Microsoft Office Project 2003 Step by Step,9780735619555

Microsoft Office Project 2003 Step by Step

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780735619555
ISBN10: 0735619557
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-10-08
Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
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Summary

This practical, hands-on tutorial expertly builds your skills with Microsoft Project 2003-one step at a time! With Step by Step, you work at your own pace through easy- to-follow lessons and practice exercises to learn exactly the tools and techniques you need. Discover how to develop a project plan with tasks, resources, and assignments; create reports; manage multiple projects and dependencies; and track progress and costs while making real-time adjustments. Makes a great on-the-job desk reference.

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 Office Project 2003 ix
Getting Help xi
Getting Help with This Book and Its CD-ROM xi
Getting Help with Microsoft Office Project 2003 xi
Using the Book's CD-ROM xiii
What's on the CD-ROM xiii
System Requirements xiii
Installing the Practice Files xiv
Using the Practice Files xv
Uninstalling the Practice Files xvi
Conventions and Features xvii
Quick Reference xix
Getting Started with Project xix
Creating a Task List xx
Setting Up Resources xxi
Assigning Resources to Tasks xxii
Formatting and Printing Your Plan xxiii
Tracking Progress on Tasks xxiv
Fine-Tuning Task Details xxvi
Fine-Tuning Resource and Assignment Details xxviii
Fine-Tuning the Project Plan xxx
Organizing and Formatting Project Details xxxi
Printing Project Information xxxii
Publishing Project Information Online xxxiii
Sharing Project Information with Other Programs xxxiv
Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments xxxv
Viewing and Reporting Project Status xxxv
Getting Your Project Back on Track xxxvii
Applying Advanced Formatting xxxvii
Customizing Project xxxviii
Measuring Performance with Earned Value Analysis xxxix
Consolidating Projects and Resources xl
Planning Work with Project Server xlii
Tracking Work with Project Server xliii
Managing Risks, Issues, and Documents with Project Server xliv
I Managing a Simple Project
Getting Started with Project
2(30)
Managing Your Projects with Project
4(2)
Starting Project Standard
6(4)
Starting Project Professional
10(5)
Exploring Views
15(6)
Exploring Reports
21(2)
Creating a New Project Plan
23(3)
Setting Nonworking Days
26(3)
Entering Project Properties
29(3)
Creating a Task List
32(22)
Entering Tasks
33(3)
Estimating Durations
36(4)
Entering a Milestone
40(1)
Organizing Tasks into Phases
41(2)
Linking Tasks
43(5)
Documenting Tasks
48(3)
Checking the Plan's Duration
51(3)
Setting Up Resources
54(16)
Setting Up People Resources
55(5)
Setting Up Equipment Resources
60(2)
Setting Up Material Resources
62(2)
Entering Resource Pay Rates
64(2)
Adjusting Working Time for Individual Resources
66(3)
Documenting Resources
69(1)
Assigning Resources to Tasks
70(14)
Assigning Resources to Tasks
72(4)
Assigning Additional Resources to a Task
76(6)
Assigning Material Resources to Tasks
82(2)
Formatting and Printing Your Plan
84(22)
Creating a Custom Gantt Chart View
86(6)
Drawing on a Gantt Chart
92(2)
Formatting Text in a View
94(5)
Formatting and Printing Reports
99(7)
Tracking Progress on Tasks
106(16)
Saving a Project Baseline
108(3)
Tracking a Project as Scheduled
111(1)
Entering a Task's Completion Percentage
112(2)
Entering Actual Values for Tasks
114(8)
II Advanced Project Scheduling
Fine-Tuning Task Details
122(32)
Adjusting Task Relationships
123(5)
Setting Task Constraints
128(5)
Viewing the Project's Critical Path
133(2)
Interrupting Work on a Task
135(3)
Adjusting Working Time for Individual Tasks
138(2)
Changing Task Types
140(4)
Entering Deadline Dates
144(3)
Entering Fixed Costs
147(1)
Setting Up a Recurring Task
148(6)
Fine-Tuning Resource and Assignment Details
154(18)
Entering Multiple Pay Rates for a Resource
155(2)
Setting Up Pay Rates to Apply at Different Times
157(2)
Setting Up Resource Availability to Apply at Different Times
159(2)
Delaying the Start of Assignments
161(2)
Applying Contours to Assignments
163(3)
Applying Different Cost Rates to Assignments
166(1)
Entering Material Resource Consumption Rates
167(5)
Fine-Tuning the Project Plan
172(24)
Examining Resource Allocations over Time
173(7)
Manually Resolving Resource Overallocations
180(4)
Leveling Overallocated Resources
184(6)
Examining Project Costs
190(2)
Checking the Project's Finish Date
192(4)
Organizing and Formatting Project Details
196(24)
Sorting Project Details
197(5)
Grouping Project Details
202(4)
Filtering Project Details
206(4)
Customizing Tables
210(4)
Customizing Views
214(6)
Printing Project Information
220(20)
Printing Your Project Plan
221(7)
Printing Views
228(6)
Printing Reports
234(6)
Publishing Project Information Online
240(14)
Copying Project Information as a GIF Image
242(3)
Saving Project Information as a Web Page
245(4)
Changing the Look of a Project Web Page
249(5)
Sharing Project Information with Other Programs
254(22)
Copying and Pasting with Project
256(3)
Generating a Project Summary Report for Word, PowerPoint, or Visio
259(5)
Opening Other File Formats in Project
264(6)
Saving to Other File Formats from Project
270(6)
Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments
276(24)
Updating a Baseline
278(4)
Tracking Actual and Remaining Values for Tasks and Assignments
282(8)
Tracking Timephased Actual Work for Tasks and Assignments
290(5)
Rescheduling Incomplete Work
295(5)
Viewing and Reporting Project Status
300(22)
Identifying Tasks That Have Slipped
302(6)
Examining Task Costs
308(5)
Examining Resource Costs
313(4)
Reporting Project Cost Variance with a Stoplight View
317(5)
Getting Your Project Back on Track
322(20)
Troubleshooting Time and Schedule Problems
324(6)
Troubleshooting Cost and Resource Problems
330(4)
Troubleshooting Scope-of-Work Problems
334(8)
III Special Subjects
Applying Advanced Formatting
342(16)
Formatting Bar Styles in a Gantt Chart View
343(7)
Formatting the Network Diagram View
350(3)
Formatting the Calendar View
353(5)
Customizing Project
358(22)
Working with the Organizer
359(6)
Recording Macros
365(4)
Editing Macros
369(5)
Customizing a Toolbar
374(6)
Measuring Performance with Earned Value Analysis
380(10)
Viewing Earned Value Schedule Indicators
382(3)
Viewing Earned Value Cost Indicators
385(5)
Consolidating Projects and Resources
390(28)
Creating a Resource Pool
392(5)
Viewing Assignment Details in a Resource Pool
397(2)
Updating Assignments in a Sharer Plan
399(1)
Updating a Resource's Information in a Resource Pool
400(1)
Updating All Projects' Working Times in a Resource Pool
401(3)
Linking New Project Plans to a Resource Pool
404(2)
Opening a Sharer Plan and Updating a Resource Pool
406(3)
Working with Consolidated Projects
409(3)
Creating Dependencies Between Projects
412(6)
IV Introducing Project Server
Planning Work with Project Server
418(22)
Understanding the Key Pieces of Enterprise Project Management
420(1)
Building a New Plan from an Enterprise Template
421(6)
Staffing an Enterprise Project with Resources
427(9)
Publishing a Plan to Project Server
436(4)
Tracking Work with Project Server
440(22)
Reporting Actual Work Through Project Web Access
441(5)
Reporting Actual Work Through Outlook
446(4)
Handling Actuals from Resources
450(5)
Keeping Stakeholders Informed
455(7)
Managing Risks, Issues, and Documents with Project Server
462(13)
Managing Risks
464(3)
Managing Issues
467(2)
Managing Documents
469(6)
V Appendixes
A Short Course in Project Management
475(8)
Understanding What Defines a Project
475(1)
The Project Triangle: Seeing Projects in Terms of Time, Cost, and Scope
476(2)
Time, Cost, and Scope: Managing Project Constraints
478(3)
Managing Your Projects with Project
481(2)
B What's Next?
483(2)
Joining a Project Learning Community
483(1)
Joining a Project Management Learning Community
484(1)
Final Words
484(1)
Glossary 485(12)
Index 497

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