balancing resources, scope and schedules
in project tracking
Tracking: Your Finger on the Pulse
Microsoft Project features
Balance Critical Scheduling Factors with Ease
project management concepts
What Is Project Management?
resource assignments
Introduction
See also leveling
Appendix A - Microsoft Project Specifications
Bar Rollup view
overview
Task Views
task tables for
Task Tables
Base Calendar report
Print a Report
base calendars
assigning to resources
Assign a Group of Resources to a Working Times Calendar
defined
Introduction
Behind Each Resource: The Working Times Calendars
modifying for individual resources
Modify a Working Times Calendar for an Individual Resource
modifying for resource groups
Create a Working Times Calendar for a Group of Resources
modifying
Modify the Project Calendar
See also project calendars; working times calendars
Create a Working Times Calendar for a Group of Resources
Baseline table
displaying baseline fields
View Baseline Fields
overview
Task Tables
baselines
adding tasks to
Add a Task to a Baseline or Interim Plan
baseline costs
The Kinds of Costs You Can Display
View How Costs Are Distributed over a Task’s Duration
Task Tables
changing task data
Change Baseline Information for One or More Tasks
comparing baseline to actual data
View Baseline Fields
comparing baseline to actual schedules
Progress Information
comparing costs to budgets
Determine If Tasks Cost More or Less Than Budgeted
defined
Chapter 17 - Setting the Baseline
Save Your Project
displaying baseline work data
Resource Tables
displaying progress lines
Display Progress Lines in Your Project
new feature overview
Multiple Baselines
preparations for setting baselines
Before You Set a Baseline
project files containing only baseline data
Set and Save a Baseline
saving baseline data
Set and Save a Baseline
saving interim plans
Set an Interim Plan
See also tracking project status
Appendix A - Microsoft Project Specifications
variances between actual and baseline data
Assessing the Variance Between Actual Data and Baseline Data
viewing baseline fields
View Baseline Fields
viewing baseline plans
Task Tables
when to use baselines
When You Don’t Need a Baseline
basis for task estimates
Estimate Task Length
Best fit in table columns
Create or Modify a Table
best-case duration
Task Tables
best-case scenarios
Task Views
bibliography of project management guides
A Sample Listing of Project Management Reference Guides
blindness, accessibility for
customizing Windows or Windows NT
Customizing Windows or Windows NT
documentation in alternative formats
Microsoft Documentation in Alternative Formats
information sources
Getting More Accessibility Information
third-party utilities
Third-Party Utilities to Enhance Accessibility
Appendix C - Accessibility for People with Disabilities
books on project management
A Sample Listing of Project Management Reference Guides
bottom-up project planning
Outline Your Task List
breaking
large projects into smaller ones
Break a Large Project into Smaller Projects
links to inserted project file's source file
Customize as You Consolidate Project Files
links to objects
Cancel the Link to an Object
pages
Insert a Page Break
report periods down by time units
Customize Workgroup Messages
Change the Report Period, Display Overtime Work, and Modify Other Options of Your Task List in the TeamInbox
tasks into smaller pieces
Break a Large Task into Smaller Tasks
bringing in dates
See shortening schedules
Appendix A - Microsoft Project Specifications
Broken down by day option in workgroup messages
Customize Workgroup Messages
Broken down by week option in workgroup messages
Customize Workgroup Messages
browsers
requirements for web-based messaging
What All Workgroup Members Need
budget reports
Cost Information
budgets
benefits of tracking costs
Introduction
comparing costs to budgets
Check Costs vs. Budget
reducing project costs
Strategies for Reducing Project Cost
See also costs
Introduction
buttons
adding, removing, or customizing on toolbars
Customizing the Toolbars
enlarging buttons on toolbars
Enlarging Toolbar Buttons