Category Archives: MS PROJECT 2016

% Work Completed without Resources assigned to Tasks

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, I wrote several Posts about % Work completed field, and how does it change when assigned Resources to the Task. As you know, Work is 0 hours until you assign Resource to the Task. But, is it possible … Continue reading →

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Different weekends for Resources in MS PROJECT 2016

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, I have a very good question from one of my Blog Readers: “Hi! How does one fix different holidays for persons on the same activity? That is if X and Y are working on the same Project and Task … Continue reading →

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Milestone with “Finish not later than” constraint and Float Ii n MS PROJECT 2016!

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi guys, I have another great question from one of my Blog readers: “Hi Nenad, I have another question for you.Suppose you have a task with start date, for example, 7 Nov and 5d duration. Its successor is a finish … Continue reading →

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Fixed duration Tasks and over allocation resolution in MS PROJECT 2016

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, I have interesting question form one of my Blog Readers: “I have below query in Fixed Duration Task.Step1: created a task “paint the wall” with duration as 10 days (work starts by a Monday). Task is fixed durationStep2: created … Continue reading →

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How to disconnect relation between %Complete and %Work complete in MS PROJECT 2016?

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, I have a question from one of my blog readers: “Hi,I just came across your resource tool and am hoping to find some help. I am having trouble disconnecting % Work Complete (Actual work done) from % Complete … Continue reading →

Posted in Microsoft Project 2013, MS PROJECT 2010, MS PROJECT 2016, PMI, PRoject Management | Tagged Micorosft Project 2016, microsoft project 2016 - scheduling | 3 Comments

Task Usage view, and spreading work over weeks with MS PROJECT 2016

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, a lot of MS PROJECT users are confused with using Task Usage View in MS PROJECT 2016, when tracking actual work not day per day, but week per week! I will show you how MS PROJECT 2016 works in … Continue reading →

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Replacing Resources on partial done Tasks–Microsoft Project 2016

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, I have a question from my Blog reader: “Hi Nenad and thank you very much for your blog. I have a question for you. Suppose you have a 10d task with a generic resource assigned to it ( total … Continue reading →

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Some leveling options in Microsoft Project 2016

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, my Blog reader has a question: “Would you please give an example with “Leveling Can Adjust Individual Assignments on a Task” and an other example with “Level Resources with the Proposed Booking Type” in MS Project 2016 resource leveling … Continue reading →

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Resource rates and Billing rates in MS PROJECT 2016

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi! I always get a question like this: “I need to charge an hourly rate per project. My hourly rate is $100.00 per hour. I have an employee work for me. Their rate is $20.00 per hour. I need to … Continue reading →

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%Complete vs. %Work Complete in MS PROJECT 2016!–when to use what?

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Nenad Trajkovski

Hi, very often I have questions like this one: Dear Nenad, I am going to develop a scheduled for a petrochemical plant shutdown project. My question is: “What percent complete should i use (% Complete or Work % Complete) … Continue reading →

Posted in MICROSOFT PROJECT, MS PROJECT 2016, PMI, PRoject Management | Tagged Micorosft Project 2016 - Resources, Micorosft Project 2016 - Schedule, Micorosft Project 2016 - Tasks, MS PROJECT | 2 Comments