Index_B

B

BAC (Budget at Completion)

defined, 732

in earned value analysis, 243–244

Back Load contours, 200, 201

Bar Rounding feature, 321

Bar Splits option, 340

Bar Styles dialog box, 321, 321, 323, 323, 614, 614

bars in Gantt charts

color of, 666–667, 666

formatting, 322–324, 323

Base Calendar field, 160

Base Calendar report, 364

base calendars

defined, 731

for working times, 166–167

Baseline Cost, 243

baseline data, 226

clearing, 228, 228

defined, 732

editing, 228

saving, 58–59, 227, 227

variances from, 239, 239

viewing, 227–228, 227

baseline dates, 732

baseline plans, 732

BCWP (Budgeted Cost of Work Performed)

defined, 732

in earned value analysis, 242–244

BCWS (Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled)

defined, 732

in earned value analysis, 242–244

in variance analysis, 34

Bell contours, 204, 205

binding objects, 711–712, 712

Boolean data type, 670

bottom up estimating, 732

bottom-up task planning, 109

Box Styles dialog box, 327–329, 328

breaking links, 430

broken links, 139, 139

Budget at Completion (BAC)

defined, 732

in earned value analysis, 243–244

Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCWP)

defined, 732

in earned value analysis, 242–244

Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS)

defined, 732

in earned value analysis, 242–244

in variance analysis, 34

budgets

application for, 712–715, 713

defined, 732

optimizing, 55, 55

reports for, 362, 452, 452

statistics for, 64, 64, 67

Build Team dialog box, 526–530, 527

Bulleted Left button, 172

buttons

for custom forms, 652

for message boxes, 681, 684

properties for, 700–701, 701

on toolbars, 619

Byte data type, 670