Microsoft Project 2003 Introduction 1 Overview n Microsoft
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Microsoft Project 2003 Introduction 1
Overview n Microsoft Project is a specialized database that stores and presents thousands of pieces of data. Examples of such data include tasks, durations, links, resource names, calendars, assignments, costs, deadlines, and milestones. 2
Microsoft Editions Project 2003 n n Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003 Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003. 3
Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003 n Microsoft Project Standard consists of all the essential features for individual project management, including the following: n n n Task scheduling Resource management Tracking Reporting Customization 4
Microsoft Project Professional 2003 n Microsoft Project Professional 2003 provides everything that Microsoft Project Standard does. In addition, Microsoft Project Professional provides for team collaboration with a Web interface. 5
Gantt Charts n n Provide a standard format for displaying project activities and their corresponding start and finish dates in a calendar format. Developed by Henry Gantt in 1917. 6
Project Calendar n n Project calendar sets the working days and times for your project and its tasks. The project calendar indicates when your typically works on project tasks and when it’s off work. 7
Base Calendars in Microsoft project n Microsoft Project comes with three base calendars. These base calendars are like calendar templates that you can apply to a set of resources, a set of tasks, or the project as a whole. 8
Standard Working time is set to Monday through Friday, 8: 00 A. M. until 5: 00 P. M. , with an hour off for lunch from noon until 1: 00 P. M. each day. This is the default base calendar used for the project, for tasks, and for resources. Night Shift Working time is set to an 11: 00 P. M. until 8: 00 A. M. night shift, five days a week, with an hour off for lunch from 3: 00 A. M. until 4: 00 A. M. each morning. This base calendar is generally used for resources who work a graveyard shift. It can also be used for projects that are carried out only during the night shift. 24 Hours Working time is set to midnight until midnight seven days a week; that is, work never stops. This base calendar is typically used for projects in a manufacturing situation, for example, which might run two or three back-to-back shifts every day of the week. 9
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