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Porting the Cumulative Milestone Report into OData (Part 3)

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

Now we have an Excel workbook with the appropriate data connections to Project Server…. Let’s break out PowerPivot to modify the data model.  Click on the Manage button in the PowerPivot tab. You should see something that looks like this: … Continue reading →

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First Look: Querying Project Server 2013 OData with LINQPad

Posted on October 21, 2012 by

As I gradually immerse myself into the world of Project Server 2013, one of the major changes I’ve been forced to come to grips with is the new method of querying Project Server data through OData.  OData is now the … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Southeast Conference Series 2012

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

UMT (and yours truly) are taking to the road to spread the gospel of project & portfolio management.  We’ll be in Tampa, Atlanta, and Charlotte in the coming weeks.  Come on out.   Microsoft® Enterprise Project Management Southeast Conference Series … Continue reading →

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Project 2013 Goes to the Alamo

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

Come on out to SharePoint Saturday San Antonio this weekend where we’ll be partnering with Microsoft to present the latest and greatest on Project Server 2013…..or just stop by the UMT table to talk project & portfolio management or TFS … Continue reading →

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Some More PM Humor

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

It’s an oldy, but definitely still a goody. http://professionalsuperhero.com/

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Happy New Year!

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

…Mongolian New Year that is.  May your animals fatten nicely… In honor of the holiday, I figured that I’d include this useful vocabulary tip from a Project Manager’s Guide to the Mongolian Language: Buda – dry rice.  Not cohesive.  No … Continue reading →

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Musings on Project Delivery

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

Visio Stencils courtesy of The Visio Guy.

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Three Perspectives on Project Size

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

There is a discussion that comes up often in different client engagements: how do you define a project as “big?”  Something happened recently which caused me to reconsider different perspectives on project size.  You see, my daughter broke her arm. … Continue reading →

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