1. Microsoft Project Tips & Tricks Prepared by the National Center for Small Business Information Florida Institute of Technology - Melbourne, Florida www.ncsbi.fit.edu Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor Copyright © 2006, Florida Institute of Technology. All Rights Reserved 4 March 2006

2. National Center for Small Business Information - Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne Florida - www.ncsbi.fit.edu Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor Microsoft Project Tips & Tricks Project Tips & Tricks 2 Agenda –Planning a Project –Making a WBS –Different Views –Working with the Gantt Chart

3. National Center for Small Business Information - Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne Florida - www.ncsbi.fit.edu Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor Microsoft Project Tips & Tricks Project Tips & Tricks 3 Planning a Project Scope Deliverables Tasks Owners

4. National Center for Small Business Information - Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne Florida - www.ncsbi.fit.edu Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor Microsoft Project Tips & Tricks Project Tips & Tricks 4 Making a WBS Resources Deliverables Tasks Owners Duration/LOE Milestones Networking

5. National Center for Small Business Information - Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne Florida - www.ncsbi.fit.edu Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor Microsoft Project Tips & Tricks Project Tips & Tricks 5 Different Views Gantt Resource Sheet Resource Usage Calendar PERT Relationship Diagram

6. National Center for Small Business Information - Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne Florida - www.ncsbi.fit.edu Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor Microsoft Project Tips & Tricks Project Tips & Tricks 6 Working with the Gantt Chart Filters Timescale / Zoom Adding Columns Percent Complete Copying / Moving Tasks Splitting Tasks Reports Printing