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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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






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






3. 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.






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






5. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour






6. 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.






7. Vitally important. It shows how much time remains - which indicates whether or not tasks need to be re-planned.






8. Appears: wk means: week






9. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






10. 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






11. 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.






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






13. Contains information relative to tasks.






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






15. 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






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






17. Appears: day means: day






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->






28. Appears: emon means: Elapsed month






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






30. 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.






31. Work - resource - cost.






32. The acceloration of the successor task. 'Negative lag'






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day






38. Responsibility Assignment Matrix.






39. ______ link Summary Tasks.






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Appears: min means: minute






45. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.






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






47. 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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48. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.






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