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9780735613010

Microsoft Project Version 2002 Step by Step

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    9780735613010

  • ISBN10:

    073561301X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-06-19
  • Publisher: Microsoft Press
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Summary

Teach yourself exactly what you need to know about using Microsoft Project 2002 project-management software-just when you need it. With STEP BY STEP, you can work through every lesson or choose your own best starting point. The book uses easy-to-follow instructions and friendly, non-intimidating language to walk you through the steps for planning, organizing, and analyzing project tasks, deadlines, and resources. Hone your new skills using practice files on CD. STEP BY STEP is the easy way to introduce yourself to Microsoft Project 2002 features and functions-and quickly build mastery with everyday tasks-one step at a time!

Author Biography

Carl Chatfield is the co-author of Microsoft Project 2000 Step by Step and Microsoft Project Version 2002 Step by Step, both from Microsoft Press. Carl is the User Assistance Manager for Office Project at Microsoft Corporation. He is a certified Project Management Professional with extensive knowledge of Office Project as well as specific usability issues.

Table of Contents

What's New in Microsoft Project 2002 xi
Getting Help xiii
Getting Help with This Book and Its CD-ROM xiii
Getting Help with Microsoft Project 2002 xiii
Using the Book's CD-ROM xv
System Requirements xv
Installing the Practice Files xvi
Using the Practice Files xvii
Uninstalling the Practice Files xviii
Installing the Evaluation Software xviii
Conventions and Features xix
Part 1 Managing a Simple Project
Getting Started with Microsoft Project
2(22)
Managing Your Projects with Microsoft Project
4(2)
Starting Microsoft Project
6(3)
Exploring Views
9(5)
Exploring Reports
14(2)
Creating a New Project Plan
16(3)
Setting Nonworking Days
19(3)
Entering Project Properties
22(2)
Creating a Task List
24(18)
Entering Tasks
25(2)
Project Management Focus: Defining the Right Tasks for the Right Deliverable
27(1)
Estimating Durations
27(3)
Project Management Focus: How Do You Come Up with Accurate Task Durations?
30(1)
Entering a Milestone
31(1)
Organizing Tasks into Phases
32(1)
Project Management Focus: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Planning
32(2)
Linking Tasks
34(4)
Documenting Tasks
38(2)
Checking the Plan's Duration
40(2)
Setting Up Resources
42(14)
Setting Up People Resources
43(4)
Setting Up Equipment Resources
47(2)
Setting Up Material Resources
49(1)
Entering Resource Pay Rates
50(2)
Project Management Focus: Getting Resource Cost Information
52(1)
Adjusting Working Time for Individual Resources
52(3)
Documenting Resources
55(1)
Assigning Resources to Tasks
56(14)
Assigning Resources to Tasks
58(4)
Assigning Additional Resources to a Task
62(5)
Project Management Focus: When Should Effort-Driven Scheduling Apply?
67(1)
Assigning Material Resources to Tasks
67(3)
Formatting and Printing Your Plan
70(18)
Creating a Custom Gantt Chart View
72(5)
Drawing on a Gantt Chart
77(1)
Formatting Text in a View
78(3)
Formatting and Printing Reports
81(7)
Tracking Progress on Tasks
88(14)
Saving a Project Baseline
90(2)
Tracking a Project as Scheduled
92(1)
Entering a Task's Completion Percentage
93(2)
Entering Actual Values for Tasks
95(4)
Project Management Focus: Is the Project on Track?
99(3)
Part 2 Managing a Complex Project
Fine-Tuning Task Details
102(28)
Adjusting Task Relationships
103(5)
Setting Task Constraints
108(4)
Viewing the Project's Critical Path
112(2)
Interrupting Work on a Task
114(2)
Adjusting Working Time for Individual Tasks
116(3)
Changing Task Types
119(3)
Entering Deadline Dates
122(2)
Entering Fixed Costs
124(2)
Setting Up a Recurring Task
126(4)
Fine-Tuning Resource and Assignment Details
130(16)
Entering Multiple Pay Rates for a Resource
131(2)
Setting Up Pay Rates to Apply at Different Times
133(2)
Setting Up Resource Availability to Apply at Different Times
135(1)
Delaying the Start of Assignments
136(2)
Applying Contours to Assignments
138(3)
Applying Different Cost Rates to Assignments
141(1)
Entering Material Resource Consumption Rates
142(4)
Fine-Tuning the Project Plan
146(22)
Examining Resource Allocations Over Time
147(1)
Project Management Focus: Evaluating Resource Allocation
148(5)
Manually Resolving Resource Over allocations
153(4)
Leveling Over allocated Resources
157(5)
Examining Project Costs
162(3)
Checking the Project's Finish Date
165(3)
Organizing and Formatting Project Details
168(20)
Sorting Project Details
169(4)
Grouping Project Details
173(4)
Filtering Project Details
177(4)
Customizing Tables
181(3)
Customizing Views
184(4)
Printing Project Information
188(18)
Printing Your Project Plan
189(2)
Project Management Focus: Communicating with Stakeholders
191(4)
Printing Views
195(7)
Printing Reports
202(4)
Publishing Project Information Online
206(12)
Copying Project Information as a GIF Image
207(4)
Saving Project Information as a Web Page
211(2)
Changing the Look of a Project Web Page
213(5)
Sharing Project Information with Other Programs
218(16)
Copying and Pasting with Microsoft Project
220(3)
Opening Other File Formats in Microsoft Project
223(5)
Saving to Other File Formats from Microsoft Project
228(6)
Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments
234(22)
Updating a Baseline
237(3)
Tracking Actual and Remaining Values for Tasks and Assignments
240(8)
Tracking Timephased Actual Work for Tasks and Assignments
248(4)
Project Management Focus: Collecting Actuals from Resources
252(1)
Rescheduling Incomplete Work
252(4)
Viewing and Reporting Project Status
256(22)
Identifying Tasks That Have Slipped
258(5)
Project Management Focus: Getting the Word Out
263(1)
Examining Task Costs
264(5)
Examining Resource Costs
269(2)
Project Management Focus: What About All Those Other Costs?
271(1)
Reporting Project Cost Variance with a Stoplight View
272(6)
Getting Your Project Back on Track
278(18)
Troubleshooting Time and Schedule Problems
280(5)
Troubleshooting Cost and Resource Problems
285(4)
Troubleshooting Scope-of-Work Problems
289(7)
Part 3 Special Subjects
Applying Advanced Formatting
296(20)
Formatting Bar Styles in a Gantt Chart View
297(6)
Displaying Task IDs and WBS Codes
303(6)
Formatting the Network Diagram View
309(3)
Formatting the Calendar View
312(4)
Customizing Microsoft Project
316(20)
Working with the Organizer
318(4)
Recording Macros
322(4)
Editing Macros
326(4)
Customizing a Toolbar
330(6)
Measuring Performance with Earned Value Analysis
336(8)
Viewing Earned Value Schedule Indicators
338(3)
Viewing Earned Value Cost Indicators
341(3)
Consolidating Projects and Resources
344(61)
Creating a Resource Pool
346(5)
Viewing Assignment Details in a Resource Pool
351(1)
Updating Assignments in a Sharer Plan
352(1)
Updating a Resource's Information in a Resource Pool
353(2)
Updating All Projects' Working Times in a Resource Pool
355(2)
Linking New Project Plans to a Resource Pool
357(3)
Opening a Sharer Plan and Updating a Resource Pool
360(2)
Working With Consolidated Projects
362(4)
Creating Dependencies Between Projects
366(7)
Part 4 Appendices
A: Introducing Microsoft Project Server
373(22)
Setting Up Collaboration Features in Microsoft Project
374(1)
Using Microsoft Project Server at the Workgroup Level
375(1)
Working in the Planning Phase
376(8)
Working in the Tracking Phase
384(7)
Using Microsoft Project Server at the Enterprise Level
391(1)
Using E-Mail Based Collaboration
391(4)
B: A Short Course in Project Management
395(8)
Understanding What Defines a Project
395(1)
The Project Triangle: Seeing Projects in Terms of Time Cost and Scope
396(2)
Time Cost and Scope: Managing Project Constraints
398(3)
Managing Your Projects with Microsoft Project
401(2)
C: What's Next?
403(2)
Joining a Microsoft Project Learning Community
403(1)
Joining a Project Management Learning Community
404(1)
Final Words
404(1)
Quick Reference 405(20)
Glossary 425(10)
Index 435(10)
About the Authors 445

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