Welcome You've found Jim Aksel's personal page about Microsoft Project. This blog represents over 25 years experience in project related activities and will grow. Of course, these are my opinions and not those of Microsoft or my employer. I am employed as Director of Project Management at Celeris Systems, Inc. We are a small minority owned business with expertise in several areas. My business tower is all things Program Management, to include Earned Value, Cost Reporting, and Scheduling.   View site map Jim Aksel is certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Project Management Institute Certified Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP), and has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. Jim is also a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist with Microsoft Office Project 2007