Microsoft Project 2003

Author:Mike Muller
Language:english
Category:Programming,
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Product managers need to track project resources, time, and cost, schedule tasks efficiently, exchange project information, and communicate with resources while maintaining control over a project. VTC author, Brian Culp, teaches users Microsoft Project 2003, an invaluable project management tool that allows product managers to take control. Learn how to start projects, create and edit tasks, assign resources to tasks, share project information, and much more. To begin learning today, simply click on one fo the Microsoft Project 2003 lessons.

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Microsoft Project 2003

Starting a Project

Intro and Overview
The Project Workspace
Project Views
Generating Reports
Create a New Project
Set Non-Working Days
Project Properties

Creating Tasks

Setting Up a Task
Importing Tasks
Insert and Delete Tasks
Estimate Duration
Set Elapsed Time
Using Milestones
Organizing Phases
Linking Tasks

Working with Resources

Setting Up People
Adjusting Availability
Setting Up Equipment
Setting Up Material
Entering Pay Rates

Assigning a Resource to a Task

Adjusting Individual Resources
Assigning Resources
Adding Additional Resources
Assigning Material
Lag and Lead Time
Setting Constraints
The Critical Path
Change Calendar for Tasks
Delete a Calendar
Change Timeline

Creating a Plan

Create a Resource Pool pt. 1
Create a Resource Pool pt. 2
Using the Resource Pool
Viewing Overallocations
Overallocation Report
Resolve Overallocations
Leveling Overallocations pt. 1
Leveling Overallocations pt. 2

Tracking Progress

Linking Summary Tasks
Saving a Baseline
Tracking Project as Scheduled
Entering a Completion Percentage
Entering Actual Completion Values
Updating the Baseline
Add a Note
Check Project Duration

Editing Task Details

Interrupting Work pt. 1
Interrupting Work pt. 2
Changing Task Types
Entering Deadlines
Entering Fixed Costs
Set Up Recurring Tasks
Sorting Project Details
Grouping Project Details
Customizing Tables
Customizing Views
Using the Organizer

Editing Assignment Details

Entering Multiple Pay Rates
Resource Availability at Different Times
Delay the Start of Assignments
Apply Contours
Duration and Manual Contours
Apply Different Cost Rates
Material Consumption Rates

Sharing Project Information

Copy and Paste
Exporting to Other Apps
Opening in Other File Formats
Saving to Other File Formats
Printing Views pt. 1
Printing Views pt. 2
Printing Reports
Publishing as a Web Page
Add an Image to Web Page
Publishing as a GIF
Formatting a View
Create Custom Gantt Chart

Using Project Server

Create a New Enterprise Project
Publishing a Plan to the Server pt. 1
Publishing a Plan to the Server pt. 2
Tracking Work with Project Server
Reporting Work with Outlook pt. 1
Reporting Work with Outlook pt. 2
Keep Stakeholders Informed

Conclusion

Wrapping it Up

Credits

About this Author


01 Starting a Project
0101 Intro and Overview
0102 The Project Workspace
0103 Project Views
0104 Generating Reports
0105 Create a New Project
0106 Set Non-Working Days
0107 Project Properties

02 Creating Tasks
0201 Setting Up a Task
0202 Importing Tasks
0203 Insert and Delete Tasks
0204 Estimate Duration
0205 Set Elapsed Time
0206 Using Milestones
0207 Organizing Phases
0208 Linking Tasks

03 Working with Resources
0301 Setting Up People
0302 Adjusting Availability
0303 Setting Up Equipment
0304 Setting Up Material
0305 Entering Pay Rates

04 Assigning a Resource to a Task
0401 Adjusting Individual Resources
0402 Assigning Resources
0403 Adding Additional Resources
0404 Assigning Material
0405 Lag and Lead Time
0406 Setting Constraints
0407 The Critical Path
0408 Change Calendar for Tasks
0409 Delete a Calendar
0410 Change Timeline

05 Creating a Plan
0501 Create a Resource Pool pt. 1
0502 Create a Resource Pool pt. 2
0503 Using the Resource Pool
0504 Viewing Overallocations
0505 Overallocation Report
0506 Resolve Overallocations
0507 Leveling Overallocations pt. 1
0508 Leveling Overallocations pt. 2

06 Tracking Progress
0601 Linking Summary Tasks
0602 Saving a Baseline
0603 Tracking Project as Scheduled
0604 Entering a Completion Percentage
0605 Entering Actual Completion Values
0606 Updating the Baseline
0607 Add a Note
0608 Check Project Duration

07 Editing Task Details
0701 Interrupting Work pt. 1
0702 Interrupting Work pt. 2
0703 Changing Task Types
0704 Entering Deadlines
0705 Entering Fixed Costs
0706 Set Up Recurring Tasks
0707 Sorting Project Details
0708 Grouping Project Details
0709 Customizing Tables
0710 Customizing Views
0711 Using the Organizer

08 Editing Assignment Details
0801 Entering Multiple Pay Rates
0802 Resource Availability at Different Times
0803 Delay the Start of Assignments
0804 Apply Contours
0805 Duration and Manual Contours
0806 Apply Different Cost Rates
0807 Material Consumption Rates

09 Sharing Project Information
0901 Copy and Paste
0902 Exporting to Other Apps
0903 Opening in Other File Formats
0904 Saving to Other File Formats
0905 Printing Views pt. 1
0906 Printing Views pt. 2
0907 Printing Reports
0908 Publishing as a Web Page
0909 Add an Image to Web Page
0910 Publishing as a GIF
0911 Formatting a View
0912 Create Custom Gantt Chart

10 Using Project Server
1001 Create a New Enterprise Project
1002 Publishing a Plan to the Server pt. 1
1003 Publishing a Plan to the Server pt. 2
1004 Tracking Work with Project Server
1005 Reporting Work with Outlook pt. 1
1006 Reporting Work with Outlook pt. 2
1007 Keep Stakeholders Informed

11 Conclusion
1101 Wrapping it Up

12 Credits
1201 About this Author

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