Table of Contents
1. PROJECT 2000 BASICS 1
1.1 Overview Of Microsoft Project 2000 1
1.2 Starting Project 2000 3
1.3 The Project 2000 Screen 5
1.4 Working With Views........... 6
1.5 Working With Combination Views........... 8
1.6 Working With Tables........ 12
1.7 Working With The Gantt Chart View. 15
1.8 Understanding Project 2000 Menus........ 18
1.9 Understanding Toolbars.... 22
1.10 Working With Existing Project Files 26
1.11 Exiting From Project 2000........... 28
1.12 Quick Review....... 29
1.13 On Your Own........... 30
2. PROJECT 2000 HELP 31
2.1 Overview Of Help........... 32
2.2 Using Quick Preview...... 32
2.3 Running A Tutorial....... 33
2.4 Using The Project Map 37
2.5 Using The Office 2000 Help System 39
2.6 Searching For Help........... 43
2.7 Using What's This?.......... 45
2.8 Checking System Details 46
2.9 Tool Tip Help 48
2.10 Quick Review....... 49
2.11 On Your Own........... 50
3. CREATING A NEW PROJECT 51
3.1 New Project Overview... 52
3.2 Understanding Your Project 53
3.3 Creating A New Project 55
3.4 Saving A New Project File 57
3.5 Setting Specific Options...... 58
3.6 Pitfalls In Changing Options...... 62
3.7 Adjusting The Standard Calendars.. 62
3.8 Creating Public Holidays 67
3.9 Creating A New Calendar 70
3.10 Specifying Project Summary Information. 71
3.11 Specifying Project Information. 73
3.12 Quick Review....... 75
3.13 On Your Own........... 76
4. PROJECT MANAGEMENT 77
4.1 What Is A Project?..... 77
4.2 Tasks And Resources. 78
4.3 The Importance Of Planning .... 79
4.4 Steps In Project Management 80
4.5 Project Management Tools.......... 80
4.6 Using A Computer.. 82
4.7 The Advantages Of Project 2000 83
4.8 The Disadvantages Of Project 2000 84
4.9 Quick Review 84
4.10 On Your Own........... 85
5. CREATING TASKS 87
5.1 Overview Of Creating Tasks 88
5.2 Reviewing The Project....... 90
5.3 Entering Tasks 91
5.4 Creating Summary Tasks......... 94
5.5 Moving About A Sheet...... 99
5.6 Working With Summary Tasks....... 101
5.7 Quick Review 103
5.8 On Your Own 104
6. TASK DURATIONS 105
6.1 Task Duration Overview. 106
6.2 Entering Task Durations. 106
6.3 Displaying Critical Tasks 110
6.4 Checking Project Status 113
6.5 Entering Milestones 116
6.6 Quick Review 118
6.7 On Your Own 118
7. CREATING RELATIONSHIPS 119
7.1 Overview Of Creating Relationships 120
7.2 Catching Up With The Case Study....... 121
7.3 Creating Relationships Using The Link Tool.......... 122
7.4 Creating Relationships Using Task Entry........ 124
7.5 Using Task Information For Relationships 126
7.6 Creating Relationships In A Sheet 127
7.7 Keeping To Schedule Using Relationships 130
7.8 Entering Lag Time........ 133
7.9 Entering Lead Time........ 137
7.10 Quick Review..... 141
7.11 On Your Own......... 141
8. RESOURCING A PROJECT 143
8.1 Overview Of Resourcing 144
8.2 Creating A Resource Pool 145
8.3 Entering Materials.. 147
8.4 Assigning Calendars To Resources 149
8.5 Adjusting Resource Information 150
8.6 Changing The Unit Display 154
8.7 Quick Review 155
8.8 On Your Own 156
9. ASSIGNMENT CONCEPTS 157
9.1 Understanding Resource Assignment 157
9.2 Project's Calculation Methodologies 158
9.3 Understanding Effort........ 160
9.4 Creating Simple Assignments 160
9.5 Understanding Task Types 162
9.6 Working With Fixed Unit Assignments 163
9.7 Working With Fixed Duration Assignments 164
9.8 Working With Fixed Work Assignments 166
9.9 Working With The Driver Resource. 168
9.10 Understanding Effort Driven Resourcing 168
9.11 Disabling Effort Driven Resourcing 172
9.12 Quick Review..... 173
9.13 On Your Own......... 174
10. ASSIGNING RESOURCES 175
10.1 Overview Of Assigning Resources 176
10.2 Assigning Resources Using Task Entry View 176
10.3 Assigning Part Time Resources 178
10.4 Contouring Resource Usage...... 181
10.5 Assigning Specific Work Times...... 186
10.6 Problem Assignments 189
10.7 Assigning Resources In Task Information 193
10.8 Assigning Resources In A Sheet....... 195
10.9 Assigning Resources That You Don't Have........ 197
10.10 Quick Review..... 201
10.11 On Your Own......... 202
11. RESOURCE LEVELLING 203
11.1 Resource Levelling Overview. 204
11.2 Creating Resource Chaos...... 205
11.3 Tracking Down Overallocations 208
11.4 Fix 1: Changing Work Effort........ 212
11.5 Fix 2: Assigning Overtime.. 215
11.6 Fix 3: Hiring Contract Labour..... 219
11.7 Fix 4: Switching Work Assignments 221
11.8 Fix 5: Rescheduling Tasks....... 223
11.9 Quick Review..... 226
12. ASSIGNING MATERIALS 227
12.1 Overview Of Assigning Materials.. 228
12.2 Assigning Fixed Material Consumption 228
12.3 Contouring Materials Usage...... 231
12.4 Adding More Material Resources 233
12.5 Assigning Variable Usage Materials.. 234
12.6 Adding To A Material Assignment 237
12.7 Checking Work For Materials.. 238
12.8 Quick Review..... 240
12.9 On You Own......... 241
13. COSTS 243
13.1 Costing Overview. 244
13.2 Reviewing The Current Cost Status 245
13.3 Variable Resource Costs....... 246
13.4 Assigning Daily Costs For Equipment Hire 250
13.5 Assigning Resource Usage Costs 252
13.6 Assigning Fixed Costs 254
13.7 Assigning Material Costs 257
13.8 Using Multiple Cost Tables...... 259
13.9 Changing Resources Rates During A Project..... 262
13.10 Viewing Costs....... 265
13.11 Quick Review..... 267
13.12 On Your Own......... 268
14. CONSTRAINTS & DEADLINES 269
14.1 Overview Of Constraints & Deadlines 270
14.2 Reviewing Our Project 271
14.3 Adding A Constraint 272
14.4 Using Elapsed Time To Resolve Conflicts.. 276
14.5 Adjusting The Schedule To Meet Constraints 278
14.6 Creating A Deadline.. 279
14.7 Quick Review..... 281
14.8 On Your Own......... 281
15. PROJECT MONITORING 283
15.1 Overview Of Project Monitoring 284
15.2 Creating A Baseline... 284
15.3 Getting Project 2000 To Update Progress.. 287
15.4 Manually Updating Task Progress.. 290
15.5 Entering Delayed Tasks 293
15.6 Tracking Actuals On A Gantt Chart 295
15.7 Using The Tracking Box 299
15.8 Viewing Task Slippage 299
15.9 Quick Review..... 301
15.10 On Your Own......... 302
16. PRINTING 303
16.1 Overview Of Printing 303
16.2 Printing A Gantt Chart 303
16.3 Printing Sheet Views 306
16.4 Printing Jobs For Resources 307
16.5 Printing Resources For Tasks....... 309
16.6 Quick Review..... 311
16.7 On Your Own......... 311
17. CONCLUSION 313
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