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Thank you for visiting! As a Microsoft Project MVP, you will mostly see information on effectively using Microsoft technologies like Project Server and SharePoint to effectively manage projects.
March 18

My New BLOG Has Launched! http://projectnation.net

Hello Everyone... For some time now, I have been saying that it really makes sense for me to have a blog space where I have more control over the look-and-feel and can be a bit more creative.
 
Today, I am happy to announce the new site!  I will not be moving over the posts on this Windows Live site but will plan on getting the videos up-and-running on the new site shortly.
 
I hope you will find the new site an interesting place to visit regularly for you and me to learn and discuss technology, project management, photography and whatever else happens to come up :-).
 
Thank you and see you at the new site!!
 
-Bill
July 03

Great Photography Spots

Recently I was speaking with some fellow amateur photographers and we were talking about our favorite places to shoot photographs.  Although there are many favorites, the most approachable and forgiving was Vancouver.  Added to my photos library are a selection of Vancouver photos I took in 2006 that highlight this beautiful city.
June 27

Creating Programs in Microsoft Project Server

If you watched my recent video blog showing how to create KPI's with SharePoint, you will have noticed I had one SharePoint site with multiple projects related to it.  You really did not have a nice way of handling this in SharePoint 2.0 (2003).  With SharePoint 3.0 (2007), it is quite easy to set up and Project Server supports this.
 
  1. First, you create a brand new Project Schedule in Microsoft Project Professional.  Publish this project and specify a name for the SharePoint site.
  2. For any new projects that should be part of the same SharePoint site, create those schedules in Project Professional and specify the same location as the first one.

Microsoft Project Professional and Project Server 2007 fully support master projects, so you might create the first schedule as an empty one, then after all the others are creating, insert the links into the master.

-Bill

June 20

(update) VIDEO: Governing Programs and Projects with SharePoint KPI's

UPDATE: I meant to select "Average" in the demonstration and chose "Sum".  Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.

Hello All,

 
It has been awhile since I posted a video and I hope you like this one.  In looking at the new features of SharePoint Server 2007, I started looking into KPI's -- or Key Performance Indicators -- and how they can support programs and projects.  This is a nice new feature and although maybe not as full-functioned as you might want it is still very powerful.
 
Please enjoy the video and let me know what you think.  Since the video is hosted elsewhere, I am hoping you do not have problems.  Please let me know if there are issues and I will address it right away.
 
 
Enjoy!
 
-Bill
 
 
May 13

Link me up, Scotty

Every now and again I stumble upon a restaurant that puts me into such a good mood I cannot wait to go back.  Or worse, makes me want to order everything on the menu and damn the consequences.

Tonight I found such a place and it is so good I hesitate to recommend it (I like keeping the really good ones to myself).  It is funny how I ended up at this restaurant.  While dining at Kensington Grill (http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/profiles/places/91313), a self-described “regular” sitting next to me stated with enthusiasm that I must try "this great little French restaurant on 30th".  She could not remember the name but explained how to get there.

Turns out I met someone actually worse at directions than me.  There was no French restaurant to be found.  As I meandered down 30th quaint little restaurant named The Linkery beckoned.  Now this is my kind of spot.  Fresh ingredients from farms the owner and his staff personally visited.  Inexpensive but phenomenal wines.  Laid back music, dimly lit spots and a vaulted chalk board highlighting the evening's specials.

Once saddled up to the bar, Chelsea described in great detail how the menu worked and set me on my way to decide.  This was not easy.  The menu is made up of specials, perfectly prepared perpetuals (is that a Bush-ism?) and salads.

Did I mention anything can be served with their in-house sausages?  That's right; you can order a nice light salad and have them top it off with homemade sausages and even their house-made slab bacon.

There is more than just pork, although I had a North Carolina pulled Pork and red onion sandwich with house-cured pickles, slaw and a side of spicy mustard.  For those that know me, I am not a big beef fan.  This might have ended tonight because someone ordered a burger that smelled so incredibly good I seriously thought of going back into the kitchen and greedily eating it right off the grill.  This place truly makes your teeth tingle with anticipation.

It was interesting to learn about this very unique venture.  There is no tipping. The owner -- a former programmer -- decided to offer his staff a salary and health benefits which is covered by a service charge automatically added to your bill.  If you do tip, that money goes to charities the staff selects.  The walls without chalk boards were covered in beautiful framed photographs taken by refugee children ages 11-16.  The artwork is years ahead of most professional photographs I've seen so check out the website listed below.

The next time you are in San Diego, check out The Linkery and bring an empty stomach.

Website: www.thelinkery.com

Aja Refugee website: http://www.ajaproject.org/

 

-Bill

 

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