Value added Functionality

[Sundos Masri]

Hello everyone

I am preparing Project Plan Template for our consultants to use and
customize to best meet clinet needs. It is a basic Template that includes
the tasks, Duration, Start and finish Date, % complete and added a cloumn
for Status indicators. Can you recommend other value added functioanltiy
that I can Incorporate into the template. I have not worked with project
plans much ad I am still learning.

Your feed back is greatly apprecaited.

Sincerely
SM

 

[Rod Gill]

Yes,

I would add as milestones to the top of the schedule all business
deliverables from the Business Case then make sure you have tasks to
complete all those business deliverables.

Don't fall into the trap of only tracking time and cost as that doesn't
guarantee success at all. Completing what will add business added value can.

--

Rod Gill
Microsoft MVP for Project

Author of the only book on Project VBA, see:
http://www.projectvbabook.com

 

[Paul Linde]

Hi Sundos

Thats a great but somewhat big question. Id guess it is not possible to give
a good answer on that question but coming up after a while in the projects
are different views and reports. Most of my project files are easy to work
with in the beginning but after a while the needs of views and reports are
arising. I would put some energy there in the template.

--
Hope this helps,

Paul

Project MCP

 

[Sundos Masri]

Thanks Rod foor the feed back. Do you have a small sample as a guide.

 

[Sundos Masri]

Thanks Paul. Your feed back is great. Can you tell me a little more on how
to incorporate views and reports information into the template. I am a
little unsure on how to achieve that.

Thanks in advance

 

[Rod Gill]

Just copy your deliverables from the Project's Business case into the top of
the schedule, make the new task's durations all 0d then make sure you have
all the Tasks needed in the schedule to complete them.

If a deliverable has to be done by a certain date, search help on how to add
a Deadline.

Link all Deliverable milestones to the Task that completes them.

--

Rod Gill
Microsoft MVP for Project

Author of the only book on Project VBA, see:
http://www.projectvbabook.com

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Sundos,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

You might like to see FAQ Item: #6 on templates.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials

 

[Sundos Masri]

Thanks Rod. I will try it and see... Your feed back is greatly appreciated.

 

[Sundos Masri]

Thanks Glen. I will take a look FAQ. on Templates. As to your questions
"how I get on". If I understood your question right, I sign into Microsoft
project dicsussion group .

Thanks again

 

[Mike Glen]

That's an expression asking you to give us feedback on what you do to solve
your problem!


Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials

 

[Sundos Masri]

Thanks Mike. Will do

That's an expression asking you to give us feedback on what you do to solve
your problem!


Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials