1. Microsoft Project 2007 Demo Part 2

2. Problem 2.8: Enter Tasks
Enter tasks and times for problem 2.8

3. Setting Start & Finish Date
Click Project/Project Information. Click on down arrow of start date for pull down calendar. Click May 1, 2008.

4. Setting Time Units
To change time units go to Tools/Options. Click on Schedule tab. Change duration.

5. Setting Calendar
Click Tools/Change Working Time. For changing work week, holidays, etc. To add a holiday in Project 2007, click on the appropriate start date. Then type in the name of the holiday in the table at the bottom of the window, the start (e.g. July 4) and finish time (e.g. July 4). Then double click and specify as non-working. If you wish to change working times, use options button at bottom of window.

6. Resource Use by Task
Double click on each task. Click Resources tab. Label resource Labor and enter in units used by each task.
At same time also enter in predecessors.

7. Showing the Critical Path
Click Format/Gantt Chart Wizard/Critical Path/Dates.

8. Resource Use
To show resource use click View/Resource Graph.

9. Resource Availability
Click Project/Resource Information (You need to do this while you are in resource use view).
In Resource Availability window, enter dates resource is available and maximum units available.

10. Resource Balanced Schedule
To level resources click Tools/Level Resources. Check the Level Now box.

11. Resource Balanced Schedule
To see Gantt Chart click View/Gantt Cart.

12. Doing Three Time Estimates
To enter 3 time estimates: Click View/Toolbars/PERT Analysis. If there is no “PERT Analysis” go to step 2. Otherwise stop.
Click View/Toolbars/Customize.
Click Commands tab.
In Categories box, click All Commands.
In Commands box, click ComAddInsDialog and drag it near any toolbar displayed at the top of the Project window. Release mouse button to add ComAddInsDialog command to the toolbar.
Click Close on the Customize dialog box.
Click COM Add-Ins on the toolbar where it was just added.
Clear (undo) check boxes for Adjust Dates, Copy Picture to Office, and Pert Analysis. Then click OK.
Click COM Add-Ins again.
Click check boxes for Adjust Dates, Copy Picture to Office, and Pert Analysis. Then click OK.
Click View/Toolbars/PERT Analysis.

13. Problem 1.2: Three Time Estimates
To enter 3 time estimates: Click View/Toolbars/PERT Analysis. Click on icon 1 to enter three times.
Click icon 2 to calculate mean time. 2 1

14. Problem 1.2: Expected Time Gantt Chart
Click View/Gantt Chart to see chart. Don’t forget to enter in prerequisites. Click icon at 3 to show
schedule with optimistic, pessimistic, or expected (mode) times. Find critical path. 3

15. Beware of Indicator Icon
To remove indicator, right click task with icon. Then click Task Information. Open the Advanced tab. Set constraint type to “as soon as possible”.

16. Beware of Indicator Icon
Completed removal step is shown below.