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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................... 3
SECTION ONE .................................................................................................................................... 9
INTRODUCTION TO MS PROJECT .............................................................................................. 9
W
HAT IS
M
ICROSOFT
P
ROJECT
? .................................................................................................... 10
U
NDERSTANDING
P
ROJECT
M
ANAGEMENT
.................................................................................... 11
MS
P
ROJECT
L
ANGUAGE
.................................................................................................................. 12
T
ERMINOLOGY
.................................................................................................................................. 13
S
TARTING
MS
P
ROJECT
.................................................................................................................. 16
The Office Assistant ............................................................................................................... 16
MS
P
ROJECT
-
T
HE
S
CREEN
............................................................................................................ 18
E
LEMENTS OF THE
D
EFAULT
V
IEW
................................................................................................. 19
V
IEWS AND
T
ABLES
........................................................................................................................ 20
T
HE
T
RACKING
G
ANTT
V
IEW
......................................................................................................... 22
MS
P
ROJECT
-
M
ENUS
.................................................................................................................... 23
MS
P
ROJECT
-
T
HE
T
OOL
B
ARS
..................................................................................................... 25
P
ROJECT
M
ANAGEMENT
.................................................................................................................. 28
T
HE
S
TAGES OF
P
ROJECT
M
ANAGEMENT
...................................................................................... 30
M
ONITORING AND
A
DJUSTING
...................................................................................................... 31
MS Project - Operational Basics ........................................................................................... 31
SECTION TWO ................................................................................................................................. 33
PLANNING THE PROJECT ............................................................................................................. 33
D
EFINING THE
P
ROJECT
................................................................................................................. 34
The Goal ..................................................................................................................................... 34
The Objectives ......................................................................................................................... 34
The Specification .................................................................................................................... 34
The Limitations ........................................................................................................................ 34
P
ROJECT
P
LANNING
......................................................................................................................... 36
C
OMPLETE THE
P
ROJECT
P
LAN
........................................................................................................ 37
W
HERE TO
B
EGIN WITH
MS
P
ROJECT
........................................................................................... 38
Starting a New Project .......................................................................................................... 38
Project Properties ................................................................................................................... 39
T
HE
C
ALENDAR
................................................................................................................................ 40
C
REATING A
N
EW
B
ASE
C
ALENDAR
................................................................................................. 41
S
AVE THE
N
EW
P
ROJECT
F
ILE
....................................................................................................... 42
Saving a Project ....................................................................................................................... 42
E
NDING A
P
ROJECT
S
ESSION
........................................................................................................ 44
Closing a Project ...................................................................................................................... 44
SECTION THREE .............................................................................................................................. 45