Merlin Project 5 Is Almost Ready for Launch

Public Beta Phase Starts Now

Update: The beta test has now been completed and the App has been released for productive use.

It’s a moment that project managers the world over have long been waiting for: Today, we present Merlin Project 5! We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes for months now, designing, developing, rejecting and tweaking. And now we’ve achieved a result that we are extremely proud to present to you. Overview of new functions:

• Kanban Board
• Resources Pool
• Groupings
• New Styles Editor
• Refreshed UI

Here are some initial details on the fifth generation. Or just download the beta version now for free.

It goes without saying that a beta version isn’t suitable yet for live use. That said, we’d definitely like to hear what you think, or if you have any suggestions for further improvements. Write us: support@projectwizards.net.

7 Tips to Find the Right Project Management Training

If you want to advance your career in project management, you have to invest time in personal and methodical development. The best managers have one thing in common: They are constantly learning new skills.

Here are 7 tips how you can find the right project management training and achieve your career goals.

Merlin Project 4.3.6 Is Released

We have just released the version 4.3.6. This maintenance update is important for both Merlin Project and Merlin Server.

Use "Check for updates …" to download the new macOS versions.

The iOS version 4.3.6 will be available in the App Store soon.

We have also updated Merlin Project Express. The new versions will be provided in the Mac App Store or at SetApp.

5 Questions about Project Management
with Gareth Watson

Coffee Talk

Before we leave the office for the weekend, we stop for a quick coffee talk with our project management colleagues to chat about their best practices. Well, not literally, but that's how we designed our interview series "5 questions about project management". To be fast, intense and refreshing like a good cup of coffee.

Today, we’ll talk to Gareth Watson. He is the founder of Lgo Knowledge Ltd., a project management consulting company supporting clients in using project management methods like PRINCE2 and others. Gareth Watson also teaches Merlin Project to individuals and corporations.

Merlin Project: Where to Change the Calculation Unit for Durations?

You use Merlin Project to schedule your projects and keep track of work, resources and cost?

Then you already know how to enter new activities, define them by 'Given Work' or 'Given Duration' as required and/or assign resources. So let's assume that you have two activities; defined one by 13 hours, the other by 4.5 weeks of given work.

You need now to show - maybe for reporting reasons - 'Planned Work', 'Expected Duration', etc by activity or assignment. So you enable the desired column(s) in the outline or Gantt. Merlin Project calculates the information, uses the statistic work values and selects the unit coming nearer to the entered values. That shows the first activity by a planned work of 1.62 days, the other by 1.12 months.

How to have all work or duration units the same, for example in 'days'? Read more...