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The Step by Step approach |
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Get support and give feedback |
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| Part 1: Get started with Microsoft Project |
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1 Project, project management, and you |
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3 | (8) |
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Meet the Project family See the new features in Project 2016 |
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What was new in Project 2013 |
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What was new in Project 2010 |
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7 | (2) |
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Take a project manager's perspective |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (26) |
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Explore the Project user interface |
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12 | (7) |
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Manage files and set options in the Backstage view |
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19 | (4) |
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Sidebar: Templates: Avoid reinventing the wheel |
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21 | (2) |
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Work with schedule details in views |
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23 | (5) |
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Use reports to check a plan's status |
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28 | (3) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (5) |
| Part 2: Simple scheduling basics |
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Create a new plan and set its start date |
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38 | (1) |
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Set nonworking days in the project calendar |
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39 | (4) |
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Enter the plan title and other properties |
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43 | (1) |
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Sidebar: Project management focus: Project is part of a larger picture |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (32) |
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48 | (2) |
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Sidebar: Project management focus: Defining the right tasks for the deliverable |
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49 | (1) |
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Enter task durations and dates |
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50 | (5) |
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Sidebar: Project management focus: How do you come up with accurate task durations? |
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52 | (3) |
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55 | (1) |
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Create summary tasks to outline the plan |
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56 | (3) |
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Sidebar: Project management focus: Top-down and bottom-up planning |
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57 | (2) |
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Link tasks to create dependencies |
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59 | (4) |
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Switch task scheduling from manual to automatic |
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63 | (2) |
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Check a plan's duration and finish date |
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65 | (2) |
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Document task information |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (9) |
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79 | (22) |
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80 | (2) |
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Sidebar: Equipment resource considerations |
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82 | (1) |
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Enter the maximum capacity for work resources |
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82 | (2) |
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Enter work resource pay rates |
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84 | (3) |
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Sidebar: Project management focus: Getting resource cost information |
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86 | (1) |
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Adjust working time in a resource calendar |
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87 | (4) |
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91 | (1) |
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Document resources by using notes |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (1) |
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6 Assign resources to tasks |
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Assign work resources to tasks |
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102 | (5) |
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Control work when adding or removing resource assignments |
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107 | (7) |
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Sidebar: Project management focus: When should effort-driven scheduling apply? |
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112 | (2) |
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Assign cost resources to tasks |
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114 | (1) |
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Check the plan after assigning resources |
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115 | (4) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (7) |
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7 Format and share your plan |
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127 | (30) |
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Customize a Gantt chart view |
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128 | (6) |
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Sidebar: Drawing on a Gantt chart |
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131 | (3) |
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Add tasks to a Timeline view |
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134 | (5) |
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Sidebar: Panning and zooming a Gantt chart view from a Timeline view |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (3) |
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144 | (3) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (9) |
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8 Track progress: Basic techniques |
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Understand progress tracking |
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158 | (1) |
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Save a baseline of your plan |
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159 | (4) |
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Track a plan as scheduled |
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163 | (2) |
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Enter a task's completion percentage |
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165 | (3) |
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Enter actual values for tasks |
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168 | (3) |
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Sidebar: Project management focus: Is the project on track? |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (7) |
| Part 3: Advanced scheduling techniques |
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9 Fine-tune task scheduling |
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See task relationships by using Task Path |
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180 | (3) |
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Adjust task link relationships |
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183 | (3) |
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Control task scheduling by using constraints |
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186 | (8) |
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194 | (2) |
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Adjust working time for individual tasks |
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196 | (3) |
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Control task scheduling by using task types |
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199 | (5) |
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Sidebar: Assignment units, Peak, and the assignment calculation |
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201 | (2) |
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Sidebar: Task types and effort-driven scheduling |
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203 | (1) |
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See task schedule details by using the Task Inspector |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (7) |
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10 Fine-tune task details |
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213 | (20) |
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214 | (2) |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (4) |
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View the plan's critical path |
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222 | (2) |
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Schedule summary tasks manually |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (6) |
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11 Fine-tune resource and assignment details |
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233 | (32) |
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Change resource availability over multiple date ranges |
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234 | (3) |
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Work with multiple resource pay rates |
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237 | (2) |
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Change resource pay rates over different date ranges |
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239 | (3) |
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Delay the start of assignments |
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242 | (1) |
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Apply contours to assignments |
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243 | (4) |
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Create and assign material resources |
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247 | (3) |
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250 | (2) |
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Adjust assignments in the Team Planner view (Project Professional only) |
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252 | (3) |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (9) |
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12 Fine-tune the Project plan |
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265 | (26) |
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Examine resource allocations over time |
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266 | (4) |
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Sidebar: Project management focus: Evaluate resource allocation |
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268 | (2) |
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Resolve resource overallocations manually |
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270 | (3) |
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Level overallocated resources |
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273 | (6) |
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Check the plan's cost and finish date |
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279 | (4) |
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Sidebar: Project management focus: Finish date and critical tasks |
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282 | (1) |
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Inactivate tasks (Project Professional only) |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (6) |
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291 | (34) |
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292 | (4) |
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296 | (6) |
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302 | (6) |
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308 | (5) |
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Sidebar: Create custom fields quickly |
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310 | (3) |
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313 | (4) |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (7) |
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14 Track progress: Detailed techniques |
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325 | (24) |
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326 | (4) |
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Sidebar: Save interim plans |
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328 | (2) |
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Track actual and remaining work for tasks and assignments |
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330 | (5) |
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Sidebar: Enter actual costs manually |
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334 | (1) |
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Track timephased actual work for tasks and assignments |
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335 | (7) |
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Sidebar: Project management focus: Collect actuals from resources |
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340 | (2) |
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Reschedule incomplete work |
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342 | (1) |
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343 | (1) |
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344 | (5) |
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15 View and report project status |
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349 | (24) |
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Examine a plan's variance |
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350 | (4) |
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Sidebar: Project management focus: Get the word out |
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353 | (1) |
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Identify tasks that have slipped |
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354 | (3) |
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Sidebar: Project management focus: Is variance ever a good thing? |
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356 | (1) |
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357 | (5) |
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362 | (4) |
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366 | (1) |
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367 | (6) |
| Part 4: In-depth and special subjects |
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16 Format and print views: In-depth techniques |
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373 | (32) |
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Format a Gantt chart view |
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374 | (7) |
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381 | (4) |
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Format a Network Diagram view |
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385 | (5) |
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390 | (2) |
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392 | (4) |
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396 | (1) |
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397 | (8) |
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17 Format reports: In-depth techniques |
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405 | (18) |
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406 | (5) |
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Sidebar: How reports compare to views |
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409 | (2) |
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Customize charts in a report |
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411 | (4) |
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Customize tables in a report |
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415 | (2) |
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417 | (1) |
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418 | (5) |
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423 | (22) |
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Share custom elements between plans |
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424 | (3) |
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427 | (4) |
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431 | (2) |
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Customize the ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar |
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433 | (5) |
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438 | (1) |
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439 | (6) |
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19 Share information with other programs |
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445 | (24) |
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Copy Project data to and from other programs |
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446 | (4) |
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Open files in other formats in Project |
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450 | (4) |
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Save to other file formats from Project |
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454 | (4) |
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Sidebar: Share files with previous versions of Project |
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457 | (1) |
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Generate reports with Excel and Visio |
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458 | (4) |
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462 | (1) |
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463 | (6) |
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20 Consolidate projects and resources |
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Share a resource pool across multiple plans |
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470 | (10) |
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Sidebar: Create a dedicated resource pool |
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474 | (6) |
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480 | (3) |
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Sidebar: Keep consolidated plans simple |
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482 | (1) |
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Create dependencies between plans |
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483 | (4) |
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| Appendix A: A short course in project management |
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| Appendix B: Develop your project-management skills |
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| Appendix C: Collaborate: Project, SharePoint, and PWA |
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507 | (14) |
| Appendix D: Use this book in a classroom |
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| Glossary |
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| Index |
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| About the authors |
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Lisainfo e-raamatute kohta