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From: Rui on 14 May 2010 08:18
Dear Alll

I don't know if this is the right forum, but i really need an advice. I need
to import all my MS Project Assingments to MS Outlook!! I have checked on
other wen pages but nothing with good information. I would like to ask you
all out there if someone can help.

regards
From: Rob Schneider on 14 May 2010 08:38
Probably best to seek guidance from the gurus about Outlook. They will
know how to format data for entry into Outlook Tasks (which I presume
which is what you want). All you need to do then is output the required
data from Project into Excel, "munge" it into a format ready for import
into Outlook. The biggest issue to figure out will be how to format the
assignment data so that it can get into Outlook Tasks as you expect.

(I must say that I've never seen this work well from the perspective of
people. Outlook tasks are a personal thing. To be "thrust" tasks from
elsewhere encroaches into their world. It's usually better to give
people their assignments as reports from Project and then let them turn
them into their Task "to-do" list themselves. This way they can fit in
their work with all the other things they do. Just a thought ...)


--rms

www.rmschneider.com




On 14/05/10 13:18, Rui wrote:
> Dear Alll
>
> I don't know if this is the right forum, but i really need an advice. I need
> to import all my MS Project Assingments to MS Outlook!! I have checked on
> other wen pages but nothing with good information. I would like to ask you
> all out there if someone can help.
>
> regards
From: Andrew Lavinsky on 14 May 2010 09:08
It's a bit circuitous, but in Project 2010 you could export to a SharePoint
task list, and perhaps be able to import those tasks into Outlook (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA100820301033.aspx).
I'd have to play with that to see if it indeed would work. Other than that,
most people go to a Server based solution to integrate with Outlook - and
as Rob pointed out, that's a suboptimal solution until 2010.

There're also a number of apparently inexpensive 3rd party apps out on the
Web that address this need. Just type Microsoft Project Outlook Tasks into
your favorite search engine to see the results.


- Andrew Lavinsky
Blog: http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/epm

> Probably best to seek guidance from the gurus about Outlook. They will
> know how to format data for entry into Outlook Tasks (which I presume
> which is what you want). All you need to do then is output the
> required data from Project into Excel, "munge" it into a format ready
> for import into Outlook. The biggest issue to figure out will be how
> to format the assignment data so that it can get into Outlook Tasks as
> you expect.
>
> (I must say that I've never seen this work well from the perspective
> of people. Outlook tasks are a personal thing. To be "thrust" tasks
> from elsewhere encroaches into their world. It's usually better to
> give people their assignments as reports from Project and then let
> them turn them into their Task "to-do" list themselves. This way they
> can fit in their work with all the other things they do. Just a
> thought ...)
>
> --rms
>
> www.rmschneider.com
>
> On 14/05/10 13:18, Rui wrote:
>
>> Dear Alll
>>
>> I don't know if this is the right forum, but i really need an advice.
>> I need to import all my MS Project Assingments to MS Outlook!! I have
>> checked on other wen pages but nothing with good information. I would
>> like to ask you all out there if someone can help.
>>
>> regards
>>


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