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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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






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






3. Add your resources names to critical tasks _______ via bar styles/text.






4. Project template (.mpt) - or Global MPT file. Drives what you see in the project. Corporations may have their own.






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






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






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






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

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9. Amendment to task type.






10. Appears: day means: day






11. If '______________' isn't checked - for example - then you won't be able to set a style for critical tasks.






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






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






14. Project Tab -> Change Working time. Define the actual 'hours' of work - which days work happens (weekends grayed out by default) - and 'exceptions' to standard work times. Work weeks tab present too.






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






16. Appears: min means: minute






17. Function key 5. You can go directly to ID - or 'date'.






18. File -> Options -> Quick Access tool bar. Examples: Tables and Vies - good stuff.

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






20. Appears: emon means: Elapsed month






21. 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






22. 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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23. Always preserve the number of people working on a task. Changing units when fixed will impact duration.






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






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






26. The Precedence Diagram Method is a tool for scheduling activities in a project plan. It is a method of constructing a project schedule network diagram that uses boxes - referred to as nodes - to represent activities and connects them with arrows that






27. Gantt Chart with 'Entry' table on left.






28. A terminal element is the lowest element (activity or deliverable) in a WBS; it is not further subdivided. Sometimes called a 'work package' - but NOT synonymous.






29. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->






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






31. 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.






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

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33. Default view in Network Diagram. Without LINK LABELS - you won't see lag time - etc. The term finish to start refers specifically to the logical relationship that exits between the activities that make up he entirety of the project in which it is det






34. Work - resource - cost.






35. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






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






37. Two critical tasks - both same duration - vying for one resource - who wins?






38. 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.






39. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






40. 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.






41. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute






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






43. Gantt Chart -> Format -> Bar Styles segment -> format drop down. Adjust all aspects of the bars in the gantt.






44. 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.






45. Responsibility Assignment Matrix.






46. 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.






47. 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






48. Tables are made up of fields.






49. Contains information relative to tasks.






50. Tasks - resources - assignments - all have dialogs. Example: resource leveling. Project information dialog very important.







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