Microsoft Project Introduction

How to Use This Book 6 Setting Up the Class Exercise Files 6 Part 1: Planning the Project 7 Lesson 1: Groundwork-Where Do We Start? 9 Topic A: Project Management and Definitions 11 Topic B: The Program Layout-Navigation 14 Exercise 1-1: Opening the Program, Learning the Layout 15 Topic C: Some Useful Program Options 19 Exercise 1-2: Using the Options Dialog Box 20 Topic D: A Few Project Essentials and Settings 24 Exercise 1-3: Learning Some In-Window Settings and Other Views 25 Lesson 2: Starting a New Project 29 Topic A: Using a Project Template 31 Exercise 2-1: Starting a New Project with a Template 32 Topic B: Setting the Project Properties 35 Exercise 2-2: Setting Properties in the Project Information Box 36 Exercise 2-3: Entering Information in the Advanced Properties Box 38 Topic C: Create and Apply a Project Calendar 41 Exercise 2-4: Creating and Applying a Project Calendar 42 Lesson 3: Working with Tasks 47 Topic A: Inserting and Modifying Tasks 49 Exercise 3-1: Inserting and Arranging Basic Tasks 50 Exercise 3-2: Setting Durations and Dates 52 Topic B: Linking Tasks and Setting Relationships 53 Exercise 3-3: Link Tasks and Set Relationships 55 Exercise 3-4: Setting Lag and Lead in a Task Relationship 58 Topic C: Summary Tasks and Milestones 60 Exercise 3-5: Creating Summary Tasks and Milestones 61 Topic D: Using Manual vs. Auto Scheduling 64 Exercise 3-6: Setting Tasks to Manual or Auto Scheduling 65 Lesson 4: Creating and Assigning Resources 67 Topic A: Adding Resources to a Project 69 Exercise 4-1: Adding Resources to a Project 70 Exercise 4-2: Adding Costs to Work Resources 72 Topic B: The Resource Calendar 74 Exercise 4-3: Modifying a Resource Calendar 75 Topic C: Connecting Resources to Tasks 79 Exercise 4-4: Assign Resources to Tasks 80 Exercise 4-5: Making Tasks Effort-Driven 84 Exercise 4-6: Using Resource Leveling 86 Lesson 5: Finishing the Plan 90 Topic A: Using the Critical Path 92 Exercise 5-1: Displaying the Critical Path 93 Exercise 5-2: Modifying Resources 97 Exercise 5-3: Reassigning Resources on Tasks 100 Topic B: Setting and Using the Baseline 103 Exercise 5-4: Setting a Baseline and Checking Project Statistics 104 Topic C: Sharing and Exporting the Plan 108 Exercise 5-5: Printing and Exporting a Project Plan File 109 Part 2: Executing the Project 117 Lesson 6: Running the Project 119 Topic A: Updating Task Progress 121 Exercise 6-1: Setting the Status Date and Updating Tasks 122 Topic B: Using the Progress Line 126 Exercise 6-2: