Microsoft Office Project 2007 Step by Step

MicrosoftВ® Office Project 2007 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

ISBN: 0735623058
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2004
Pages: 247

Authors: Carl Chatfield, Timothy Johnson

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Table of Contents
Back Cover
Microsoft Office Project 2007 Step by Step
Information for Readers Running Windows XP
Using the Start Menu
Navigating Dialog Boxes
Features and Conventions of This Book
Conventions and Their Meanings
Getting Help
Getting Help with Project 2007
More Information
Using the Books CD
Minimum System Requirements
Installing the Practice Files
Using the Practice Files
Removing and Uninstalling the Practice Files
Quick Reference
2 Creating a Task List
3 Setting Up Resources
4 Assigning Resources to Tasks
5 Formatting and Printing Your Plan
6 Tracking Progress on Tasks
7 Fine-Tuning Task Details
8 Fine-Tuning Resource and Assignment Details
9 Fine-Tuning the Project Plan
10 Organizing and Formatting Project Details
11 Printing Project Information
12 Sharing Project Information with Other Programs
13 Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments
14 Viewing and Reporting Project Status
15 Getting Your Project Back on Track
16 Applying Advanced Formatting
17 Customizing Project
18 Measuring Performance with Earned Value Analysis
19 Consolidating Projects and Resources
Part 1: Managing a Simple Project
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Project
Managing Your Projects with Project
Starting Project Standard
Starting Project Professional
Exploring Views
Exploring Reports
Creating a New Project Plan
Setting Nonworking Days
Entering Project Properties
Key Points
Chapter 2: Creating a Task List
Entering Tasks
Estimating Durations
Entering a Milestone
Organizing Tasks into Phases
Linking Tasks
Documenting Tasks
Checking the Plans Duration
Key Points
Chapter 3: Setting Up Resources
Setting Up People Resources
Setting Up Equipment Resources
Setting Up Material Resources
Setting Up Cost Resources
Entering Resource Pay Rates
Adjusting Working Time for Individual Resources
Documenting Resources
Key Points
Chapter 4: Assigning Resources to Tasks
Assigning Work Resources to Tasks
Assigning Additional Resources to a Task
Assigning Material Resources to Tasks
Assigning Cost Resources to Tasks
Key Points
Chapter 5: Formatting and Printing Your Plan
Creating a Custom Gantt Chart View
Drawing on a Gantt Chart
Formatting Text in a View
Formatting and Printing Reports
Key Points
Chapter 6: Tracking Progress on Tasks
Saving a Project Baseline
Tracking a Project as Scheduled
Entering a Tasks Completion Percentage
Entering Actual Values for Tasks
Key Points
Part 2 : Advanced Project Scheduling
Chapter 7: Fine-Tuning Task Details
Adjusting Task Relationships
Setting Task Constraints
Viewing the Projects Critical Path
Interrupting Work on a Task
Adjusting Working Time for Individual Tasks
Changing Task Types
Entering Deadline Dates
Entering Fixed Costs
Setting Up a Recurring Task
Key Points
Chapter 8: Fine-Tuning Resource and Assignment Details
Entering Multiple Pay Rates for a Resource
Setting Up Pay Rates to Apply at Different Times
Setting Up Resource Availability to Apply at Different Times
Delaying the Start of Assignments
Applying Contours to Assignments
Applying Different Cost Rates to Assignments
Entering Material Resource Consumption Rates
Key Points
Chapter 9: Fine-Tuning the Project Plan
Examining Resource Allocations over Time
Manually Resolving Resource Overallocations
Leveling Overallocated Resources
Examining Project Costs
Checking the Projects Finish Date
Key Points
Chapter 10: Organizing and Formatting Project Details
Sorting Project Details
Grouping Project Details
Filtering Project Details
Customizing Tables
Customizing Views
Key Points
Chapter 11: Printing Project Information
Printing Your Project Plan
Printing Views
Printing Reports
Key Points
Chapter 12: Sharing Project Information with Other Programs
Copying and Pasting with Project
Opening Other File Formats in Project
Saving to Other File Formats from Project
Generating a Project Summary Report for Word, PowerPoint, or Visio
Generating Visual Reports with Excel and Visio
Key Points
Chapter 13: Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments
Updating a Baseline
Tracking Actual and Remaining Values for Tasks and Assignments
Tracking Timephased Actual Work for Tasks and Assignments
Rescheduling Incomplete Work
Key Points
Chapter 14: Viewing and Reporting Project Status
Identifying Tasks that Have Slipped
Examining Task Costs
Examining Resource Costs
Reporting Project Costs Variance with a Stoplight View
Key Points
Chapter 15: Getting Your Project Back on Track
Troubleshooting Time and Schedule Problems
Troubleshooting Cost and Resource Problems
Troubleshooting Scope-of-Work Problems
Key Points
Part 3: Special Projects
Chapter 16: Applying Advanced Formatting
Formatting a Gantt Chart View
Formatting the Network Diagram View
Formatting the Calendar View
Key Points
Chapter 17: Customizing Project
Sharing Custom Views and Other Elements Between Project Plans
Recording Macros
Editing Macros
Customizing a Toolbar
Key Points
Chapter 18: Measuring Performance with Earned Value Analysis
Viewing Earned Value Schedule Indicators
Viewing Earned Value Cost Indicators
Generating an Earned Value Visual Report
Key Points
Chapter 19: Consolidating Projects and Resources
Creating a Resource Pool
Viewing Assignment Details in a Resource Pool
Updating Assignments in a Sharer Plan
Updating a Resources Information in a Resource Pool
Updating All Plans Working Times in a Resource Pool
Linking New Project Plans to a Resource Pool
Opening a Sharer Plan and Updating a Resource Pool
Consolidating Project Plans
Creating Dependencies Between Projects
Key Points
Part 4: Introducing Project Server
Chapter 20: Planning Work with Project Server
Understanding the Key Pieces of Enterprise Project Management
Building a New Plan from an Enterprise Template
Staffing an Enterprise Project with Resources
Publishing a Plan to Project Server
Key Points
Chapter 21: Tracking Work with Project Server
Reporting Actual Work Through Project Web Access
Reporting Actual Work Through Outlook
Handling Actuals from Resources
Keeping Stakeholders Informed
Key Points
Chapter 22: Managing Risks, Issues, and Documents with Project Server
Managing Risks
Managing Issues
Managing Documents
Key Points
Part 5: Appendices
Appendix A: A Short Course in Project Management
The Project Triangle: Viewing Projects in Terms of Time, Cost, and Scope
Time, Cost, and Scope: Managing Project Constraints
Managing Your Projects with Project
Appendix B: Whats Next?
Joining a Project Management Learning Community
Final Words
Glossary
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