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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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1. Task ribbon -> 'inspect' button-> Inspect Task. It shows more details about highlighted task - including critical predecessor task. Very useful tool. Especially when resources are over allocated.






2. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.






3. Network Diagrom -> Format ribbon -> format.






4. Task ribbon -> schedule section -> broken task icon. Reschedule incomplete work - etc.






5. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day






6. Their purpose is to ORGANIZE. Summary tasks have work packages or other summary tasks which comprise the parent summary task. Summary tasks are NOT scheduled. The children tasks are what need to be scheduled.






7. Appears: mon means: month






8. U = W / D Work divided by duration.






9. File -> info -> Project information -> advanced properties.

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10. The number of resources required to get the tasks/assignments completed.






11. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.






12. Tables are made up of fields.






13. Amendment to task type.






14. Task ribbon -> 'task' -> recurring task. An easy way to schedule reccuring meetings.






15. No single activity or group of activities to produce a single deliverable should be more than 80 hours of effort.

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16. Work divided by available resource units. Formula: D=W/U






17. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->






18. Can be added to the ribbon - and it walks user through formatting of the gantt chart. Pretty cool.






19. It is NOT an exhaustive list of work. It is instead a comprehensive classification of project scope. Contains Sub-components - work packages (child of sub-component). Further work packages can be children of other work packages. Summary tasks are the






20. Appears: wk means: week






21. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.






22. ______ link Summary Tasks.






23. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






24. Single Start - Single Finish. No 'danglers'. Everything must be connected. No loops.






25. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.






26. Work - resource - cost.






27. An 'activity' - or 'task'. The bottom 'child' task - there's nothing underneath it. If there are sub-components - or 'children' tasks below a parent task - that parent task is a SUMMARY task.






28. The total direct and indirect costs incurred in accomplishing work on an activity during a given period.






29. Appears: min means: minute






30. Create file. Set up file properties. Set a start date. Set up calendars and working time.






31. Fixed Duration - Fixed Units - or Fixed Work. Described on page 72 of Project 2010 book.






32. Time delay. Sometimes - it's preferred to have lag shown as a task. You can assign costs to it - that way. Style sheets will indicate this.






33. Tables - charts - usage tables - and sheets.






34. The FILE name is what you see at the top of the screen - and is the raw name of the .mpp or .mpt FILE itself. The PROJECT NAME is set in the 'Properties' of the project. The project name will show up in reports - etc.






35. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour






36. File -> Options -> Scheduling --> Drop down for Decimal or Percentage.






37. Changing the working time in the 'details' section of the working time dialog won't change the default start time in the options -> scheduling settings. Try to keep these in sync.

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38. An approach for monitoring project progress that relies on the budgeted cost of activities completed to ascribe value






39. Start date - Current date - finish date - status date - schedule from - calendar - & priority (with project pro). Enterprise custom fields here too - if you're hooked into enterprise.






40. Ensuring that the successor activity does not begin until after the predecessor activity is completed is implementing a start-to-finish (SF) model. This is the most logical path to follow when planning a project. Those in project management should be






41. View -> Timeline check box. Shows timeline - but by default - nothing's on it. To add items - right click and 'add to timeline'.






42. File -> Info -> Organizer. Access global mpt - delete views - etc. (ADD MORE)






43. Contains information relative to tasks.






44. A compact - matrix representation of a system or project. The approach can be used to model complex systems in systems engineering or systems analysis - and in project planning and project management.






45. Appears: day means: day






46. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.






47. 1. Initiation 2. Planning 3. Execution 4. Monitoring & Control 5. Closing






48. efines units.






49. Matches the outline number initially in Project 2010. It is common for work breakdown structure elements to be numbered sequentially to reveal the hierarchical structure. For example 1.3.2 Rear Wheel identifies this item as a Level 3 WBS element - si






50. W = D + U Duration plus available resource units