Introduction

Objectives

Customizing a project plan

Create/apply custom outline codes

Create a custom grouping

Create custom box style in network   diagram

Use drawing tools

Setting options

Default folder options & autosave

Set accessibility and user options

Set options in the Tools/Options

Customize the global template file

Summary

Questions and review

Web Functions and Sharing Data

Objectives

Sharing data

Importing from Excel

Copy Gantt chart to Word or Excel

Export to Excel

Sharing with Project 98

Web functions

Hyperlinks

Copy picture & save as web page

Publish info on web

Summary

Questions and review

Multi-project Management

Objectives

Set baselines for a master project

Add a task to a master project

Add cross-project links

Insert multiple projects to a master project

Share info with other projects

View multiple critical paths in consol report

Calculate inserted projects as summary task

Share formatting elements with other projects

Summary

Questions and review

Cost Management and Tracking Results

Objectives

Cost Management

Create and use multiple rate tables

Select cost accrual options

Use overtime and cost

Apply fixed costs to a material resource

Calculate cost of work performed (earned value analysis)

Tracking Project Results

Manually enter actual costs

Enter the project status date

Set options to honour constraint dates

Update remaining work or duration

Apply fixed or variable work to material assignment

Summary

Questions and review

Resource and Task Management

Objectives

Resource Management

Delay a resource assignment

Change resource availability over time

Update/refresh the resource pool

Review resource allocation

Create and share a Resource pool

Determine the controlling resource for a task

Task Management

Compress the overall duration of a project schedule

Use levelling options

Set task priorities

Identify and manage slack

Assess the effect of a deadline date upon slack time

Summary

Questions and review