Project 2002 Step by Step

Carl Chatfield, Timothy Johnson D.

  • 出版商: MicroSoft
  • 出版日期: 2002-06-19
  • 售價: $1,530
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$1,454
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 480
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 073561301X
  • ISBN-13: 9780735613010
  • 已絕版

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The smart way to learn Microsoft Project—one step at a time!

Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to lead projects to success with Microsoft® Project 2002. With STEP BY STEP, you can take just the lessons you need, or work from cover to cover. Either way, you drive the instruction—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!

• Develop a project plan with tasks, resources, and assignments
• Master the tools for presenting your plan and creating reports
• Track progress and costs—and make real-time adjustments
• Learn techniques for managing multiple projects and dependencies
• Collaborate using Microsoft Project Server and Microsoft Project Web Access
• Prepare for the Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOS) exam
• Plus, sharpen your project-management skills with the quick course in the appendix!

 

Table of Contents:

What's New in Microsoft Project 2002 xi
Getting Help xiii
    Getting Help with This Book and Its CD-ROM xiii
    Getting Help with Microsoft Project 2002 xiii
Using the Book's CD-ROM xv
    System Requirements xv
    Installing the Practice Files xvi
    Using the Practice Files xvii
    Uninstalling the Practice Files xviii
    Installing the Evaluation Software xviii
Conventions and Features xix
PART 1   MANAGING A SIMPLE PROJECT  
1:   Getting Started with Microsoft Project 2
    Managing Your Projects with Microsoft Project 4
    Starting Microsoft Project 6
    Exploring Views 9
    Exploring Reports 14
    Creating a New Project Plan 16
    Setting Nonworking Days 19
    Entering Project Properties 22
2:   Creating a Task List 24
    Entering Tasks 25
    Project Management Focus: Defining the Right Tasks for the Right Deliverable 27
    Estimating Durations 27
    Project Management Focus: How Do You Come Up with Accurate Task Durations? 30
    Entering a Milestone 31
    Organizing Tasks into Phases 32
    Project Management Focus: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Planning 32
    Linking Tasks 34
    Documenting Tasks 38
    Checking the Plan's Duration 40
3:   Setting Up Resources 42
    Setting Up People Resources 43
    Setting Up Equipment Resources 47
    Setting Up Material Resources 49
    Entering Resource Pay Rates 50
    Project Management Focus: Getting Resource Cost Information 52
    Adjusting Working Time for Individual Resources 52
    Documenting Resources 55
4:   Assigning Resources to Tasks 56
    Assigning Resources to Tasks 58
    Assigning Additional Resources to a Task 62
    Project Management Focus: When Should Effort-Driven Scheduling Apply? 67
    Assigning Material Resources to Tasks 67
5:   Formatting and Printing Your Plan 70
    Creating a Custom Gantt Chart View 72
    Drawing on a Gantt Chart 77
    Formatting Text in a View 78
    Formatting and Printing Reports 81
6:   Tracking Progress on Tasks 88
    Saving a Project Baseline 90
    Tracking a Project as Scheduled 92
    Entering a Task's Completion Percentage 93
    Entering Actual Values for Tasks 95
    Project Management Focus: Is the Project on Track? 99
PART 2   MANAGING A COMPLEX PROJECT  
7:   Fine-Tuning Task Details 102
    Adjusting Task Relationships 103
    Setting Task Constraints 108
    Viewing the Project's Critical Path 112
    Interrupting Work on a Task 114
    Adjusting Working Time for Individual Tasks 116
    Changing Task Types 119
    Entering Deadline Dates 122
    Entering Fixed Costs 124
    Setting Up a Recurring Task 126
8:   Fine-Tuning Resource and Assignment Details 130
    Entering Multiple Pay Rates for a Resource 131
    Setting Up Pay Rates to Apply at Different Times 133
    Setting Up Resource Availability to Apply at Different Times 135
    Delaying the Start of Assignments 136
    Applying Contours to Assignments 138
    Applying Different Cost Rates to Assignments 141
    Entering Material Resource Consumption Rates 142
9:   Fine-Tuning the Project Plan 146
    Examining Resource Allocations Over Time 147
    Project Management Focus: Evaluating Resource Allocation 148
    Manually Resolving Resource Overallocations 153
    Leveling Overallocated Resources 157
    Examining Project Costs 162
    Checking the Project's Finish Date 165
10:   Organizing and Formatting Project Details 168
    Sorting Project Details 169
    Grouping Project Details 173
    Filtering Project Details 177
    Customizing Tables 181
    Customizing Views 184
11:   Printing Project Information 188
    Printing Your Project Plan 189
    Project Management Focus: Communicating with Stakeholders 191
    Printing Views 195
    Printing Reports 202
12:   Publishing Project Information Online 206
    Copying Project Information as a GIF Image 207
    Saving Project Information as a Web Page 211
    Changing the Look of a Project Web Page 213
13:   Sharing Project Information with Other Programs 218
    Copying and Pasting with Microsoft Project 220
    Opening Other File Formats in Microsoft Project 223
    Saving to Other File Formats from Microsoft Project 228
14:   Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments 234
    Updating a Baseline 237
    Tracking Actual and Remaining Values for Tasks and Assignments 240
    Tracking Timephased Actual Work for Tasks and Assignments 248
    Project Management Focus: Collecting Actuals from Resources 252
    Rescheduling Incomplete Work 252
15:   Viewing and Reporting Project Status 256
    Identifying Tasks That Have Slipped 258
    Project Management Focus: Getting the Word Out 263
    Examining Task Costs 264
    Examining Resource Costs 269
    Project Management Focus: What About All Those Other Costs? 271
    Reporting Project Cost Variance with a Stoplight View 272
16:   Getting Your Project Back on Track 278
    Troubleshooting Time and Schedule Problems 280
    Troubleshooting Cost and Resource Problems 285
    Troubleshooting Scope-of-Work Problems 289
PART 3   SPECIAL SUBJECTS  
17:   Applying Advanced Formatting 296
    Formatting Bar Styles in a Gantt Chart View 297
    Displaying Task IDs and WBS Codes 303
    Formatting the Network Diagram View 309
    Formatting the Calendar View 312
18:   Customizing Microsoft Project 316
    Working with the Organizer 318
    Recording Macros 322
    Editing Macros 326
    Customizing a Toolbar 330
19:   Measuring Performance with Earned Value Analysis 336
    Viewing Earned Value Schedule Indicators 338
    Viewing Earned Value Cost Indicators 341
20:   Consolidating Projects and Resources 344
    Creating a Resource Pool 346
    Viewing Assignment Details in a Resource Pool 351
    Updating Assignments in a Sharer Plan 352
    Updating a Resource's Information in a Resource Pool 353
    Updating All Projects' Working Times in a Resource Pool 355
    Linking New Project Plans to a Resource Pool 357
    Opening a Sharer Plan and Updating a Resource Pool 360
    Working With Consolidated Projects 362
    Creating Dependencies Between Projects 366
PART 4   APPENDICES  
A:   Introducing Microsoft Project Server 373
    Setting Up Collaboration Features in Microsoft Project 374
    Using Microsoft Project Server at the Workgroup Level 375
    Working in the Planning Phase 376
    Working in the Tracking Phase 384
    Using Microsoft Project Server at the Enterprise Level 391
    Using E-Mail Based Collaboration 391
B:   A Short Course in Project Management 395
    Understanding What Defines a Project 395
    The Project Triangle: Seeing Projects in Terms of Time, Cost, and Scope 396
    Time, Cost, and Scope: Managing Project Constraints 398
    Managing Your Projects with Microsoft Project 401
C:   What's Next? 403
    Joining a Microsoft Project Learning Community 403
    Joining a Project Management Learning Community 404
    Final Words 404
QUICK REFERENCE 405
GLOSSARY 425
INDEX 435
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 445