Last Update: January 9, 2022
Process Bridge for Microsoft Project Professional or Standard 2019, 2021, and Online Desktop Client (Microsoft 365)
Figure 1: Quick Start Guide for Process Bridge
Note: Process Bridge is sold separately on Amazon and is not required for this MS Project Master Class. However, Process Bridge does come with the Master Class purchase and it complements the Master Class and will speed you through the learning curve. If you are working with a coach they might request that you use it.
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Process Bridge includes well over 150 custom views, tables, filters, fields, macros, ribbons, and reports, all organized by the best process to use Microsoft Project. These custom elements are associated with a custom Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar and custom Floating Toolbars.
Figure 2: Process Bridge builds Project MAP into Microsoft Project.
Process Bridge illustrates easy to follow workflows when planning and executing a project.
Figure 3: Process Bridge Example, Activity 6: Enter Estimates.
Start at the beginning of the Planning tab on the ribbon and finish at the end of the Executing tab. When finished you have walked through the first pass of planning and executing a project.
Figure 4: Process Bridge Custom Ribbon tabs.
Use any of the nine Floating Toolbars to when planning and executing a project.
Figure 5: Process Bridge Floating Toolbars.
The Quick Access Toolbar is logically customized with the commands most users frequently use.
Figure 6: The Quick Access toolbar.
Expect to trim 100 hours off the learning curve, and expect to build expert projects better and faster.
Figure 7: What to expect to get from using Process Bridge.
Setting up Process Bridge requires copying custom elements, importing a custom ribbon and opening a file.
Figure 8: Setting up Process Bridge, Step 1.
Figure 9: Setting up Process Bridge, Step 2. Import custom ribbon.
Figure 10: Setting up Process Bridge, Step 3. Enable macros.
Process Bridge is a collection of workflows. The best Microsoft Project workflow for each Activity in the project management process.
Figure 11: Activity 6: Enter Estimates Workflow.
Test and Practice Process Bridge.
Figure 12: Test and Practice Process Bridge #1.
Figure 13: Test and Practice Process Bridge #2.
Figure 14: Test and Practice Process Bridge #3.
Figure 15 Test and Practice Process Bridge #4.
Figure 16: Test and Practice Process Bridge #5.
All of the reporting commands are added to the Report tab and an Update tab is provided that includes these logical groups: Status Date, Updating Calculations, Updating Tools, Task Status Views, Resource Status Views and Status Reports.
Figure 17: Report and Update ribbon tabs.
Questions and answers about Process Bridge for Microsoft Project.
Figure 18: Process Bridge Q&A.