1. ELC 347 project management
Day 17

2. Agenda Projects 3 & 4 in Project Essentials
Integrative Project
Part 3 Not Corrected Yet
Part 4 Due Nov 10 (page 276)
Any of the first five sections can be resubmitted for rescoring prior to finals week. The recorded score will the average of the original score and the score on the resubmitted section.
Assignment 6 Posted
Problems 1-7 on Page 272 & 3
Due Nov 6, 1008
Projects 3 & 4 in Project Essentials
Nov 6 will be group work for part 4 of IP project

3. Schedule for rest of semester
Nov 6
Group Work
Assignment 6 due
Nov 10
Chap 9
IP part 4 Due
Nov 13
Chap 10
Nov 17
Chap 11
Assignment 7 due
Nov 20
Group work
Nov 24
Quiz 3
IP part 5 Due
Dec 1
Project s 5 & 6
Dec 4
Group Work
Assignment 8 due
Dec 8
Chap 12
IP Part 6 due
Dec 11
Chap 13 & 14
Dec 10 AM
Quiz 4
IP Project’s due
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4. Essentials Microsoft Project 2003 Dawn Parrish Wood Mary E. Pascarella
Entering Tasks And Creating A Project Schedule

5. Objectives Enter tasks and specify duration Organize tasks
Create milestone and recurring tasks
Link tasks by specifying task predecessors
Use outline features and view Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) codes
Apply a calendar to a task
Set constraints

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Pre-planning
Collaboration
Past projects
Terminology
Stakeholders
Phase
Deliverables
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Visual Summary
Project 3 results
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8. Entering Tasks And Specifying Duration
Follows calendar setup
Task entry
Gantt chart
Task table
Import data
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9. Understanding The FieldsID
Automatically assigned
Indicator
Displays signal icons
Task Name
Duration
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10. Understanding The Fields (continued)
Start
Finish
Predecessors
Resource Names
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11. To Enter Tasks And Specify Durations
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Organizing Tasks
Edit the input
Phases
Logic
Output needs
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Screen Orientation
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Task Removal
Row selection
Task renumbering
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15. Multiple Task Selection
Click and drag
Next action effects all selected tasks
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16. Creating Milestone And Recurring Tasks
Milestone task
No duration, very significant
Recurring task
Status reviews
Summary task
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17. Recurring Task Creation
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Warning Box
If tasks exist in current project
Precaution against overlap
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19. Recurring Task Screen View
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20. Milestone Task Creation
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Smart Tag Information
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22. Linking Tasks By Specifying Task Predecessors
Task interdependency
Predecessor
Successor
Timing differences
Lag time
Lead time
Value of linking
Project automatically resets timing
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Window Orientation
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Predecessor Link
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Link Established
Assigned task #22
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26. Task Information Window
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Showing The Linkage
FF (Finish-to-Finish)
The Predecessors column shows 1FF, indicating the Finish-to-Finish link with Task 1.
A join line has been added from the end of the Task 1 Gantt bar to the end of the
Task 2 Gantt bar (see Figure 3.17). Notice also that this type of relationship does not
affect the finish date for Task 2.
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28. Showing The Linkage (continued)
SS (Start-to-Start)
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Using Outline Features And Viewing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Codes
Visually identify phases
Group related tasks
Summary task
Subtask
WBS codes
Default outline numbers
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Establish Hierarchy
Indenting
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Summary Tasks
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Outline Level One View
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View The WBS Code
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34. WBS Code Showing Phases
Numbering
convention
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35. Alternate Outlining Methods
Formatting toolbar
Project guide
Drag and drop
Menu bar
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36. Applying A Calendar To A Task
Independent from base project calendar
Task-level control
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Task Dialog Screen
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38. Showing Constraints And Task Calendars
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Setting Constraints
Constraint types
Flexible
Not tied to a specific date
Inflexible
Date-specific, usually tied to external forces
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Flexible Constraints
As Soon As Possible (ASAP)
As Late As Possible (ALAP)
Finish No Earlier Than (FNET)
Finish No Later Than (FNLT)
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41. Inflexible Constraints
Must Finish On (MFO)
Must Start On (MSO)
Start No Earlier Than (SNET)
Start No Later Than (SNLT)
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Setting Constraints
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43. Summary Enter tasks and specify duration Organize tasks
Create milestone and recurring tasks
Link tasks by specifying task predecessors
Use outline features and view Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) codes
Apply a calendar to a task
Set constraints

44. Review Options Key terms Checking concepts and terms Discussion
Skill drill
Challenge

45. What are your questions?
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46. Essentials Microsoft Project 2003 Dawn Parrish Wood Mary E. Pascarella
Scheduling Resources
And Assigning Costs

47. Objectives Enter resource information Enter fixed costs
Assign resources to tasks
View and modify resource assignments
Print resource allocations and project costs

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Why would I Do This?
Resource identification
Exception handling
Cost allocations
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Visual Summary
Project 4 results
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50. Viewing and Setting Up Resources
Resource pool
Work resources
People
Equipment
Material resource
Consumable
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Resource Attribute
Individual
Consolidated
Group
Interchangeable
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Resource Sheet View
Easiest to use
Default values
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53. Resource Sheet View – Key Information
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54. Indicator Column Icons
Overallocation
Note
Hyperlink
Response pending
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Icon Information
Overallocation
Too much work assigned
Note
About the resource
Hyperlink
Associates to a file
Response pending
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56. Entering A New Resource
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Resource List Sort
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58. Entering Resource Information
Associated costs computed by Microsoft Project
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59. Resource Information Dialog Box
Accessed by double-clicking resource
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Entering Fixed Costs
Task-related
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61. Assigning Resources To Tasks
Scheduling formula
Duration = Work / Units
Calculated automatically
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Duplication Error Fix
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63. Create Work Resource Assignments
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64. Adding Second Resource
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65. Multiple Resources Assigned To One Task
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66. Viewing and Modifying Resource Assignments
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67. To Fix Resource Assignment Errors
Overallocation
Leveling
Assignment units
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Resource Adjustments
Smart Tag
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69. Assignment Information Fixes
Task
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Results Of Fixes
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71. Assignment Information Changes
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Using the Smart Tag
Task assignment is now split
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73. Printing Resource Allocations and Project Costs
Resource Usage report
To-do List report
Budget report
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Report Includes
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75. Summary Enter resource information Enter fixed costs
Assign resources to tasks
View and modify resource assignments
Print resource allocations and project costs

76. Review Options Key terms Checking concepts and terms Discussion
Skill drill
Challenge

77. What are your questions?
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