5 Questions about Project Management
with Kathrin Lamm

Coffee Talk

After a long time, another brief stop at the coffee machine. We're exchanging ideas with colleagues — that's exactly how we think of our "5 Questions About" article series, in which we interview experienced project managers about their best practices.

Today we're talking with Kathrin Lamm, an experienced project manager, certified Merlin Project trainer, and qualified coach.

Since the early 2000s, she has worked as a project manager in digital marketing on both the agency and client side. During that time, she has delivered numerous projects of all sizes — from launching various online shops for mid-sized companies to relaunching international brand websites.

Since 2013, she has been training both teams and individuals in Merlin Project. As a certified Transfer Designer since 2018, she naturally keeps one thing above all in mind during her trainings: the real-world impact for participants in their day-to-day work.

We support you

It goes without saying that we’re here to support you in your daily use of Merlin Project. So why a blog post on this topic?

In the past, we responded as a team, aiming to provide a solution as quickly as possible, regardless of who wrote the initial response or who might write any follow-up replies.

We’ve recently changed this approach and now personalize our responses.
Why did we do this?

MS Project: Transfer your project data

You want to transfer the scheduling created in MS Project and have the file as MS Project .MPP, Project .XML or MS Project .MPX? Just open it in Merlin Project.

Merlin Project is not a viewer for MS Project files. Your imported schedule will show in a standard view with default columns set and Gantt style.

Download Merlin Project on Another Mac

You purchased a new Mac? You want to load Merlin Project and your subscription on another Mac?

Depending on your purchasing channel and the billing provider, you had Merlin Project either from the App Store or our website.

Software Made in Germany for Mac, iPad and iPhone

Even today, the label “Made in Germany” inspires trust. Originally introduced in late 19th-century Britain to mark imported German goods—intended more as a warning than a compliment—it quickly turned into a seal of quality. Today, many consumers associate it with reliability, thoughtful design, and technical expertise.
For many products, German origin is immediately recognizable: cars from Munich, Stuttgart, or Wolfsburg, cuckoo clocks from the Black Forest, or beer from various regions. And since German ingenuity rarely stops at niches, the world enjoys German-influenced driving, sawing, walking, snacking, blowing noses—and even coolness. A fun and apt selection of iconic products was compiled by Die Welt in 2018 in their article „From Birkenstock Sandals to Braun Shavers“ (in German).