Sample project 2007_foundation_manual

Cheltenham Courseware – www.cctglobal.com

Microsoft Project 2007
Manual - Foundation Level

SAMPLE

Project 2007 Foundation Level

© 1995-2010 Cheltenham Courseware Pty. Ltd.

All trademarks acknowledged. E&OE.

No part of this document may be copied without written permission from Cheltenham Courseware unless
produced under the terms of a courseware site license agreement with Cheltenham Courseware.

All reasonable precautions have been taken in the preparation of this document, including both technical and
non-technical proof ing. Cheltenham Courseware and all staff assume no responsibility f or any errors or
omissions. No warranties are made, expressed or implied with regard to these notes. Cheltenham Courseware
shall not be responsible f or any direct, incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of any material
contained in this document. If you find any errors in these training modules, please inform Cheltenham
Courseware. Whilst every effort is made to eradicate ty ping or technical mistakes, we apologise f or any errors
y ou may detect. All courses are updated on a regular basis, so your feedback is both valued by us and will help
us to maintain the highest possible standards.

Sample versions of courseware from Cheltenham Courseware
(Normally supplied in Adobe Acrobat format). If the version of courseware that you are v iewing is marked as NOT
FOR TRAINING, SAMPLE, or similar, then it cannot be used as part of a training course, and is made available
purely f or content and style review. This is to giv e y ou the opportunity to prev iew our courseware, prior to making
a purchasing decision. Sample v ersions may not be re-sold to a third party.

For current license information
This document may only be used under the terms of the license agreement f rom Cheltenham Courseware.
Cheltenham Courseware reserves the right to alter the licensing conditions at any time, without prior notice.
Please see the site license agreement available at. www.cheltenhamcourseware.com.au/agreement

Contact Inform ation.

Australia / Asia Pacific / Europe (ex. UK) / Rest of the World
Email. info@cheltenhamcourseware.com.au
Web. www.cheltenhamcourseware.com.au

USA / Canada
Email. info@cheltenhamcourseware.com
Web. www.cheltenhamcourseware.com

UK
Email. info@cctglobal.com
Web. www.cctglobal.com

SAMPLE
FOR USE AT THE LICENSED SITE(S) ONLY
 Cheltenham Courseware Ltd. 1995-2010 www.cheltenhamcourseware.com.au


INSTALLING T HE SAMPL E FIL ES .......................................................................................... 5
INT RODUCING MICROSOFT PROJECT 2007 ....................................................................... 6
What is Microsoft Project 2007?......................................................................................... 6
File Compatibility ................................................................................................................ 6
The Project 2007 Screen.................................................................................................... 6
Drop Down Menus .............................................................................................................. 7
Using the Ask a Question Box............................................................................................ 9
Standard Toolbar ...............................................................................................................10
Formatting Toolbar ............................................................................................................12
Task Panes ........................................................................................................................14
Closing Microsoft Project...................................................................................................15
Opening an existing Microsoft Project...............................................................................15
View Bar .............................................................................................................................16
Project Guide .....................................................................................................................18
Creating a new project.......................................................................................................19
Creating a new project based on a template ....................................................................19
Closing the current project.................................................................................................22
SETTING UP A PROJECT .......................................................................................................23
File Properties....................................................................................................................23
Inputting Start and Finish Dates ........................................................................................25
Setting up a Project Calendar ...........................................................................................27
Making a New Calendar ....................................................................................................27
Applying a new Calendar ...................................................................................................31
Saving a project .................................................................................................................31
Setting up Currency and Language within Microsoft Project............................................32
TASKS, NOT ES & MIL ESTONES ...........................................................................................35
What are Tasks?................................................................................................................35
Entering Tasks ...................................................................................................................35
Entering Subtasks..............................................................................................................36
Entering Task Durations ....................................................................................................38
Creating a Summary Task .................................................................................................40

SAMPLE
Recurring Tasks.................................................................................................................43
Task Notes.........................................................................................................................46
Milestones..........................................................................................................................47
MANIPULATING TASKS & CONSTRAINTS .........................................................................49
What are Constraints?.......................................................................................................49
Adding Constraints ............................................................................................................49
Editing Tasks .....................................................................................................................51
Deleting Tasks ...................................................................................................................52
Moving Tasks.....................................................................................................................54
DEPENDENCIES ......................................................................................................................56
What are Dependencies?..................................................................................................56
Finish-to-Start (FS) Dependencies....................................................................................56
Start-to-Start (SS) Dependencies......................................................................................59
Start-to-Finish (SF) Dependencies....................................................................................63
RESOURCES ...........................................................................................................................64



What are Resources?........................................................................................................64
Creating a Resource List...................................................................................................64
Working Time.....................................................................................................................66
Rates ..................................................................................................................................68
Resource Notes .................................................................................................................69
Assigning Resources .........................................................................................................70
VIEWS & SPLIT WINDOWS ....................................................................................................78
What are Microsoft Project Views? ...................................................................................78
Changing Views .................................................................................................................78
Gantt Chart View ...............................................................................................................81
Calendar View ...................................................................................................................84
Network Diagram View ......................................................................................................85
Task Usage View...............................................................................................................87
Resource Graph View .......................................................................................................91
Resource Sheet View ........................................................................................................92
Resource Usage View .......................................................................................................92
Splitting the Window ..........................................................................................................93
PRINTING & REPORTS ...........................................................................................................95
Viewing and Printing Reports ............................................................................................95
Using Print Preview ...........................................................................................................95
Page Setup ........................................................................................................................96
Print Dialog Box ............................................................................................................... 102
Overview Reports ............................................................................................................ 102
Current Activity Reports................................................................................................... 104
Cost Reports .................................................................................................................... 106
Assignments Reports ...................................................................................................... 107
Workload Reports ............................................................................................................ 107
Visual Reports ................................................................................................................. 108
HELP DEMOS ........................................................................................................................ 111
Microsoft Project Help Demos ......................................................................................... 111
WHAT’S NEW IN PROJECT 2007? ...................................................................................... 114

SAMPLE
Multiple Level Undo ......................................................................................................... 114
Task Drivers Pane ........................................................................................................... 114
Change Highlighting ........................................................................................................ 115
Visual Reports ................................................................................................................. 117
Cost Resources ............................................................................................................... 118
Office Assistant................................................................................................................ 118



Installing the Sample Files
 Create a folder called

Project 2007 Foundation Files

under the My Documents folder (or the Documents folder if you are using
Windows Vista).

 Copy the sample files to the Project 2007 Foundation Files folder.

SAMPLE


Introducing Microsoft Project 2007

What is Microsoft Project 2007?
 Microsoft Project 2007 is the project management software produced by
Microsoft. It provides you with all the tools you need for effective planning,
tracking, problem solving, sharing and completing a project in keeping with
conventional management principles and practices. It can be used for a
project of any size. It provides a framework to start your project, as well as
the means to organise and manage effectively. It is like having a project
management assistant.

File Compatibility
 The file name extension remains .mpp, which is the same as previous
versions.

 Unlike many of the other Microsoft 2007 applications, such as Word,
PowerPoint and Excel, the file format used by Microsoft Project 2007 is

SAMPLE
compatible with earlier versions stretching back to Microsoft Project 97. This
means that if you create a project file using Microsoft Project 2007, it will be
able to be opened by people using earlier versions of Project, all the way
back to Microsoft Project 97.

WARNING. Even though the file format is compatible, if you use advanced
features that are available within Microsoft Project 2007, but which are not
supported by earlier versions of Microsoft Project then if you open a 2007
contents file using an earlier version, the advanced functionality may be lost.

The Project 2007 Screen
 When you first start Microsoft Project the screen will look similar to the
illustration below.



The table area to the left is the area within which you can enter the individual
tasks making up your project.

The area on the right, displays the task information in the form of a Gantt
chart.

Drop Down Menus
 The drop down menus are similar to the standard drop down menus found in
the majority of Windows based application programs.

SAMPLE
 C lick on the View drop down menu and you will see a list of commands.
 Some of the commands, such as Toolbars have a right pointing arrow that
indicates further sub-commands. As you can see some of the commands are
ticked, indicating that these are currently selected or active.



 Some of the commands, such as the Zoom command, are followed by three
small dots. This indicates that a dialog box will be displayed if you click on

SAMPLE
these commands. Try clicking on the Zoom command and you will see the
following dialog box displayed. You can click on the Cancel button to close
the dialog box.



Using the Ask a Question Box
 The Ask a Question box is displayed towards the top-right of your screen.
This feature allows you to type a question, or key words, for a subject with
which you need help.

 C lick inside the Ask a Question Box and type New features.

 Press Enter and you will see the Project Help dialog box displayed, as
illustrated below.

SAMPLE


 C lick on the link titled What’s new in Microsoft Office Project for the
desktop. You will see the following dialog box describing the new features
within Microsoft Project 2007. Scroll down and briefly read up on some of the
new features.

SAMPLE



C lose the Microsoft Project Help window.

NOTE. You can use the F1 keyboard shortcut, at any time, to display the
Project Help dialog box.

Standard Toolbar
This toolbar provides quick access to commonly used actions. Each icon
represents a particular action. When you point to an icon (without clicking),
a descriptive tool tip appears to help you identify it. The following is a list
and brief description of the icons on the Standard toolbar.



New - creates new project.

Open - opens an existing project.

Save - saves the current project.

Print - prints the project.

Search - performs a search.

Print Preview - changes display to print preview.

Spelling - performs a spell check.

Cut - cuts the selected range to the Office clipboard.

Copy - copies the selected range to the Office clipboard.

Paste - pastes the last item from the Office clipboard.

SAMPLE
Format Painter - pastes formatting from one item in your project over
another.

Undo & redo - undoes or redoes the last action.

Hyperlink - inserts a hyperlink.

Link Tasks - links selected tasks.

Unlink Tasks - unlinks selected tasks.

Split Task - splits selected tasks.



Task Information - displays the Task Information dialog box.

Task Notes - displays the Notes tab in the Task Information dialog box.

Task Drivers – Displays items that drive the selected task.

Assign Resources - opens the Assign Resource dialog box.

Publish All Information - publishes to the Microsoft Project Server.

Group by - groups tasks according to your selection in the
drop down menu.

Zoom In - increases the zoom.

Zoom Out - decreases the zoom.

Go to Selected Task - changes the view to view details of the selected
task.

Copy Picture - opens the Copy Picture dialog box.

SAMPLE
Microsoft Project Help - opens the Project Help Pane.

Formatting Toolbar
 This toolbar provides quick access to commonly used formatting actions.
Each icon represents a particular action. When you point to an icon with your
cursor (without clicking), a descriptive tool tip appears to help you identify it.
The following is a list and brief description of the icons on the Formatting
toolbar.

Outdent - makes the selected task a summary task.



Indent - makes the selected task a subtask.

Show Subtasks - shows subtasks.

Hide Subtasks - hides subtasks.

Hide Assignments - hides assignments.

Show - allows you to select the level of detail you want to see in your
project from a drop-down menu.

Font - selects fonts from a drop-down menu.

Font Size - selects font size from a drop-down menu.

Bold - changes the selected text to bold.

Italic - changes the selected text to italic.

Underline - underlines the selected text.

Align Left - aligns the selected text to the left.

SAMPLE
Center - aligns the selected text to centre.

Align Right - aligns the selected text to the right.

Filter - allows you to filter tasks according to the selected
option from the drop-down menu.

AutoFilter - places a drop-down menu at the top right of every column
to allow you to filter information easily.

Gantt Chart Wizard - starts the Gantt C hart Wizard.



Task Panes
 Task panes will be displayed when needed and will allow you to complete a
range of tasks. For instance start Microsoft Project and then click on the File
drop down menu and select the New command.

 This will display the New Project task pane. This pane could be used to
complete a number of different tasks, related to creating a new project.

SAMPLE
 To close a task pane, click on the small cross shape at the top-right of the
task pane.



Closing Microsoft Project
 C lick on the Close icon, shaped like a small cross at the top-right of the
Microsoft Project window

or use the keyboard shortcut Alt+F4.

Opening an existing Microsoft Project
 Reopen Microsoft Project.
 C lick on the Open button within the Standard Toolbar.

This will display the Open dialog box.

SAMPLE


 By default the Open dialog box displays the contents of the My Documents
folder (or the Documents folder if you are using Windows Vista).
 You should see a folder called Project 2007 Foundation Files. Double click
on this folder and you will see sample files that we will use on this course.
 Select the file called Sample.mpp and then click on the Open button. You
will then see a sample project file displayed as illustrated below.

 Tasks are listed in the left side, and the Gantt chart view is displayed to the
right.

SAMPLE
View Bar
 There are a number of different views that you can use to view the data that
you enter into a project. You can tell Microsoft Project to display the View
Bar down the left side of the screen, which will make changing from one view
to another much easier. To do this click on the View drop down menu and
then click on the View Bar command.



The screen will now look like this.

SAMPLE
 As you can see there are lots of different views available. In fact if you click
on the More Views icon at the bottom of the View Bar you will see a dialog
box displaying all the different views. Click on the Cancel button to close



this dialog box.

Project Guide
 The Project Guide helps you to build your project, step-by-step. To display
the Project Guide toolbar, click on the View drop down menu and then select
the Turn On Project Guide command.

SAMPLE
 The Project Guide will be displayed as illustrated below.



 The Project Guide, as the name implies, is there to help guide you through
using Microsoft Project.

 Exit Microsoft Project 2007, without saving any changes.

 Reopen Microsoft Project. As you can see the View Bar and the Project
Guide, are still displayed.

SAMPLE
Creating a new project
 As you have seen, when you start Microsoft Project, by default it displays a
newly created, blank project. As we will see later, you can use this opening
page, to start entering data. C licking on the New icon will create a new,
blank project.

Creating a new project based on a template
 You can use a template to create a project, to achieve a particular task, such
as moving house. To try this, click on the File drop down menu and then
click on the New command.



 You will see the New Project Task Pane, displayed towards the left edge of
your window, as illustrated below.

SAMPLE
 To use a template that is already installed on your local hard disk, click on
the On computer link.

 This will display the following dialog box.



 C licking on the Project Templates tab, within the dialog box, will display a
range of templates, as illustrated below.

SAMPLE
 Select and double click on the Home Move template. You will see the
following displayed.



 As you can see this is a project for moving home. By the end of this course
you should be able to create new projects, using existing templates, and
customise them for your specific needs.

Closing the current project
 Often you may want to close the current project, in this case the Home
Move project, but leave the Microsoft Project program open. Press Ctrl+F4
and you will see the following dialog box. In this case click on the No button
and the project will close.

SAMPLE
 Exit the Microsoft Project program.



Setting up a Project

File Properties
 Open Microsoft Project 2007 and by default a blank project is displayed.
 C lick on the File drop down menu and then select the Properties command.

 The Project Properties dialog box will be displayed.

SAMPLE


 There are a number of tabs within the dialog box.

General tab:
Provides a quick summary of the name, type, location, size, creation date,
modified date, accessed date and attributes of the project.

Summary tab:
You can enter any additional information you may want to record regarding
your project.

Statistics tab:
Lists the dates the project was last created, modified, accessed and printed,
as well as who saved it last, the revision number and the total editing time.

Contents tab:
Shows a project summary. It tells the start date, finish date, duration, work
hours, cost, % complete and % work complete.

Custom tab:
Allows you to add custom file properties to the project.

 C lick on the Summary tab, and type New Product Brochure into the Title
field, as illustrated below.

 Type your name into the Author field.

SAMPLE


 C lick on the Statistics tab to see the dates that the project was last created,
modified, accessed and printed, as well as who saved it last, the revision
number and the total editing time.

 C lick on the OK button to close the Project Properties dialog box.

Inputting Start and Finish Dates
 The first step in starting a new project is establishing basic project
information. The start or finish date is what you will use to anchor your
project. Your schedule will be built around either the start date or the finish
date. The start and finish date information is entered in the Project
Information dialog box.

 Open the Project Information dialog box by clicking on the Project drop
down menu and selecting the Project Information command.

SAMPLE
 You will see a dialog box similar to that shown below. The dates will be
different however.

 Use the drop-down calendar in the Start date field to select Mon
05/01/04.



 Use the drop-down calendar in the Current date field to change the date to
Sun 04/01/04.

NOTE. We are using these dates so that you can work through the examples
in this manual and you will see the same results, as well as the same issues
and problems, illustrated within these examples. In real life you would
obviously use dates that are current with your project.

Your dialog box will now look like this.

 Be sure that Project Start Date is selected from the Schedule from drop-
down menu (Project Start Date is the default).

SAMPLE


Leave the other fields as the default values.
C lick on the OK button. Microsoft Project will close the dialog box and save
the information for you.



Setting up a Project Calendar
 Microsoft Project supplies three basic calendars (Standard, Night Shift and
24 Hours) which you can use as foundations to create your own base
calendar.

You can make a calendar which indicates general working times for each
resource or group of resources. Project will use this information for things
like scheduling resources and converting task durations.

 To set up the project calendar, click on the Project drop down menu and
then select the Project Information command.

 Confirm that Standard is selected from the Calendar drop-down menu, in
the Project Information, dialog box.

 C lick on the OK button, to close the Project Information dialog box and
save the project information.

Making a New Calendar
 To make a new calendar, click on the Tools drop down menu and then select
the Change Working Time command.

SAMPLE
 The Change Working Time dialog box will be displayed.



SAMPLE
 C lick on the Create New Calendar button within the dialog box.

 The Create New Base Calendar dialog box will be displayed.



 Enter Project 2007 Foundation Exercise as a descriptive name.

 C lick on the OK button.

 Now let’s say that we need to book some time off for holidays. Within the
Click on a day to see its working times section of the dialog box, select
the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of January 2004

NOTE: You will have to use the scroll bar within the dialog box to display
dates in January 2004.

NOTE: To select these dates click on January 1 and with the mouse pointer
pressed down move across to January 3. Then release the mouse pointer.

SAMPLE
 Type Holiday Time in the Exceptions area of the dialog box, as illustrated
below.



 C lick in the Start column next to the name Holiday Time and you will see
the following changes.

SAMPLE
 You will notice that January 1, January 2 and January 3 are now greyed
out as non-working time. Click on the OK button to close the dialog box.



Applying a new Calendar
 We have created a new Calendar, now we have to apply it to our project.
 C lick on the Project drop down menu and then select the Project
Information command.

 C lick on the Calendar down arrow and see how the new calendar has been
added to the list. C lick on Project 2007 Foundation Exercise to select it.

 Keep the project open for the next exercise.

Saving a project
 C lick on the Save icon.

This will display the Save As dialog box.

SAMPLE


 Double click on the folder called Project 2007 Foundation Files folder,
which will take you to that folder.
 Type New Product Brochure in the File name field.

 C lick on the Save button.

Setting up Currency and Language within Microsoft Project
 C lick on the Tools drop down menu and select the Options command.

SAMPLE
This will display the Options dialog box.



SAMPLE
 C lick on the View tab, and from within the Currency section of this tab you
can make changes, if required.



NOTE: The currencies have been abbreviated. Common examples are listed
below.

GBP = Great British Pounds.
USD = United States Dollars.
AUD = Australian Dollars.
EUR = Euros.

 If you have time quickly have a look at some of the other tabs within the
Options dialog box and see what is available. For example clicking on the
General tab allows you to set the number of Undos that you can use. You
can also set standard and overtime pay rates for use within projects. The
Save tab allows you to set a time period to automatically save your work.

 Exit the Microsoft Project program.

SAMPLE


Tasks, Notes & Milestones

What are Tasks?
 Tasks are the specific activities which must be completed in order to finish
your project, similar to a 'to-do' list. Your task list is the backbone of your
project plan.

 It is essential to make your task list as comprehensive as possible, because if
a required task is omitted, you may not be able to achieve all of your goals.

 It is beneficial to create your task list in approximately the same order as the
tasks will be performed.

Entering Tasks
 Open Microsoft Project 2007.
 Open a project called New Product Brochure.mpp which is located within
your Project 2007 Foundation Files folder under the My Documents (or
Documents) folder.

 C lose the Project Guide (by click on the Close icon at the top right of the
Project Guide pane).

SAMPLE
 C lick in the first row of the Task Name column of the Gantt table.



 Type Write Brochure and press Return.
 Leave the Duration, Start and Finish dates as they are.

Entering Subtasks
 C lick in the second row of the Gantt table, underneath "Write Brochure".

SAMPLE
 Type Research New Product and press the Return key.
 Type Create an Outline and press the Return key.
 Type Write a Rough Draft and press the Return key.
 Type Edit Rough Draft and press the Return key.



 Your screen will now look like this.

 Select "Research New Product" by clicking on it.
 C lick on the Indent icon on the Formatting toolbar to make it a subtask.

SAMPLE
 Your screen will now look like this.



 Now select rows 3, 4, and 5.

 C lick on the Indent icon on the Formatting toolbar.

Entering Task Durations
 Microsoft Project uses 1 day, as the default length, for task durations. If your
estimate for the duration of your task is different than one day, you can
change it.

 Microsoft Project uses abbreviations for different time measures. Use these
abbreviations when typing in the duration.

SAMPLE
 In this case use the arrow buttons, on the right end of the Duration box, to
adjust the duration of the Research New Product task to 2 days.



 Because you manually changed the duration of the Research New Product
task, the question mark which indicated an estimated duration disappeared.

 To specify that the changed duration is still an estimate, double click on the
Research New Product task in the list. Recheck the Estimated box in the
Task Information dialog box.

SAMPLE

Notice that the estimated duration of the Write Brochure summary task has



changed as well, as the duration of a summary task is based on the durations
of the subtasks.

Creating a Summary Task
 In row 6, type Prepare through desktop publishing and press Return.
 In row 7, type Get quotes from printers and press Return.
 In row 8, type Get printed and press Return.

 Insert a row by selecting row 6 and then pressing the Ins (Insert) key on
your keyboard. Your screen will now look like the illustration below.

NOTE: To select a row, click within the ID number column of the row you
wish to select. For instance in the illustration below, click on the number 6
within the left part of the screen.

SAMPLE



Within line 6, in the Task Name column, type Print Brochure.

If necessary, select the Print Brochure and then click on the Outdent
button, on the Formatting toolbar.

WARNING: Make sure that you click on the Outdent, not the Indent button.



 Notice how Print Brochure becomes a summary task and the three tasks
below it become its subtasks.

 We will now enter the remaining tasks in our project.

 In row 10, type Distribute Brochure and press Return.
 In row 11, type Create mailing list and press Return.
 In row 12, type Do mass mail out and press Return.

Your screen will now look like this.

SAMPLE


 Select row 10.

 C lick on the Outdent button on the Formatting toolbar. Your screen will
now look like this.

SAMPLE
 C lick on the Save button to save your changes.



Recurring Tasks
 Certain tasks fall into the category of recurring tasks. They could happen on
a daily or weekly basis, or at intermittent times, throughout your project.
Microsoft Project allows you to create a task once, and then assign both
frequency and timing to it.

 Select row 10 and click on the Insert drop down menu and then select the
Recurring Task command.

 The Recurring Task Information dialog box is displayed.

SAMPLE
 Enter Team Meeting in the Task Name box.



 Enter 1h in the Duration box.

 Select the Daily button in the Recurrence pattern area.

 Select the Workdays button.

 In the Range of recurrence section select the End after button
and choose 3.

SAMPLE
Your dialog box will now look like this.



 C lick on the OK button to return to the Gantt C hart view. Your screen will
now look like this.

SAMPLE
 C lick on the Outdent button on the Formatting toolbar.

Notice the recurring task symbol in the Indicator column in line 10.



 Expand the Team Meeting task by clicking on the + symbol.

SAMPLE
Task Notes




Notes can be attached to a task to quickly display information relating to that
task. Notes can be displayed onscreen and included in printed reports.

Double-click on the Print Brochure task
Select the Notes tab in the Task Information dialog box.
 Type Remember to ask Kate for recommended printers.



 C lick on the OK button to save and attach the note to your task and return to
the Gantt C hart view.

Notice the note symbol in the Indicator column.

 Move the mouse pointer over the note symbol to read the note.

SAMPLE
Milestones
 Milestones are used to mark key moments in a project and can help you
monitor your progress. Although a milestone is usually a task with no
duration, it is possible to mark a task which has a duration as a milestone.

 Milestones are marked by a diamond in the Gantt C hart view.

 Double-click on the Edit Rough Draft task to open the Task Information
dialog box.
 C lick on the Advanced tab.



 C lick on the Mark task as milestone checkbox (towards the bottom-left of
the dialog box).

 C lick on the OK button. The task is now marked by a diamond in the Gantt
C hart view.

 C lick on the Save button to save your changes.

SAMPLE
 Exit Microsoft Project.



Manipulating Tasks & Constraints

What are Constraints?
 A constraint is a parameter placed upon a task which limits the start or finish
of a task.

 By default, the As Soon as Possible constraint is applied to every task. The
following is a list of all of the constraint types which are available to choose
from.

As Soon as Possible
Schedules the task to start as soon as the beginning of the project.

As Late as Possible
Schedules the task to end no later than the end of the project.

Finish No Earlier Than/
Finish No Later Than
Schedules the tasks to finish no later or sooner than a specific date.

Must Finish On/
Must Start On
Schedules the task to finish on or start on a specific date.

Start No Earlier Than/
Start No Later Than
Schedules the task to start no earlier than or no later than a specific date.

Adding Constraints
 Open Microsoft Project and open your New Product Brochure.mpp file.

SAMPLE
 Double click on the Print Brochure task to open the Task Information
dialog box.

 C lick on the Advanced tab.



 Select Start No Earlier Than from the Constraint type drop-down menu.

 Type 07/01/04 in the Constraint date field. This will ensure that the
printing of the brochure cannot start before 7 January.

SAMPLE
 C lick on the OK button. Notice how the Print Brochure tasks have been
moved in the Gantt C hart view.



Editing Tasks
 Tasks can be edited using a number of different methods, although the
easiest and most convenient way is to use the Task Information dialog box
because all of the task information is readily available for you to review and
change.

 Double click on the Team Meeting 1 task to open the Task Information
dialog box.

SAMPLE


 C hange the duration of the meeting to 2 hours by entering 2h in the
Duration field.


Deleting Tasks
 Occasionally you will need to delete tasks either because they were entered
in error or they are no longer relevant. There are several ways to do this.

 Select row 14 (the Distribute Brochure task).

SAMPLE
 Press the Del key.

NOTE. If the Planning Wizard dialog box appears, click on the OK button.



Notice how all of the subtasks were deleted along with the summary task.

The screen now looks like this.

 Undo the deletion by clicking on the Undo button in the toolbar.

The deleted tasks are displayed again.

SAMPLE


Moving Tasks
 An important thing to keep in mind when moving tasks is that when you
move a summary task, its subtasks move with it. In order to move a subtask
to a new location, you must first outdent it so that it is at the highest possible
level.

 Select row 10 (the Team Meeting summary task).

SAMPLE


 Move your mouse pointer over the ID number of the task (i.e. the number 10
in this case) until the mouse pointer changes to the shape of a move cursor.

 C lick and hold down the mouse button. Drag the mouse pointer until the
horizontal grey stripe is above row 1 as illustrated below.

SAMPLE



Notice that all of the subtasks were moved with the summary task.

Save your changes and Exit Microsoft Project.



Dependencies

What are Dependencies?
 Dependencies are a way to link tasks together, in order to describe which
tasks must precede or succeed one another. Some tasks must start or finish
before another task can begin or end. C reating dependencies allows Project
to create a flexible time framework, relative to the task preceding or
succeeding it.

 There are two types of tasks in a dependency.
- A predecessor task must occur before another task.
- A successor task must occur after another task.

Finish-to-Start (FS) Dependencies
 The finish-to-start dependency is the most common type of relationship.
The start of one task begins as soon as its predecessor finishes. The
successor can't start until the predecessor finishes.

 Because most tasks in a project cannot occur concurrently, you must assign
dependencies, telling Project that one task cannot start until another finishes
or that a task cannot finish until another task finishes etc.

 Start Microsoft Project and open your project called New Product
Brochure.mpp from the Project 2007 Foundation Files folder.

 Double-click on the Create an Outline task.

SAMPLE
 This will open the Task Information dialog box.



 C lick on the Predecessors tab.

SAMPLE
 Select "Research New Product" from the drop-down list in the Task Name
column of the Predecessors tab.



 Select Finish-to-Start (FS) in the Type column.

SAMPLE
 C lick on the OK button. This tells Microsoft Project that you cannot start
creating an outline until the research for the new product is complete.

NOTE: The ID number of the predecessor is shown in the Predecessors



column of the Gantt table, and the dependency is represented by an arrow
in the Gantt C hart.

Start-to-Start (SS) Dependencies
 In a start-to-start relationship, the successor can't start until the predecessor
starts. The tasks can happen simultaneously, but the predecessor needs to
have started in order for the successor to start.

 Double click on the Create mailing list task.

 This will open the Task Information dialog box. Click on the Predecessors
tab.

SAMPLE
 C lick on the down arrow at the right side of the Task Name column and
scroll down the list to select Get Printed (note you may have to scroll down



the list to see this item).

 C lick on the Start-to-Start dependency from the drop-down menu of the
Type column.

SAMPLE


This lets Project know that you can start creating your mailing list while the
brochure is being printed.
 C lick on the OK button. Your screen will now look like this.

 Now we will finish assigning the dependencies for all of the tasks in the
project.

 In the Gantt C hart (i.e. the chart within the right side of the screen), move
the your mouse pointer over the Create an Outline task until the pointer
changes to a shape with four arrows pointing outward.

SAMPLE
 C lick and drag the mouse pointer to the Write a Rough Draft task.



The cursor becomes a link symbol and an information box is displayed
describing the link you are creating. By default, a Finish-to-Start
dependency is created.

 Release the mouse and the link will be created, as illustrated below.

 Now we’ll create the dependencies for the remaining tasks.

 Create a Finish to Start dependency for the following tasks using the drag
and drop method in the Gantt C hart view.

‘Write a Rough Draft’ to ‘Edit Rough Draft’

SAMPLE
‘Edit Rough Draft’ to ‘Prepare through desktop publishing’

‘Prepare through desktop publishing’ to ‘Get quotes from printers’

‘Get quotes from printers’ to ‘Get printed’

‘Create mailing list’ to ‘Do mass mail out’

 As you add the dependencies, notice how the durations of the Summary
tasks change. Your screen will now look like this.



 Save your changes and exit Microsoft Project.

 To see a sample of what the project should look like so far, open a file called
Finished - Tasks.mpp from the Project 2007 Foundation Files folder.

SAMPLE


End of the preview sample

This sample is approximately half of the full course. Please see the table of contents at the
beginning of this document to see the full list of topics covered in the full course.

To purchase the rights to use the full training manuals at your training centre please see our
web site at:

http://www.cctglobal.com
A courseware licence allows you to make unlimited copies for use at your training centre.

In addition you get HTML formatted versions of each
course, included w ith our printable coursew are.

Invest in a complete Computer Coursew are Library,
including Windows 7 & Office 2010
The most cost effective courseware solution for your IT
training needs. Get ALL our courses, and all new courses

SAMPLE
released w ithin 12 months.


Sample project 2007_foundation_manual

More Related Content

What's hot (19)

Similar to Sample project 2007_foundation_manual (20)

Recently uploaded (20)

Sample project 2007_foundation_manual