### Case Studies

Learning from the experiences of others enriches your own experience by showing possibilities you otherwise may have missed. That’s why we want to share with you the innovative and productive ways in which six organizations have put Microsoft Project to work for them. These experiences are detailed in case studies that appear both in Appendix B of this user’s guide and in the online Help.

To display a case study on your screen, click Contents and Index on the Help menu, and then click the Contents tab. Double-click Microsoft Project Reference, double-click Case Studies, and then double-click the case study you’re interested in.

Microsoft Project comes with the following online case studies.

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Adkim Builders Inc. Find out how using Microsoft Project, Adkim Builders Inc. saw its customer satisfaction soar and its productivity increase by nearly 600 percent. | Adkim.wri
County of Santa Barbara, CA. Microsoft Project enabled a small engineering department to automate a scheduling system for an annual workload of 2000 projects. Resource costs fell 20 percent. | CntyofSB.wri
DHL Systems Inc. With limited time and resources, a team of system administrators used Microsoft Project to plan a companywide transition to a new computer platform — with zero downtime. | DHLsystm.wri
DRI Consulting. Microsoft Project has proved to be highly effective for the planning, design, and implementation of professional training programs. | DRIcnslt.wri
Litton Industries. Microsoft Project automated a tracking and reporting system for strategic planning at Litton Industries. The time required to make scheduling changes was cut by up to 50 percent. | Litton.wri
The Weather Channel. Needing to move into a larger facility without interrupting 24-hour broadcast operations, The Weather Channel used Microsoft Project to plan a seamless move that was invisible to viewers. | TWchannl.wri

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