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Table of
Contents:
The Missing Credits. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . xvii
Introduction.. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 1
Part One: Project Management:
The Missing Manual
Chapter 1: Projects: In the
Beginning. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 19
What’s So Special About
Projects?. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 19
What Is Project Management?. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Why Manage Projects?. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Picking the Right Projects. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 24
The Importance of Business
Objectives. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Common Selection Criteria.. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Gaining Support for a Project..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Identify Who Has a Stake in the
Project. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Documenting Stakeholders. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Publicizing a Project and Its
Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Chapter 2: Planning a Project. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 39
Project Planning in a Nutshell.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Defining the Project.. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
What’s the Problem?. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Giving Meaning to a Project. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
How Will You Solve the Problem?.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Defining Project Objectives.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Identifying Project Results. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Gauging Success. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Defining Project Boundaries. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Documenting Project Assumptions.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 51
Documenting How You’ll Run the
Project. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Laying Out Project Processes. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Communicating.. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Managing Change. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Managing Quality.. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Managing Risk. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Chapter 3: Taking Microsoft
Project for a Test Drive. . . .
. . . . 59
Navigating the Project Ribbon. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Managing Files in the Backstage
View. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
A Tour of the Other Ribbon
Tabs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
The Project Window.. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Creating a Project Schedule.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
64
What Work Must Be Done?.. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 65
What Results Must Your Project
Produce—and When?. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 69
How Does Each Task Depend on
Other Tasks?. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Who’s Going to Do the Work?. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 72
How Long Will All These Tasks
Take?. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Saving Your Project. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Chapter 4: Breaking Work into
Task-Sized Chunks. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 77
Identifying the Work to Be Done.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Breaking Down Work.. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 79
When Is Enough Enough?. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Building a WBS in Microsoft
Project. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 84
Creating a WBS in Project from
the Top Down. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Creating and Modifying a WBS on
the Fly.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Documenting a WBS in Another
Program. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Pasting a WBS into Project. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Setting Up Custom WBS Codes.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Documenting Work Package
Details. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 96
Building Work Package Documents
in Word. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 97
Linking Work Packages to the
Project Schedule.. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Chapter 5: Estimating Task Work
and Duration. . . . . . . . . .
. 101
Understanding Work and
Duration.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 102
Getting Good Estimates.. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
How Accurate Do You Need to Be?.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 103
Ways to Estimate Work.. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Getting Estimates from the Right
People.. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 106
Don’t Ask for Only One Number..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 106
Don’t Pad Estimates. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Give Feedback on Estimates. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Getting Estimates into Project..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
109
Exporting Work Packages to
Excel. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Importing Estimates into
Project.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
113
Planning with Manually Scheduled
Tasks.. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Setting the Scheduling Mode.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Creating Tasks with Incomplete
Information.. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Planning from the Top Down.. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 120
Chapter 6: Setting Up a Project
Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 123
Creating a New Project File.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
123
Creating a Blank Project File. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Creating a Project File from an
Excel Workbook.. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 124
Using a Template to Create a
Project File. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Specifying a Template Folder.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Saving a New Project. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
129
Saving Projects to Other File
Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Protecting Your Project Files. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Opening a Project File.. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
134
Setting Up Options For a
Project. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 135
Setting the Project Start Date..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Setting the Standard Workdays. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 137
Adding Tasks to a Project. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
141
Adding Tasks. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Creating Milestones. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Creating Repeating Tasks.. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Inserting, Moving, and Deleting
Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Inserting Tasks. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Moving Tasks. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Copying Tasks.. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
150
Deleting Tasks. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Modifying a Task’s Level in the
Outline.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
152
Chapter 7: Making a Schedule
That’s Easy to Maintain.. . . .
. . 155
How Tasks Affect One Another. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Building Relationships Between
Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Creating Finish-to-Start Task
Dependencies. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Creating and Modifying All Types
of Task Dependencies. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 159
Delaying or Overlapping Tasks..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Scheduling Task Work Time with
Calendars. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Setting Specific Task Dates. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
165
Manually Scheduling Task Dates..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 166
Types of Constraints. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Setting and Changing
Constraints. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 168
Preventing Unwanted Date
Constraints. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Setting Deadline Reminders. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Part Two:
Project Planning: More Than
Creating a Schedule
Chapter 8: Building a Team for
Your Project. . . . . . . . . .
. . . 175
Identifying Project Resources..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
176
Who’s Responsible for What.. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 176
Who Reports to Whom.. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 179
Understanding Project’s Resource
Types.. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Adding Resources in Microsoft
Project. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
182
Adding Resources Manually. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 184
Importing Resources from Other
Programs. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 185
Deleting Resources.. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Providing Detailed Resource
Information. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
189
Filling in General Information.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Defining When Work Resources
Work.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 192
Defining Costs for Work and
Material Resources. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Setting Up Cost Resources. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Chapter 9: Connecting Resources
to Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 201
Assigning Work Resources to
Tasks.. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
202
Assigning Resources with the
Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Assigning Resources in the Task
Form.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 205
Assigning Resources in a Gantt
Chart Table. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Finding the Right Resources. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Quickly Assigning Resources with
Team Planner. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 213
Assigning Material Resources to
Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Understanding Duration, Work,
and Units. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Modifying Resource Assignments.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Adding and Removing Resources
from Tasks. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
When Effort Drives the
Schedule.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
223
Controlling Assignment Changes
with Task Types.. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 224
Chapter 10: Does the Schedule
Work?. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 229
Making Sure Tasks Are Set Up
Correctly. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
230
Reviewing Task Dependencies. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 231
Changing Manually Scheduled
Tasks to Auto Scheduled. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 233
Freeing Tasks from Date
Constraints.. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
236
Defining Work Schedules with
Calendars. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Creating New Calendars. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Modifying Calendars. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Applying Calendars.. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Task Inspector: Help with
Schedule Problems. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
251
Building Reality into
Assignments. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 253
Replacing Generic Resources with
Real Ones. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 254
Assigning Part-Time Workers.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Modeling Productivity in
Project. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
257
Adjusting Tasks for Resource
Capability. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Balancing Workloads. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Finding Resource Over- and
Under-Allocations. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Adjusting Assignments to Correct
Allocations. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 267
Leveling Assignments.. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Prioritizing Projects and Tasks.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Chapter 11: Setting Up a Project
Budget.. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 285
Putting a Price Tag on Your
Project. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 286
Incorporating Resource Costs.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Preparing for Cost
Calculations.. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 289
Assigning Cost Resources to
Tasks.. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Entering an Oddball Cost for a
Task. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Reviewing Cost Information. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Seeing Overall Project Costs. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Seeing Costs for Tasks,
Resources, and Assignments. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
298
Adding Custom Budget
Information. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
300
Comparing Costs to Your Budget..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Step 1: Create and Designate
Budget Resources. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Step 2: Assign Budget Resources
to the Project Summary Task.. .
. . . . . . . . . . 304
Step 3: Enter Budget Cost and
Work Values. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Step 4: Associate Resources with
Their Budget Type. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 310
Step 5: Compare Budget Resource
Values.. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 312
Reducing Project Costs. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
315
Checking for Cost Errors. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Adjusting the Schedule.. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Adjusting Assignments. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Rethinking Your Project Budget.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Setting the Project Fiscal
Year.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 319
Assigning Accounting Codes. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Entering Accounting Codes in a
Custom Field.. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 320
Creating Multilevel Accounting
Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Applying Accounting Codes to
Your Project. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Chapter 12: Refining a Project
Schedule.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 327
Evaluating the Project Schedule.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Comparing Finish Dates to
Deadlines. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Finding the Best Tasks to
Shorten. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
329
Reviewing Project Costs. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Project Tools for Change. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
336
See Why Tasks Occur When They
Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 337
Seeing What Changes Do. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 337
Undoing Changes.. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Adjusting Resource Assignments.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Increasing Units to Decrease
Duration.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Assigning a Different Resource..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Adding Resources. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Using Slack Time to Shorten the
Schedule.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 344
Splitting Tasks into Smaller
Pieces. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 346
Overlapping Tasks.. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
347
Finding Tasks to Fast-Track. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Modifying Task Dependencies to
Overlap Tasks.. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 349
Paying More for Faster Delivery.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Time vs. Money.. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Using a Spreadsheet to Choose
Tasks to Crash. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Playing What-If Games. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Inactivating Tasks.. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Comparing Projects.. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Chapter 13: Saving the Project
Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 359
Obtaining Approval for the Plan.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Storing Project Documents. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Preserving the Original Plan in
Project. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
362
Setting a Baseline.. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Setting Additional Baselines. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Adding New Tasks to a Baseline.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Clearing a Baseline.. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Viewing Baselines. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Part Three: Projects in Action
Chapter 14: Tracking Progress..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 381
Picking the Best Way to Track
Progress.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
382
Obtaining Progress and Cost
Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
383
Collecting Task Progress from
Your Team Members.. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 383
Collecting Progress Data About
Other Resources. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 387
Entering Actual Progress in
Project.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 388
Updating Task Progress.. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Updating the Project Using
Resource Assignment Progress.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Globally Updating the Project. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Updating Project Costs. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Chapter 15: Evaluating Project
Performance. . . . . . . . . . .
. . 407
Scheduled, Baseline, and Actual
Values. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Is the Project on Time?. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
409
Checking Status at the Project
Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Reviewing the Critical Path.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Looking for Delayed Tasks. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Looking for Tasks Heading for
Trouble.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Checking on Work.. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Checking for Overbudget Work. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 417
Is the Project Within Budget?. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
418
Comparing Costs with Views and
Filters.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Evaluating Costs with Reports. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Comparing Project Costs to a
Budget. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Earned Value Analysis.. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
420
Gauging Performance with Earned
Value Measures.. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 421
Analyzing an Earned Value Graph.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 422
Using Additional Earned Value
Measures. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Viewing Earned Value in Project.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Controlling How Project
Calculates Earned Value. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
427
Getting Back on Track.. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
428
A Review of Project Tuning
Techniques. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Assigning Overtime.. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Chapter 16: Managing Change.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 433
Setting Up a Change Management
System.. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Managing Change Requests. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 434
The Change Review Board:
Deciding on Changes.. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
Tracking Change Requests. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Managing Changes in Project.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
Finding the Effects of a
Proposed Change. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
439
Updating Project with Approved
Change Requests. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 443
Flagging Change Requests in
Project. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Chapter 17: Reporting on
Projects. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 447
An Overview of Project’s
Reports.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 448
Overall Status.. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Financial Performance. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Task Management. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 452
Resource Management.. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 453
Text-Based Reports. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
454
Generating Text-Based Reports..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Customizing Text-Based Reports.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 457
Working with Visual Reports. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462
Generating a Visual Report.. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Rearranging and Formatting an
Excel Visual Report.. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 465
Rearranging and Formatting a
Visio Visual Report. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Customizing Visual Report
Templates. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
Saving Report Data.. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 475
Printing Views to Report Project
Information.. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Chapter 18: Closing a Project. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 479
Obtaining Project Acceptance.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
Tying Up Loose Ends. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
Producing Project Closeout
Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
481
Summarizing a Project. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 482
Reporting Performance.. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Documenting What You Learned. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 484
What to Do with Project
Information.. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 487
Part Four: Project Power Tools
Chapter 19: Working on Multiple
Projects. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 491
Managing Multiple Projects.. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492
Creating a Master Project. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 493
Removing a Project from a Master
Project.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 497
Linking Tasks in Different
Projects. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
498
Sharing Resources Among
Projects.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 500
Creating a Resource Pool.. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 500
Connecting a Project to a
Resource Pool. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501
Opening and Saving Sharer
Projects.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503
Detaching a Sharer Project from
the Resource Pool.. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 504
Editing Resource Pool
Information.. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 504
Chapter 20: Exchanging Data
Between Programs. . . . . . . .
. . 507
Copying Information. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509
Copying Project Data to Other
Programs. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 509
Copying Data from Other Programs
into Project. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 510
Creating Pictures of Project
Information.. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512
Importing and Exporting Data. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514
Importing Data into Project. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 516
Exporting Data from Project. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 519
Using an Existing Map. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 522
Exchanging Data with Excel. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 523
Working with Project and Visio..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 528
Sharing Projects with SharePoint.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534
Sharing Tasks with Your Team. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 534
Saving a Project File to a
SharePoint Site. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
541
Chapter 21: Linking and
Embedding. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 543
Linking and Embedding Project
Data.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545
Linking Project Files to Other
Programs. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 546
Embedding Project Files in Other
Programs.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 548
Linking Project Table Data to
Other Programs.. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 549
Linking and Embedding Data into
Project. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 550
Linking and Embedding Entire
Files into Project.. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 551
Linking and Embedding Parts of
Files in Project.. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 552
Linking Tabular Data in
Project.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 554
Working with Linked and Embedded
Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 554
Editing Linked Objects. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 555
Managing Linked Objects. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 556
Editing Embedded Objects. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 558
Chapter 22: Project on the
Internet.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 559
Hyperlinking to Information. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559
Creating a Hyperlink to a File
or Web Page. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 560
Modifying Hyperlinks.. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 562
Creating a Hyperlink to a
Location in the Project File. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
562
Integrating Project and Outlook.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564
Adding Project Tasks to Outlook.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 564
Importing Tasks from Outlook. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 565
Copying Tasks from an Email. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 566
Sending Project Information to
Others.. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 567
Part Five: Customizing Project
Chapter 23: Viewing What You
Want.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 573
Creating Your Own View. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574
Modifying Basic View Contents. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 575
Creating a New View. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 580
Changing the Looks of a Gantt
Chart View. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 583
Customizing the Timescale.. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 595
Changing a Usage View’s
Appearance.. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 597
Customizing the Timeline. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 600
Customizing the Team Planner
View.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 601
Customizing the Resource Graph.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 602
Modifying a Network Diagram.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 605
Customizing the Calendar View. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 608
Changing Tables.. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
610
Switching the Table in a View. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 610
Changing Table Contents.. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 611
Modifying a Table Definition. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 613
Creating a New Table.. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 616
Changing the Way Text Looks.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616
Changing Categories of Text. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 617
Changing Selected Text.. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 619
Filtering Through Information. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620
Applying Filters.. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 620
Creating and Editing Filters.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 620
Defining Filters. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622
Quick and Dirty Filtering with
AutoFilter.. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 629
Grouping Project Elements. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632
Working with Groups.. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 632
Creating a Group.. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 633
Changing Group Intervals. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 637
Chapter 24: Defining Your Own
Fields.. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 639
Understanding Custom Fields. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 640
Customizing a Field. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
641
Creating Lists of Valid Values..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 643
Calculating Field Values. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 646
Calculating Values In Summary
Rows. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 649
Displaying Values Graphically. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 650
Coding Tasks and Resources. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652
Setting Up a Template for
Outline Code Values. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653
Setting Up an Outline Code
Lookup Table.. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 654
Chapter 25: Customizing the
Ribbon and Quick Access
Toolbar.. 657
Customizing the Ribbon.. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 658
Turning Tabs On and Off. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 659
Creating Custom Tabs. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 660
Creating Custom Groups.. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 661
Adding a Command to the Ribbon..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 662
Rearranging Ribbon Elements. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 664
Removing Custom Ribbon
Elements.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665
Resetting Ribbon Customizations.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 665
Customizing the Quick Access
Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
665
Chapter 26: Reusable Project:
Templates. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 667
Sharing Custom Elements.. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668
Storing Project Settings and
Elements. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
669
Copying Elements Between Files..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 670
Removing Customized Elements
from Files. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 674
Renaming Customized Elements.. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 674
Building Templates for
Projects.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 675
Creating a Project Template. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 675
Making Your Templates Easy to
Find.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 677
Creating a Project File from a
Template. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 679
Chapter 27: Saving Time with
Macros. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 681
What You Can Do with Macros. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 682
Recording Macros.. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682
Running Macros.. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 685
Running Macros in the Macros
Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 685
Running a Macro from the
Ribbon.. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686
Using Keyboard Shortcuts to Run
Macros. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 688
Viewing and Editing Macro Code..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 688
Learning More About Programming
Project. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 689
Part Six: Appendixes
Appendix A: Installing Project..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 693
Appendix B: Getting Help for
Project.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 703
Appendix C: Keyboard Shortcuts.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 715
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 723
About the Author
Bonnie Biafore is an
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Missing Manuals on Quicken 2009,
QuickBooks 2009, and Project
2007, as well as The Better
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Handbook, Online Investing
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As an engineer, she's fascinated
by how things work and how to
make things work better, and has
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like accounting and project
management into
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