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)!

Backstage in MS PROJECT 2010! What do we have here?

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, in Backstage View in Microsoft Project 2010 you can setup many parameters for using MS PROJECT 2010. I will cover some of them, because if I want to cover them all, this Post will be very, very long. … Continue reading →

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How to track Actual overtime work in MS PROJECT 2010

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, I received a question from one of my Blog reader: “After calculating the costing for work and overtime work, I baselined the task and then did tried to do the actuals in the task usage sheet. I did … Continue reading →

Posted in MICROSOFT PROJECT, Microsoft PRoject 2010, MS PROJECT 2010, PMI, PRoject Management | Tagged Microsoft Project 2010, Microsoft Project 2010 - tracking, MS PROJECT, PMI, Project Management, Project Management - SCOPE | 1 Comment

How to create and use Templates in MS PROJECT 2010?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, You can use MS PROJECT 2010, for various Project types (software development, event organization, production, construction, etc.). For each new Project (of same type), you can build your task, schedule, resource pool, assignments, costs, reports, etc. fro the … Continue reading →

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

Working with Graphical Indicators in MS PROJECT 2010

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, in this Post I’ll show you how to use graphical Indicators in MS PROJECT 2010. Here is The Scenario: I have may Project Baseline (and this is my Project Plan) I am tracking the Project Progress If my … Continue reading →

Posted in MICROSOFT PROJECT, Microsoft PRoject 2010, MS PROJECT 2010, MS PROJECT 20101, PMI, PRoject Management | Tagged Microsoft Project 2010, MS PROJECT, MS PROJECT 2010, PMI, Project Management | 2 Comments

How to work with Outline Codes in MS Project 2010?

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, in my last Post I have explained how to use custom fields in MS PROJECT 2010. One of custom field type is Outline Code. Suppose that you have resources group by skills like this: Developers (101 – C# … Continue reading →

Posted in MICROSOFT PROJECT, Microsoft PRoject 2010, MS PROJECT 2010, PMI, PRoject Management | Tagged Microsoft Project 2010, MS PROJECT, MS PROJECT 2010, PMI, Project Management | 7 Comments

Customizing fields and specifying Lookup Values for a Custom Fields

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, in this Post I will explain how to use custom fields in MS PROJECT 2010. There are nine types of Custom Fields in MS PROJECT 2010: Cost. Use this type when you need a field in which you … Continue reading →

Posted in MICROSOFT PROJECT, Microsoft PRoject 2010, MS PROJECT 2010, PMI, PRoject Management | Tagged Microsoft Project 2010, MS PROJECT, MS PROJECT - Custom fields, MS PROJECT 2010, PMI, Project Management | 9 Comments

Customizing Views in MS PROJECT 2010 – Part 2.

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, in my previous Post I have explained how to copy one View to another, and make a customization. Notice that are two different types of View in MS PROJECT 2010: Single View, and Combination View. Example of Single … Continue reading →

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Customizing Views in MS PROJECT 2010 – Part 1.

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, I will explain Views in MS PROJECT 2010 PROFESSIONAL! First I will create an example. I have a Project with four Tasks: and four Resources: and those Resources are assigned to Tasks: OK! This is Gantt Chart. In … Continue reading →

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How to apply Overtime, and Double time rates in MS PROJECT 2010

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, one of my Blog reader has a Problem. She has Project and she must apply three different Pay rates for Resource on the Task in MS PROJECT 2010. Here is an example: John is working on task, and … Continue reading →

Posted in MICROSOFT PROJECT, Microsoft PRoject 2010, MS PROJECT 2010, MS PROJECT 20101, PMI, PRoject Management | Tagged Microsoft Project 2010, MS PROJECT 2010 - assigning Overtime Pay Rates, PMI, Project Management | 32 Comments

How to Collaborate between MS PROJECT 2010 Professional and MS SharePoint – Part 2

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, I will show you how to synchronize Tasks between MS PROJECT 2010, and SharePoint. Here are the Tasks in MS PROJECT 2010: and in SharePoint: Notice that they are same! No I will change some fields in MS … Continue reading →

Posted in MICROSOFT PROJECT, MS PROJECT 2010, PMI, PRoject Management | Tagged Microsoft Project 2010, MS PROJECT, PMI, Project Management, SharePoint | 4 Comments