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Project Planning & Execution Solutions Being able to effectively plan a complex project is key to delivering it on-time and on-budget. Project managers should produce the following to maximize the chance of success: Summary-level project plans for executives and stakeholders Detailed delivery plans for each team or department Frequent (e.g. weekly) updates to each plan to show progress and identify risks Sample Project Plans OnePager can create these types of project plans quickly and easily using data from Microsoft Project or Excel. The following how-tos walk you through the steps to create effective project plans:
		Creating Multiple Plans from the Same Project How to make focused schedules for each team based on the same project plan View Focused Plans >

		Building Multi-Project Timelines This agile task board is used for release planning, and gives a prioritized list of new features for a software product. View Multi-Project Timeline >

		Creating a Timeline View in Microsoft Project 2003 This quick article shows you how to create a simple timeline view in Microsoft Project 2003. View MS Project 2003 Timeline >

		Creating a Timeline View in Microsoft Project 2007 This quick article shows you how to create a simple timeline view/Gantt chart from Microsoft Project 2007. View MS Project 2007 Timeline >

		Building PowerPoint Presentations from MS Project Plans Learn how to convert a Microsoft Project plan into an easy-to-read timeline that is perfect for PowerPoint presentations. View MS Project Presentation >

		How to Present a Schedule made in Microsoft Project This article describes how to export your Microsoft Project plan into a PowerPoint-friendly format that is perfect for executive presentations. View Presenting MS Project Schedules >

		Create a view of a Microsoft Project Portfolio or Program Learn how to create a program or portfolio-level view of multiple Microsoft Project plans. View Project Portfolio >

		Export Microsoft Project to PowerPoint A step-by-step guide on how to export all or part of a Microsoft Project schedule into a PowerPoint format that is ideal for executive presentations. View Exporting MS Project to PPT >

		Creating a Multi-Phase Project Schedule This article describes how to build a Gantt chart and separate it into multiple phases based on a Microsoft Project outline plan. View Multi-Phased Project Schedule >

		Showing Critical Path on a Gantt Chart Learn how to show the critical path of a project in a summary-level Gantt chart imported from Microsoft Project. View Critical Path Chart >

		Building Multi-Project Gantt Charts in Excel See how easy it is to create a multi-project program/portfolio Gantt chart based on Excel data. View Multi-Project Excel Gantt Chart >

		Versioning a Microsoft Project Schedule Learn how to create and track multiple versions of your Microsoft Project schedule to see how your project has changed over time. View Versioned Gantt Chart >

		Creating Multiple Views of the Same Project Plan This article explains how OnePager Pro can create different views of the same project, so that each audience can see the tasks and milestones that are most important. View Multiple Reports from MS Project >

		What to Present in a Project Post Mortem Learn the types of charts that are useful in understanding a project's successes and failures during a post mortem review. View Project Post-Mortem >

		Creating Gantt Chart Roll-Up Views See how to create a rolled-up Gantt chart that summarizes your entire Microsoft Project schedule. View Gantt Chart Roll-Up View >

		Summarizing a Multi-Project Schedule Find out how to create a one-page summary of multiple projects from different MS Project plans. View Multi-Project Schedule >

		Creating a Microsoft Project Template Learn how to set up a template that will standardize all of your Microsoft Project plans in a consistent presentation format. View Microsoft Project Template >

		Building a Simple Project Timeline This article describes how OnePager Pro, an add-in for Microsoft Project, can create simple timelines of one or many project plans. View Simple Project Timeline >

		Enhancing the Microsoft Project 2010 Timeline View Learn how the timeline view in MS Project 2010 can create simple Gantt charts, and how OnePager can make these Gantt charts even more powerful with dynamic grouping, sorting, and color-coding. View Microsoft Project 2010 Timeline View >

		How to Make a Gantt Chart in Microsoft Excel Many project managers keep track of schedules, but don't have a way to create Gantt charts easily. OnePager Express can create a Gantt chart from virtually any Excel spreadsheet. View Excel Gantt Chart >

		Showing a Project's History in a Gantt Chart Learn how to track the history of your project using a series of time-stamped Gantt charts created dynamically based on Microsoft Project data. View Project History Gantt Chart >

		Tracking Project Schedule Changes in a Timeline View See how OnePager can create a series of progressive timelines that track the changes to individual tasks or phases within your Microsoft Project plan. View Project Schedule Change Tracking >

		Sharing Gantt Chart Templates Across the PMO Learn how to create a Gantt chart template for one or many Microsoft Project plans and share it with other project managers in your PMO. The template allows the entire PMO to create consistent project presentations. View Gantt Chart Template >

		Project Presentation Software How to use project presentation software to build a presentation or report from a Microsoft Project plan. View Project Presentation Software >

		Project Summary Timelines Follow these simple steps to create a summary timeline of one or many Microsoft Project plans using OnePager Pro. View Project Summary Timeline >

		Creating Virtual Summary Tasks from MS Project See how you can take a cluttered MS Project schedule and collapse it into an easy-to-understand summary using OnePager Pro. View Virtual Summary Task >

		Simplifying Complex Projects See how easy it is to simplify a complex project into a single-page Gantt chart that is easy to update from week-to-week. View Simplifying Complex Projects >

		Building a multi-project schedule in Excel If you keep track of multiple projects in Excel, you need a simple way to present them all at once. OnePager Express, an add-in for Excel, summarizes multiple project schedules into a one-page report. View Multi-Project Excel Schedule >

		Creating timeline presentations in Excel Learn how to create a PowerPoint-ready timeline presentation based on an Excel project schedule. View Excel Timeline Presentation >

		Showing Project Health in Excel Create a Gantt chart that shows the health (red, yellow, green) of each task in the project. View Project Health Chart >

		Creating a Microsoft Project Portfolio for Resource Management How to summarize resources across multiple Microsoft Project schedules into a single portfolio report using OnePager Pro, the easy timeline add-in from Chronicle Graphics. View Microsoft Project Portfolio of Resources >

		Building a project plan in Salesforce How to build a visual project plan or report based on account and opportunity information tracked in Salesforce.com or another CRM platform. View Salesforce Project Plan >

		Building a swimlane flowchart Learn how to build a swimlane flowchart from a simple Excel spreadsheet in OnePager Express. No Visio required! View Swimlane Flowchart >

		Illustrating a Project Learn how to create project illustrations using OnePager Pro, the leading illustrator for Microsoft Project. View Project Illustration >

		Primavera P6 Visualizer See the steps to visualize a Primavera P6 project schedule using OnePager Express. View Primavera P6 Visualizer >

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Project Planning & Execution Solutions

Sample Project Plans

Creating Multiple Plans from the Same Project

Building Multi-Project Timelines

Creating a Timeline View in Microsoft Project 2003

Creating a Timeline View in Microsoft Project 2007

Building PowerPoint Presentations from MS Project Plans

How to Present a Schedule made in Microsoft Project

Create a view of a Microsoft Project Portfolio or Program

Export Microsoft Project to PowerPoint

Creating a Multi-Phase Project Schedule

Showing Critical Path on a Gantt Chart

Building Multi-Project Gantt Charts in Excel

Versioning a Microsoft Project Schedule

Creating Multiple Views of the Same Project Plan

What to Present in a Project Post Mortem

Creating Gantt Chart Roll-Up Views

Summarizing a Multi-Project Schedule

Creating a Microsoft Project Template

Building a Simple Project Timeline

Enhancing the Microsoft Project 2010 Timeline View

How to Make a Gantt Chart in Microsoft Excel

Showing a Project's History in a Gantt Chart

Tracking Project Schedule Changes in a Timeline View

Sharing Gantt Chart Templates Across the PMO

Project Presentation Software

Project Summary Timelines

Creating Virtual Summary Tasks from MS Project

Simplifying Complex Projects

Building a multi-project schedule in Excel

Creating timeline presentations in Excel

Showing Project Health in Excel

Creating a Microsoft Project Portfolio for Resource Management

Building a project plan in Salesforce

Building a swimlane flowchart

Illustrating a Project

Primavera P6 Visualizer

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