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Prasanna Adavi

Reporting Database Refresh Issue

So, I recently had this issue, where the “Publish” of a project was not syncing data with the Reporting Database. Upon investigation we found that the issue was with some of the resources, causing the sync errors. Since this was… Continue Reading →

Keep the names of your projects short!

This is a classic issue, and I am sure someone must have written about it already. Lets see if I can spin a little different perspective on it. The concept is simple: Keep the names of your projects short. I… Continue Reading →

Workaround: Resending a Lazy Approval Email in Nintex Workflow

If you are using Nintex for your Project Server Gate Approvals (or any other SharePoint Workflows), it is very likely that you are using Lazy Approval feature, which allows users to respond to the approval request by replying to an… Continue Reading →

Project Server 2013 Workflows Series–1. Convert Approved Ideas to Projects of various types

New Year Proclamation: Per the norm of New Year Resolutions, I have made a 2014 resolution to not just be satisfied with the ‘blogging’ world, but also to extend my tentacles into the ‘videos’ world. I am told that it… Continue Reading →

Speaking at Project Conference 2014 #ProjConf

After a relaxing and awesome vacation (which also felt painfully short), I am ready to jump back into the Project and Project Server world. And what better way to do it, than to express my excitement at being selected to… Continue Reading →

Ability to change Timesheet without recalling #ProjectServer2013

This post actually applies to both Project Server 2010 and 2013. Recently a question came up in the Project Server Forums, about Team members being able to change timesheets, after submitting and being approved, without actually recalling it. While, this… Continue Reading →

Capturing Project Data Snapshot with Nintex Workflow

One of the common requirements of many organizations is take a snapshot of the project data during the lifecycle of a project, at a certain approval point. This data can then be used for many purposes as to develop reports… Continue Reading →

SharePoint Saturday Michigan Follow-Up

Thank you all, who attended my session at SharePoint Saturday Michigan, last Saturday. It was fun to be back in the town of my previous life, and get to talk to a highly interactive group. As promised, here are the… Continue Reading →

Using “Split View” to display Reports and Gantt Chart together in MS Project 2013

I am pretty sure many of you using MS Project 2013 already know this one, but I just woke up to it, and documenting it for the rest of the population. One cool thing about Reports in Project 2013 is… Continue Reading →

Winter is coming.. with more Project..

To borrow a line from the “Game of Thrones”, Winter is coming… However, in this context with a lot of MS Project Knowledge going around.. Just wanted to quickly list all my upcoming speaking engagements. If you get a chance,… Continue Reading →

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