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OVERVIEW Tom Peters asked, “How does a major project get to be a year late?” Then he answers his own question: “One day at a time.”  Getting team members on the same wave length, channelling their energy, and keeping them on track to finish on time takes meticulous planning and execution. In the planning and execution phase of projects, Microsoft Outlook is a valid and valuable tool. There is no need to purchase additional, expensive project management software because Microsoft Outlook project managementfeatures can do the job.  Sign your project team up for this session on using Outlook for project management and they will be able to keep their projects moving down the tracks at a steady speed and finish by the deadline.  This session teaches the secrets of making Outlook a tool for exponential productivity on a personal level as well as on a project team level. When the principles are implemented, you and your unit will gain company-wide recognition for c...

OVERVIEW One of the biggest problems using Outlook is that Outlook is a communication tool more than anything else – not a storage, organization, and collaboration tool. It has been warped to store information long-term, to shuffle emails around from folder to folder to archive, and to push files back-and-forth between project stakeholders – but it is not good at any of it. Microsoft OneNote integrates beautifully with Outlook, serving to handle its shortcomings, especially when paired with OneDrive and SharePoint for file sharing and permissions management. In this session, we’ll discuss ways to make messaging, file sharing, meetings, and tasks – the guts of a project – work much better with these tools working together. Additionally, you’ll find tools to make OneNote even more powerful, with browser extensions, mobile apps, and software add-ins. If you have Outlook, the rest of the tools we’re describing are completely free, as well as being cross-platform.  Learn to se...