- ISBN: 9780867186789 | 086718678X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/1/2012
Acknowledgments | p. xi |
About the Authors | p. xiii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Introduction to Scheduling | p. 5 |
Benefits of Scheduling | p. 5 |
Estimates and Schedules | p. 6 |
Communication | p. 7 |
Tasks | p. 7 |
Phases | p. 8 |
Milestones | p. 8 |
Gantt Charts and Reports | p. 8 |
Rough Logic Diagram | p. 9 |
Measuring Success | p. 11 |
Creating the Microsoft® Project Schedule | p. 13 |
Creating and Opening Microsoft® Project Files | p. 14 |
Gantt Chart | p. 16 |
Views | p. 18 |
Adjusting the Timescale | p. 20 |
Entering Task Names | p. 21 |
Entering Task Duration | p. 22 |
Entering Milestones | p. 25 |
Entering Task Links | p. 27 |
Identifying Critical Tasks | p. 35 |
Entering Sort/Filter/Group Tasks | p. 36 |
Schedule Options | p. 40 |
Knowing the Basics | p. 41 |
Managing Resources and Costs | p. 43 |
Controlling Resources | p. 43 |
Cash Flow | p. 45 |
Two Types of Schedule | p. 45 |
Creating Resource Lists | p. 45 |
Assigning Costs to Resource Lists | p. 52 |
Assigning Resources/Costs to Tasks | p. 56 |
Adding Resource Notes | p. 59 |
Managing Resources Efficiently | p. 61 |
Monitoring and Updating the Schedule | p. 63 |
Updating the Schedule | p. 63 |
Copying the Schedule | p. 64 |
Setting Baselines | p. 66 |
Project Information Dialog Box | p. 70 |
Recording Progress | p. 72 |
Selecting the Status Date | p. 77 |
Modifying the Schedule | p. 80 |
Knowledge is Power | p. 81 |
Updating Task Resources and Costs | p. 83 |
Updating Project Resource and Cost Information | p. 83 |
Comparing Baseline Costs with Actual Costs | p. 84 |
Recording Actual Expenditures | p. 84 |
Analyzing Costs | p. 91 |
Splitting Tasks | p. 93 |
Understanding Cost Details | p. 95 |
Generating Reports | p. 97 |
Communicating the Schedule | p. 97 |
Executing Prints and Copies | p. 98 |
Viewing Print Area | p. 98 |
Projects Tab Reports Button | p. 106 |
Editing Custom Reports | p. 117 |
Copying Reports | p. 127 |
Using Reports to Communicate | p. 127 |
Glossary | p. 129 |
Index | p. 133 |
Figures | |
Introduction | |
View at 1600 × 1200 | p. 2 |
View at 1024 × 768 | p. 3 |
Gantt chart | p. 9 |
A blank project file in Gantt chart view | p. 14 |
File menu | p. 14 |
Templates for creating new schedules | p. 15 |
Project information dialog box | p. 16 |
Gantt chart default view | p. 17 |
Save As dialog box | p. 17 |
Gantt chart | p. 18 |
View tab | p. 19 |
Timescale drop-down menu | p. 20 |
Timescale dialog box | p. 21 |
Task ID, Name, and Duration columns | p. 22 |
Task drop-down menu | p. 24 |
Recurring Task Information dialog box | p. 25 |
Pour Slab task selected to place milestone before it | p. 26 |
New milestone inserted | p. 26 |
Milestone activity named | p. 27 |
Linking tasks using the link button | p. 27 |
Task dependency dialog box | p. 28 |
Linked tasks displayed on Gantt chart | p. 28 |
Linking the Clear Site and Under Slab Plumbing tasks | p. 30 |
Task Details form | p. 31 |
Choosing the task dependency type | p. 32 |
Task dependency dialog box | p. 33 |
Go To dialog box | p. 34 |
Task dependency: lag and lead time | p. 35 |
Gantt chart with critical path | p. 36 |
Sort options | p. 37 |
Sort levels | p. 37 |
Filter options | p. 38 |
Group options | p. 39 |
Project options | p. 40 |
Project Options dialog box | p. 41 |
Resource Sheet view | p. 46 |
Resource type | p. 47 |
Material unit of measure | p. 48 |
Group field | p. 49 |
Max. Units field | p. 50 |
Std. Rate and Ovt. Rate fields | p. 50 |
Std. Rate field for concrete | p. 51 |
Resource Information dialog box (General tab selected) | p. 52 |
Varying rates for different time periods | p. 53 |
Fixed Cost field | p. 54 |
Gantt chart | p. 55 |
Adding a Cost column to the Gantt chart | p. 56 |
Opening the Assign Resources dialog box | p. 56 |
Assigning resources | p. 57 |
Assigning resources to multiple tasks with the Ctrl key | p. 58 |
Adding Notes | p. 59 |
Notes tab | p. 60 |
Note icon | p. 60 |
Save As function | p. 65 |
Set Baseline dialog box | p. 67 |
Set Baseline dialog box-Set interim plan | p. 68 |
Set Baseline dialog box copy menu | p. 69 |
Project Information dialog box | p. 71 |
Project Statistics report | p. 71 |
Update Tasks | p. 72 |
Update Tasks dialog box (pre-update) | p. 73 |
Update Tasks dialog box (pre-update) showing calendar | p. 73 |
Update Tasks dialog box (after update)-Clear Site | p. 74 |
Update Tasks dialog box (pre-update)-Building Layout | p. 75 |
Update Tasks dialog box (after update)-Building Layout | p. 75 |
Building Layout task in Gantt chart (after update) | p. 76 |
Update Tasks dialog box (pre-update)-Prepare Slab for Pour | p. 77 |
Project Information dialog box | p. 78 |
Progress Lines | p. 79 |
Progress Lines dialog box | p. 79 |
Progress Lines dialog box with Baseline plan selected | p. 80 |
Updated Gantt chart | p. 80 |
Accessing the Cost table | p. 85 |
Cost table | p. 85 |
Task Usage view | p. 87 |
Actual Cost field | p. 87 |
Accessing the Tracking Gantt view | p. 87 |
Tracking Gantt view | p. 88 |
Cost Table-Building Layout-Total Cost | p. 89 |
Task Usage View-Building Layout-Work Hours | p. 89 |
Building Layout (after update) | p. 89 |
Prepare Slab for Pour (before update) | p. 90 |
Cost Table-Prepare Slab for Pour-Total Cost | p. 90 |
More Tables dialog box | p. 91 |
Earned Value table | p. 92 |
Building Layout task | p. 94 |
Split Task dialog box | p. 94 |
Split Task dialog box | p. 94 |
Split Task results | p. 94 |
View tab | p. 98 |
Page setup | p. 99 |
Page scaling | p. 99 |
Preview of Gantt chart | p. 100 |
Printer selection | p. 100 |
Calendar view-zoom | p. 101 |
Gantt chart view | p. 102 |
Network diagram view | p. 103 |
Task usage view | p. 103 |
Tracking Gantt view | p. 104 |
Resource graph usage view | p. 104 |
Resource sheet view | p. 105 |
Resource usage view | p. 105 |
More Views | p. 106 |
More Views dialog box | p. 106 |
Accessing the Reports dialog box | p. 107 |
Reports dialog box | p. 107 |
Overview Reports dialog box | p. 108 |
Critical Tasks report | p. 109 |
Selecting the Current Activities report | p. 109 |
Current Activities dialog box | p. 110 |
Tasks in Progress report | p. 110 |
Selecting Costs reports | p. 111 |
Cost Reports dialog box | p. 112 |
Cash Flow report | p. 112 |
Accessing assignments reports | p. 113 |
Assignment reports dialog box | p. 114 |
Who Does What report | p. 114 |
Accessing workload reports | p. 115 |
Workload reports dialog box | p. 115 |
Resource Usage report | p. 116 |
Accessing custom reports | p. 117 |
Custom Reports dialog box | p. 118 |
Task Report Definition tab | p. 118 |
Text button | p. 121 |
Text Styles dialog box | p. 122 |
Task Report Details tab | p. 123 |
Sort tab option | p. 124 |
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