TY - BOOK AU - Pyron,Tim TI - Sams teach yourself microsoft project 2000 in 24 hours SN - 9780672318146 U1 - 658.404 22 PY - 2000/// CY - Indiana, USA PB - Sams publishing KW - Microsoft Project KW - Microsoft project 2000 N1 - Table of content Part I Getting started with the project Hour 1 Getting started with Microsoft Project 2000 The life cycle of a project Using project 200's tutorials and hep features Exploring the Microsoft project Window etc. Hour 2 Becoming an instant project Guru Practicing with a sample file Understanding what you see Working with the timeline etc. Hour 3 Starting a new project and working with tasks Things to do when starting a New project file Starting the task list Editing the task list Arranging tasks with an outline etc. Part II Developing a time line Hour 4 Starting the schedule process Understanding how default dates work Understanding how tasks are scheduled Setting the start or finish data for the project Estimating task duration Hour 5 Defining when project can schedule tasks Elements of project scheduling Adjusting the default working day How calendars are used in scheduling Creating and applying base calendars for special scheduling needs etc. Hour 6 Linking tasks in the correct sequence Linking tasks Creating and modifying task links Working with the automatic linking options Hour 7 Working with deadline and constraints Working with constraints Resolving conflicts caused by constraints Splitting tasks Recording deadlines Part III Displaying and printing your schedule Hour 8 Working with other task views Exploring the calendar view Moving around in the calendar view Using filters to clarify the calendar view Viewing task details in calendar view etc. Hour 9 Formatting views Using the general format options Special formatting for the calendar chart Special formatting for the calendar etc. Hour 10 Finalizing and printing your schedule Checking for spelling errors Printing views The milestones report The working days report Part IV Assigning resources and cost to tasks Hour 11 Defining resources and costs Improving the accuracy of the schedule Controlling costs Defining your resources and costs Creating the resource pool Using the assign resources dialog box to list resources etc. Hour 12 Mastering resource scheduling in Microsoft project Choosing to enter resource assignments Defining the resource assignment fields Understanding the work formula Using the task type to control calculations etc. Hour 13 Assigning resources and cost tasks An overview of creating assignments Choosing the task settings for assignments Assigning resources to tasks Assigning resources with the task form Using the assign resources dialogue box etc. Hour 14 Editing resources assignments Working with the task usage view Editing assignments with the task usage view Editing assignments with the assignment information dialogue Changing the cost rate table for an assignment etc. Hour 15 Resolving resource allocation problems How do resource overallocations happen? Identifying overallocated resources Eliminating resource overallocations Letting project level overallocated assignments Part V Finalizing publishing your plan Hour 16 Fine-tuning the project plan Looking at the big picture Filtering tasks or resources Sorting and grouping tasks and resources etc. Hour 17 Printing resource details and customizing reports Formatting and printing the usage views Working with cost reports Working with the assignment reports Using the workload reports etc. Hour 18 Creating custom views Creating custom tables Creating custom views Creating custom fields Hour 19 projects o the Web or an internet Overview of project 2000's internet features Navigating with Hyperlinks Exporting project data to web pages Defining Import/export Map HTML Options Working with Hyperlinks in tasks and resources etc. Part VI Managing and tracking the project Hour 20 Tracking work on the project Using project as a management tool Understanding the tracking fields Setting the baseline Tracking actual performance etc. Hour 21 Analyzing progress and revising the schedule Analyzing variances and revising the schedule Analyzing progress Updating the schedule Revising the schedule to finish on time and on budget Part VII Beyond one project, one application Hour 22 with multiple projects Consolidating Sharing resources among projects with a resource pool Hour 23 Using Microsoft project in working-groups Exploring project's workgroup features Internet Deciding on email,Intranet or internet workgroup by email Setting up project messaging Sending task requests with team assign etc. Hour 24 Exchanging project data with other applications File formats supported by Microsoft project 2000 Exporting project 2000 data to older releases of Microsoft project Saving the entire project in a database Using Import/Export maps to exchange project data with other file formats Copying selected data between applications Linking selected data between applications ; includes Index ER -