New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Project 2003 : Introductory,9780619213794

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Project 2003 : Introductory

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780619213794
ISBN10: 0619213795
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Pub. Date: 2004-08-30
Publisher(s): Thomson/Course Technology
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Summary

This text offers a case-oriented, problem-solving approach to teaching students basic to intermediate Microsoft Project 2003 skills.

Table of Contents

Microsoft Project 2003
1(406)
Read This Before You Begin
2(1)
Planning a Project
3(56)
Preparing for a Local Area Network Installation with Microsoft Project 2003
Session 1.1
4(8)
Introduction to Project Management
4(1)
The Project Goal
4(1)
Project Management Process Groups
5(1)
Project Management Terminology
5(2)
Benefits of Project Management
7(1)
How Microsoft Project 2003 Supports Successful Project Management
8(1)
Microsoft Project 2003 Tools
8(1)
Introducing the Project Guide
9(1)
The Different Versions of Project 2003
9(2)
Session 1.1 Quick Check
11(1)
Session 1.2
12(15)
Getting Around Microsoft Project 2003
12(2)
Checking Default Settings
14(1)
Viewing the Microsoft Project 2003 Screen
15(1)
Title Bar
15(1)
Menu Bar
16(1)
Toolbars
16(1)
Entering Your First Tasks
17(3)
The View Bar
20(1)
The Entry Table and the Entry Bar
20(1)
Gantt Chart
21(1)
Saving a Project
22(2)
Closing a Project File
24(1)
Opening an Existing Project
25(1)
Exiting Microsoft Project 2003
26(1)
Session 1.2 Quick Check
27(1)
Session 1.3
27(32)
Understanding Project Views
27(2)
Changing the Project View
29(7)
Saving a Project with a New Name
36(1)
Magnification
37(1)
Zooming In and Zooming Out
37(3)
Modifying the Timescale
40(2)
Printing a View
42(4)
Getting Help
46(5)
Hiding the Office Assistant
51(1)
Exiting Microsoft Project 2003
51(1)
Session 1.3 Quick Check
51(5)
Quick Check Answers
56(3)
Creating a Project Schedule
59(58)
Scheduling Tasks and Durations for a Local Area Network Installation
Session 2.1
60(25)
Starting a New Project and Examining Scheduling Defaults
60(3)
The Task Information Dialog Box
63(2)
Examining Project Calendars
65(1)
Changing the Project Calendar
65(2)
Creating Task Calendars
67(4)
Entering Tasks and Durations in the Entry Table
71(2)
Editing Tasks and Durations in the Entry Table
73(1)
Basic Editing Techniques
73(5)
Working with Duration Units of Measure
78(2)
Editing Tasks and Durations in Other Views
80(2)
Entering Recurring Tasks
82(2)
Entering Milestones
84(1)
Session 2.1 Quick Check
85(1)
Session 2.2
85(15)
Understanding Task Dependencies
85(1)
Creating Task Dependencies
86(5)
Using Form View to Create Task Dependencies
91(3)
Editing Task Dependencies
94(1)
Entering Lag and Lead Times
95(4)
Session 2.2 Quick Check
99(1)
Session 2.3
100(17)
Creating a Work Breakdown Structure with Summary Tasks
100(1)
Outdenting and Indenting Tasks
100(4)
Expanding and Collapsing Tasks
104(2)
Using Outline Numbers or Work Breakdown Structure Codes
106(3)
Session 2.3 Quick Check
109(6)
Quick Check Answers
115(2)
Communicating Project Information
117(56)
Improving the LAN Project Plan
Session 3.1
118(22)
Creating Reports Using Project 2003
118(2)
Understanding the Critical Path
120(1)
Filtering Tasks for Information
121(4)
Using the AutoFilter
125(2)
Formatting a Project
127(1)
Formatting a Gantt Chart
128(4)
Formatting an Entry Table
132(3)
Formatting Individual Items in the Entry Table and Gantt Chart
135(4)
Session 3.1 Quick Check
139(1)
Session 3.2
140(14)
Working with the Network Diagram
140(1)
Entering and Editing Tasks in Network Diagram View
140(3)
Examining Dependencies and the Critical Path
143(2)
Expanding and Collapsing Tasks in the Network Diagram
145(2)
Moving Tasks
147(2)
Filtering in the Network Diagram
149(1)
Formatting a Network Diagram
150(3)
Session 3.2 Quick Check
153(1)
Session 3.3
154(19)
Shortening the Critical Path By Using Task Information
154(1)
Changing Task Durations
154(2)
Changing Task Dependencies
156(4)
Changing Calendar and Task Constraints
160(4)
Session 3.3 Quick Check
164(7)
Quick Check Answers
171(2)
Assigning Resources and Costs
173(72)
Assigning Resources and Determining Costs for the LAN Installation
Session 4.1
174(17)
Entering Cost and Resource Data
174(3)
Using the Resource Information Dialog Box
177(2)
The Resource Information Dialog Box
179(2)
Resource Availability
181(1)
Assigning Resources to Tasks
182(4)
Assigning a New Cost Rate Table
186(1)
Using the Resource Work Form
187(3)
Session 4.1 Quick Check
190(1)
Session 4.2
191(14)
Understanding the Relationship between Work, Duration, and Units
191(5)
Effort-Driven Scheduling
196(1)
Task Types
196(1)
Creating a Fixed-Duration Task
197(3)
Using the Resource Usage View to Examine Resource Information
200(1)
Sorting Tasks for Resource Information
201(1)
Filtering Tasks for Resource Information
202(1)
Grouping Tasks for Resource Information
203(2)
Session 4.2 Quick Check
205(1)
Session 4.3
205(40)
Leveling Overallocations
205(1)
Manually Leveling Overallocations
206(7)
Using the Leveling Tool
213(3)
Reviewing Project Costs
216(1)
Material Costs
217(3)
Fixed Costs
220(1)
Project Summary Information
221(1)
Project Options Dialog Box
221(1)
Project Properties
221(2)
Understanding the Relationship between the Critical Path and Slack
223(2)
Shortening the Critical Path By Using Resources
225(4)
Using Reports
229(3)
Session 4.3 Quick Check
232(10)
Quick Check Answers
242(3)
Tracking Progress and Closing the Project
245(70)
Implementing the LAN
Session 5.1
246(34)
Working with a Baseline
246(3)
Getting Ready to Track Progress
249(2)
Using the Tracking Toolbar
251(2)
Project Statistics
253(1)
Understanding Variance
254(1)
Understanding the Tracking Table
255(1)
Updating Tasks That Are on Schedule
256(1)
Updating Tasks That Are Ahead of Schedule
257(1)
Creating an Interim Plan
258(1)
Inserting or Hiding a Column in a Table
259(5)
Conflicts and the Planning Wizard
264(1)
Updating Tasks That Are Behind Schedule
265(1)
Rescheduling Tasks That Are Behind Schedule
266(4)
Updating Progress by Using the Update Tasks Dialog Box
270(2)
Updating Progress by Using the Gantt Chart
272(2)
Updating the Project by Using the Update Project dialog box
274(2)
Tracking Costs
276(3)
Session 5.1 Quick Check
279(1)
Session 5.2
280(35)
Creating a Custom Table
280(4)
Creating a Custom View
284(3)
Using the Detail Gantt Chart to Examine Slack and Slippage
287(3)
Tracking Gantt Chart
290(1)
Slack and Deadline Dates
291(1)
Creating an Interim Plan for the Entire Project
292(2)
Adding Progress Lines
294(2)
Using Project Progress Reports
296(1)
Current Activity and Cost Reports
296(2)
Developing a Custom Report Based on a Custom Table
298(2)
Creating a New Report
300(2)
Closing a Project
302(1)
Session 5.2 Quick Check
303(9)
Quick Check Answers
312(3)
Sharing Project Information with Other People and Applications
315(92)
Making LAN Project Information Available to Others
Session 6.1
316(38)
Sharing Project Data with Other Applications
316(1)
Copying Sheet Data from Project 2003 to Excel
317(2)
Graphing in Excel
319(2)
Copying the Gantt Chart as a Picture
321(3)
Copying the Gantt Chart as a GIF or HTML file
324(6)
Exporting a Project 2003 File to Excel
330(2)
Exporting Earned Value Data to Excel
332(1)
Applying the Earned Value Table
332(2)
Exporting Earned Value Data to Excel
334(1)
Using Excel
335(2)
Using the Copy Picture to Office Wizard to create a PowerPoint slide
337(3)
Using the Analyze Timescaled Data Wizard
340(1)
Starting a Project Plan in Excel Using the Task List Template
341(2)
Importing Excel Data into Project 2003
343(3)
Importing Outlook Tasks into a Project 2003 File
346(3)
Linking Excel Data to a Project 2003 File
349(2)
Embedding Information in Project
351(1)
Using the Drawing Tool
351(2)
Session 6.1 Quick Check
353(1)
Session 6.2
354(19)
Using Templates
354(5)
Creating Data Templates
359(4)
Sharing Data Templates
363(2)
Using the Organizer
365(3)
Using Resource Pools
368(1)
Shifting Existing Resources to a Resource Pool
369(2)
Updating and Refreshing the Pool
371(1)
Session 6.2 Quick Check
372(1)
Session 6.3
373(34)
Using a Master Project
373(3)
Updating a Master Project
376(3)
Adding Hyperlinks to a Project File
379(2)
Working with Multiple Critical Paths
381(2)
Tracking Custom Fields of Information
383(1)
Creating a Custom Field
384(5)
Creating Macros
389(3)
Session 6.3 Quick Check
392(12)
Quick Check Answers
404(3)
Appendix A The Microsoft Project 2003 Help System 407(12)
Appendix B Project 2003 Resources on the Web 419(4)
Appendix C Project Management Resources on the Web 423(2)
Appendix D Project Management Certifications 425(4)
Appendix E Successful Project Management 429(2)
Appendix F Collaborative Projects and Microsoft Project Server 431(2)
Glossary 433(8)
Index 441(6)
File Finder 447

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