Microsoft Project 2000 Step by Step, w. CD-ROM

Scheduling Off 83 * Removing a Resource Assignment 86 * Assigning Material Resources to Tasks 87 * Creating a New Resource and Assigning It to a Task 89 * Lesson Wrap-Up 90 * Glossary 91 * Quick Reference 91 Part 1 Review & Practice 95 Part 2 Fine-Tuning Your Plan Lesson 6 Fine-Tuning Task Details 101 Adjusting Working Time for the Project 102 * Adjusting Working Time for Individual Tasks 105 * Adjusting Task Relationships 108 * Changing Task Types 113 * Interrupting Work on a Task 117 * Entering Fixed Costs 120 * Setting up a Recurring Task 122 * Setting Task Constraints 125 * Reorganizing Phases and Tasks 130 * Entering Deadline Dates 132 * Viewing the Project s Critical Path 134 * Documenting Task Details with Notes and Hyperlinks 138 * Lesson Wrap-Up 139 * Glossary 140 * Quick Reference 142 Lesson 7 Fine-Tuning Resource Details 147 Adjusting Working Time for Individual Resources 148 * Setting Up Resource Availability to Apply at Different Times 151 * Entering Multiple Pay Rates for a Single Resource 154 * Setting Up Pay Rates to Apply at Different Times 155 * Examining Resource Costs 156 * Examining Resource Allocations over Time 159 * Leveling Overallocated Resources 165 * Documenting Resource Details in Resource Notes 171 * Lesson Wrap-Up 171 * Glossary 172 * Quick Reference 173 Lesson 8 Fine-Tuning Assignment Details 177 Replacing a Resource Assignment 177 * Applying Different Cost Rates to Assignments 179 * Delaying the Start of Assignments 182 * Applying Contours to Assignments 183 * Entering Material Resource Consumption Rates 187 * Documenting Assignment Details in Assignment Notes 190 * Lesson Wrap-Up 191 * Glossary 192 * Quick Reference 192 Part 2 Review & Practice 195 Part 3 Viewing and Sharing Project Information Lesson 9 Getting Project Information to Look the Way You Want 199 Sorting Data in a View 200 * Grouping Data in a View 204 * Filtering Data in a View 208 * Editing and Creating Tables 213 * Defining Custom Views 217 * Formatting the Gantt Chart 220 * Formatting the Network Diagram 224 * Formatting the Calendar View 226 * Lesson Wrap-Up 228 * Glossary 228 * Quick Reference 229 Lesson 10 Printing Project Information 231 Drawing on a Gantt Chart 231 * Customizing and Printing Views 234 * Customizing and Printing Reports 239 * Lesson Wrap-Up 242 * Glossary 243 * Quick Reference 243 Lesson 11 Publishing Project Information Online 245 Copying Project Information as a GIF Image 245 * Saving Project Information as a Web Page 248 * Changing the Look of a Project Web Page 251 * Lesson Wrap-Up 253 * Glossary 254 * Quick Reference 254 Lesson 12 Sharing Project Information with Other Programs 257 Copying and Pasting with Microsoft Project 258 * Opening Other File Formats in Microsoft Project 261 * Saving to Other File Formats From Microsoft Project 265 * Lesson Wrap-Up 268 * Glossary 268 * Quick Reference 268 Lesson 13 Sharing Information Between Multiple Sources 271 Creating a Resource Pool 272 * Viewing Assignment Details in a Resource Pool 278 * Updating Assignments in a Sharer File 279 * Updating a Resource s Working Time in a Resource Pool 280 * Updating All Projects Working Times in a Resource Pool 282 * Linking New Project Files to a Resource Pool 285 * Opening a Sharer File and Updating a Resource Pool 286 * Working with Consolidated Projects 289 * Creating Dependencies Between Projects 293 * Lesson Wrap-Up 297 * Glossary 297 * Quick Reference 299 Part 3 Review & Practice 303 Part 4 Tracking and Reviewing Progress Lesson 14 Tracking Progress Against the Project Plan 307 Saving a Project Baseline 308 * Tracking a Project as Scheduled 313 * Entering Percent Complete of Tasks 315 * Entering Actual Start, Finish, and Duration Values of Tasks 316 * Tracking Work by Time Period 320 * Changing Remaining Work or Duration of Tasks 325 * Saving an Interim Plan 329 * Lesson Wrap-Up 330 * Glossary 330 * Quick Reference 331 Lesson 15 Viewing and Reporting Project Status 333 Identifying Tasks that Have Slipped 334 * Comparing Baseline, Interim,and Current Plans 337 * Identifying Tasks and Resources That Are Over Budget 341 * Reporting Project Status 345 * Measuring Performance with Earned Value Analysis 350 * Lesson Wrap-Up 355 * Glossary 356 * Quick Reference 357 Lesson 16 Identifying and Fixing Problems in Your Project 359 Troubleshooting Time and Schedule Problems 360 * Troubleshooting Cost and Resource Problems 363 * Troubleshooting Scope of Work Problems 365 * Lesson Wrap-Up 370 * Glossary 370 * Quick Reference 371 Part 4 Review & Practice 373 Appendix A If You re New to Windows or to Microsoft Project 2000 377 Appendix B Matching the Exercises 381 Appendix C Customizing Microsoft Project 385 Appendix D Introducing the Workgroup Features of Microsoft Project 393 Appendix E What s Next? 416 Index 417