFT PROJECT, Microsoft PRoject 2010, Microsoft Project 2013, MS PROJECT 2010, PMI, PRoject Management | Tagged Microsoft Project 2010, Microsoft Project 2013, MS PROJECT, MS PROJECT-Material Resources | 4 Comments

Calendars and Moving Tasks to non working days in MS PROJECT 2013!

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, again I have a question from my Blog Reader: “I liked your article and thought you may have an answer to a question I have.In Project 2010 with tasks set to Auto schedule if you schedule the start … Continue reading →

Posted in MICROSOFT PROJECT, Microsoft PRoject 2010, Microsoft Project 2013, MS PROJECT 2010, PMI, PRoject Management | Tagged Microsoft Project 2010, Microsoft Project 2013, MS - Calendars, MS PROJECT, MS PROJECT 2010, MS PROJECT 2013 | 11 Comments

How to assign 0$ costs for some Task with the same Resource in MS PROJECT 2013?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, one of my Blog readers has a problem: “Good morning, Sir. I have a slight problem with my project. For some tasks the cost of one resource for tasks is 0$. We have the resource standard rate is … Continue reading →

Posted in Microsoft PRoject 2010, Microsoft Project 2013, MS PROJECT 2010, PRoject Management | Tagged Microsoft Project 2010, Microsoft Project 2013, MS PROJECT, Project Management | Leave a comment

How to show separate costs for people and material in MS PROJECT 2013

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, another question form my Blog Reader: “For a particular task, Can we get the material cost and labor cost separately for that particular day?, and can we display the material resources and work resources separately in the task … Continue reading →

Posted in MICROSOFT PROJECT, Microsoft PRoject 2010, Microsoft Project 2013, PMI, PRoject Management | Tagged Microsoft Project 2010, Microsoft Project 2013, MS PROJECT, MS PROJECT 2010, MS PROJECT 2013 | Leave a comment

Resource over-allocation and Gantt chart in MS PROJECT 2013!

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, one of my Blog readers ask me this: “Hello, could you please advice…you all seem to be very experienced with MS. ‘m interested in resource management. I tried to apply MSP and found that I’m not able to … Continue reading →

Posted in MICROSOFT PROJECT, Microsoft PRoject 2010, Microsoft Project 2013, Microsoft Project Server 2010, PMI, PRoject Management | Tagged Microsoft Project 2013, MS PROJECT, MS PROJECT 2013, Project Management | 9 Comments

Splitting Tasks again in MS PROJECT 2013

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, I’ve got a question from one of my Blog Readers: “’I’m looking for a more precise method (non-graphical?) to set up the splits. For example I want to split a 10-work-day task halfway through, and have work resume … Continue reading →

Task Calendars and Lag in MS PROJECT 2013

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, today I will answer to this question: “You have 2 tasks which own different task calendars (Standard 5day and 7day calendar). They are connected FS and have a lag, lets say 5 days. Which calendar does the lag use?” … Continue reading →

Posted in MICROSOFT PROJECT, Microsoft PRoject 2010, PMI, PRoject Management | Tagged Microsoft Project 2010, Microsoft Project 2013, MS - Calendars, MS PROJECT | 5 Comments