The Taming of Microsoft Project for Construction Projects
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Oleksiy Prosnitskyy discusses limitations of using Microsoft Project for construction and manufacturing projects. PlanBridge is introduced as a solution that works with Microsoft Project to help manage projects through tasks lists created in Excel that can import and export data to Project. This allows for collaboration through tasks and resources edited in Excel and shared through email or services like OneDrive, improving communication. The benefits of PlanBridge are demonstrated including timephased data exchange, resource and task management between Excel and Project.
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- 14. 1.No communication process between PM and users Limitation of using MSP desktop in construction and manufacturing projects (just a part)
- 15. 2.No friendship with e-mail (can’t send part of information) Limitation of using MSP desktop in construction and manufacturing projects (just a part)
- 16. 3.No assignments data in task custom field Limitation of using MSP desktop in construction and manufacturing projects (just a part)
- 17. 4.Noexport/import friendship with Excel (especially in case of time phased data) Limitation of using MSP desktop in construction and manufacturing projects (just a part)
- 18. 5.No experience for project team with Microsoft Project Limitation of using MSP desktop in construction and manufacturing projects (just a part)
- 19. 6.No using brigades / no leading resources Limitation of using MSP desktop in construction and manufacturing projects (just a part)
- 20. 7.No using productivity for task duration calculation Limitation of using MSP desktop in construction and manufacturing projects (just a part)
- 21. What To Do?
- 22. 1.No communication process between PM and users 2.No friendship with e-mail (can’t send part of information) 3.No assignments data in task custom field 4.Noexport/import friendship with Excel (especially in case of time phased data) 5.No experience for project team with Microsoft Project Limitation of using MSP desktop in construction and manufacturing projects (just a part)
- 24. Top-down WBS planning at any stage of project lifecyclethrough Microsoft Excel task list Creating and editing project resources in Microsoft Excel task list. Import of created and edited resources to Microsoft Project Simultaneouslynew task and assignment creation in Microsoft Excel task lists Creating custom task field for show data assignments or edit it Project info distribution by e-mail (send by email/import from e-mail) to task responsible or assigned user Simultaneouslycalculation of % complete, work % complete and physical % complete Import of actual tasks and assignments data from Microsoft Excel task list to Microsoft Project New chance for Microsoft Project to be a leader in construction and manufacturing projects
- 25. Responsible for phases Contractors Designers Manufacturing Engineers Cost engineers Accountant Project Managers Directors Customers Investors Engineering supervision Project communication scheme (Microsoft Project + PlanBridge + OneDrive/GoogleDocs/Dropbox)
- 26. DEMO «I’D LIKE TO SHOW YOU HOW EASY…”
- 27. PlanBridge Tab
- 28. Exchange Document Manager for documents status control
- 29. Select field for export to Excel
- 30. Select method of data distribution
- 31. Easy to export timephaseddata
- 32. Easy to import fullfiledtimephaseddata
- 33. Easy to export selected resources
- 34. Easy to create new tasks in Excel and import its to Project
- 35. Easy to assign resources to the tasks in Excel and import assignments to Project
- 36. Easy to create new resources and it’s data in Excel and import its to Project
- 37. Easy to send selected project data by e-mail
- 38. Easy to show and write assignments data in task custom field
- 39. Easy to % complete calculate
- 40. Automatic calculation of physical % complete for multi assignments
- 41. Easy to sent data by e-mail and received data by e-mail
- 42. Only one license for Microsoft Project user The price is only €300 per workstation http://planbridge.ms/download/index •No functional restrictions; •1 year of enhanced technical support; •1 year of guaranteed upgrades.
- 43. questions? MICROSOFTPROJECTBOOK.BLOGSPOT.COM.UA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/OleksiyProsnitskyy OLEKSIY PROSNITSKYY PROJECT MVP, PMP
- 44. thank you. SHAREPOINT AND PROJECT CONFERENCE ADRIATICS ZAGREB, 10/15/2014 -10/16/2014