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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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






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






3. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






4. Work - resource - cost.






5. ______ link Summary Tasks.






6. Contains information relative to tasks.






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.






12. Tables are made up of fields.






13. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->






14. Appears: mon means: month






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






16. Amendment to task type.






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






18. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.






19. Shows closest thing to a 'resource gantt chart'. Shows tasks by resource. Also shows unassigned tasks - and unscheduled tasks. Allows for user-controlled scheduling.






20. Responsibility Assignment Matrix.






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






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






23. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour






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


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






26. To switch between ____________: (Project 2010) - Use the bottom-left icon. Use the ribbon. Task mode column in entry table. File -> options -> schedule.






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






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






29. Appears: day means: day






30. Always preserve the duration of a task. Changing duration when fixed will impact work.






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






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






33. 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






34. 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.






35. Appears: hr means: hour






36. 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.






37. 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.






38. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






39. Appears: wk means: week






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






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






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


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






44. 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






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






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


47. 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.






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






49. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute






50. 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.