Microsoft Office Project 2007: (Microsoft Official Academic Course Series)

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Table of Contents:
Lesson 1: Project Basics 1 Lesson Skill Matrix 1 Key Terms 2 Software Orientation 2 Starting Microsoft Project Standard 3 Creating a Project Plan 5 Opening a New Project Plan 5 Specifying the Project’s Start Date 5 Saving the Newly Created Project Plan 6 Defining Project Calendars 7 Entering Tasks and Task Details 9 Entering Tasks 9 Software Orientation 11 Estimating Durations 11 Creating a Milestone 13 Organizing Tasks Into Phases 14 Linking Tasks 16 Linking Two Tasks 17 Linking Several Tasks 18 Linking Milestones 19 Documenting Tasks 20 Entering Task Notes 21 Adding a Hyperlink 22 Reviewing the Project Plan’s Duration 22 Summary Skill Matrix 24 Assessment 24 Knowledge Assessment 24 Competency Assessment 25 Proficiency Assessment 26 Mastery Assessment 27 Internet Ready 28 Lesson 2: Establishing Resources 29 Lesson Skill Matrix 29 Key Terms 29 Software Orientation 30 Establishing People Resources 31 Establishing Individual People Resources 31 Establishing a Group Resource 32 Establishing Equipment Resources 33 Establishing Material Resources 35 Establishing Cost Resources 36 Establishing Resource Pay Rates 37 Adjusting Resource Working Times 39 Establishing Nonworking Times 39 Establishing Specific Work Schedules 40 Adding Resource Notes 42 Summary Skill Matrix 42 Assessment 43 Knowledge Assessment 43 Competency Assessment 45 Proficiency Assessment 46 Mastery Assessment 47 Internet Ready 47 Lesson 3: Resource and Task Assignments 48 Lesson Skill Matrix 48 Key Terms 48 Software Orientation 49 Assigning Work Resources to Tasks 50 Making Individual Resource Assignments 50 Assigning Multiple Resources Simultaneously 52 Adding More Resource Assignments to Tasks 53 Adding Resources to a Task 53 Using a Smart Tag to Assign Resources 55 Assigning Material Resources to Tasks 58 Assigning Cost Resources to Tasks 59 Summary Skill Matrix 60 Assessment 60 Knowledge Assessment 60 Competency Assessment 62 Proficiency Assessment 63 Mastery Assessment 64 Internet Ready 64 Lesson 4: Refining Your Project Plan 65 Lesson Skill Matrix 65 Key Terms 65 Software Orientation 66 Applying a Task Calendar to an Individual Task 66 Changing Task Types 69 Using the Scheduling Formula to Change Task Types 69 Using the Task Information Dialog Box to Change a Task Type 71 Splitting a Task 72 Establishing Recurring Tasks 74 Setting Up a Recurring Task 74 Assigning Resources to a Recurring Task 76 Applying Task Constraints 77 Reviewing the Project’s Critical Path 81 Viewing Resource Allocations Over Time 83 Summary Skill Matrix 87 Assessment 87 Knowledge Assessment 87 Competency Assessment 88 Proficiency Assessment 89 Mastery Assessment 90 Internet Ready 90 Lesson 5: Project Information: Sorting, Grouping, and Filtering 91 Lesson Skill Matrix 91 Key Terms 91 Software Orientation 92 Sorting Data 92 Grouping Data 96 Filtering Data 99 Creating and Applying a Filter 99 Creating a Custom Filter 101 Summary Skill Matrix 102 Assessment 102 Knowledge Assessment 102 Competency Assessment 104 Proficiency Assessment 105 Mastery Assessment 105 Internet Ready 106 Workplace Ready 107 Circling Back 109 Lesson 6: Project Plan Formatting–Fundamentals 113 Lesson Skill Matrix 113 Key Terms 113 Software Orientation 114 Gantt Chart Formatting 114 Modifying the Gantt Chart Using the Bar Styles Dialog Box 115 Modifying the Gantt Chart Using the Gantt Chart Wizard 117 Drawing in a Gantt Chart 119 Changing Text Appearance in a View 121 Creating and Editing Tables 124 Creating Custom Views 126 Summary Skill Matrix 127 Assessment 127 Knowledge Assessment 127 Competency Assessment 128 Proficiency Assessment 129 Mastery Assessment 130 Internet Ready 131 Lesson 7: Project Information: Customizing and Printing 132 Lesson Skill Matrix 132 Key Terms 132 Software Orientation 133 Customizing and Printing a View 133 Customizing and Printing Reports 137 Summary Skill Matrix 140 Assessment 140 Knowledge Assessment 140 Competency Assessment 142 Proficiency Assessment 143 Mastery Assessment 144 Internet Ready 145 Lesson 8: Project Plan Tracking–Fundamentals 146 Lesson Skill Matrix 146 Key Terms 146 Software Orientation 147 Establishing a Project Baseline 147 Tracking a Project as Scheduled 150 Entering the Completion Percentage for a Task 151 Tasks and Assignments: Tracking Timephased Actual Work 153 Identifying Over Budget Tasks and Resources 156 Identifying Time and Schedule Problems 159 Summary Skill Matrix 161 Assessment 161 Knowledge Assessment 161 Competency Assessment 162 Proficiency Assessment 163 Mastery Assessment 164 Internet Ready 164 Lesson 9: Managing Multiple Projects 165 Lesson Skill Matrix 165 Key Terms 165 Software Orientation 166 Managing Consolidated Projects 166 Creating Dependencies between Projects 169 Summary Skill Matrix 172 Assessment 173 Knowledge Assessment 173 Competency Assessment 174 Proficiency Assessment 175 Mastery Assessment 176 Internet Ready 177 Lesson 10: Integrating Microsoft Project with Other Programs 178 Lesson Skill Matrix 178 Key Terms 178 Software Orientation 179 Using a GIF Image to Display Project Information 179 Copying and Pasting with Microsoft Project 182 Using Other File Formats in Microsoft Project 184 Summary Skill Matrix 186 Assessment 187 Knowledge Assessment 187 Competency Assessment 188 Proficiency Assessment 189 Mastery Assessment 190 Internet Ready 191 Circling Back 192 Lesson 11: Fine-Tuning Tasks 195 Lesson Skill Matrix 195 Key Terms 195 Software Orientation 196 Managing Task Constraints and Dependencies 196 Setting Deadline Dates 199 Establishing Task Priorities 201 Summary Skill Matrix 202 Assessment 203 Knowledge Assessment 203 Competency Assessment 205 Proficiency Assessment 205 Mastery Assessment 206 Internet Ready 207 Lesson 12: Fine-Tuning Resources 208 Lesson Skill Matrix 208 Key Terms 208 Entering Material Resource Consumption Rates 209 Entering Costs Per Use for Resources 210 Assigning Multiple Pay Rates for a Resource 211 Apply Different Cost Rates to Assignments 213 Specifying Resource Availability at Different Times 214 Resolving Resource Overallocations Manually 216 Software Orientation 220 Leveling Overallocated Resources 221 Summary Skill Matrix 224 Assessment 224 Knowledge Assessment 224 Competency Assessment 225 Proficiency Assessment 226 Mastery Assessment 227 Internet Ready 227 Lesson 13: Project Plan Optimization 228 Lesson Skill Matrix 228 Key Terms 228 Software Orientation 229 Making Time and Date Adjustments 229 Viewing the Project’s Critical Path 231 Delaying the Start of Assignments 234 Applying Contours to Assignments 235 Applying a Contour to a Resource Assignment 235 Manually Editing a Task Assignment 237 Optimizing the Project Plan 238 Identifying the Project Finish Date and Total Cost 239 Compressing the Project Plan 240 Summary Skill Matrix 244 Assessment 244 Knowledge Assessment 244 Competency Assessment 246 Proficiency Assessment 247 Mastery Assessment 248 Internet Ready 248 Lesson 14: Advanced Project Plan Formatting 249 Lesson Skill Matrix 249 Key Terms 249 Software Orientation 250 Customizing the Calendar View 250 Using Task IDs and WBS Codes 253 Formatting the Network Diagram 257 Customizing and Printing Reports 260 Summary Skill Matrix 262 Assessment 262 Knowledge Assessment 262 Competency Assessment 263 Proficiency Assessment 264 Mastery Assessment 265 Internet Ready 265 Lesson 15: Advanced Project Plan Tracking 266 Lesson Skill Matrix 266 Key Terms 266 Software Orientation 267 Recording Actual Start, Finish, and Duration Values of Tasks 268 Adjusting Remaining Work or Duration of Tasks 271 Rescheduling Uncompleted Work 274 Saving an Interim Plan 275 Comparing Baseline, Interim, and Actual Plans 276 Reporting Project Status 278 Evaluating Performance with Earned Value Analysis 280 Summary Skill Matrix 284 Assessment 284 Knowledge Assessment 284 Competency Assessment 286 Proficiency Assessment 287 Mastery Assessment 287 Internet Ready 288 Lesson 16: Working with Resource Pools 289 Lesson Skill Matrix 289 Key Terms 289 Software Orientation 290 Developing a Resource Pool 290 Viewing Assignment Details in a Resource Pool 294 Revising Assignments in a Sharer Plan 295 Updating Resource Information in a Resource Pool 297 Updating Working Time for All Projects in a Resource Pool 299 Adding New Project Plans to a Resource Pool 301 Revising a Sharer Plan and Updating a Resource Pool 302 Summary Skill Matrix 304 Assessment 305 Knowledge Assessment 305 Competency Assessment 306 Proficiency Assessment 307 Mastery Assessment 308 Internet Ready 309 Lesson 17: Customizing Microsoft Project 310 Lesson Skill Matrix 310 Key Terms 310 Software Orientation 311 Defining General Preferences 311 Working with Templates 313 Working with the Organizer 314 Working with Macros 318 Summary Skill Matrix 320 Assessment 320 Knowledge Assessment 320 Competency Assessment 321 Proficiency Assessment 322 Mastery Assessment 323 Internet Ready 323 Workplace Ready 324 Circling Back 325 Appendix A 329 Glossary 330 Index 334