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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Introduction to Scheduling | |
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| Benefits of Scheduling | |
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| Estimates and Schedules | |
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| Communication | |
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| Tasks | |
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| Phases | |
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| Milestones | |
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| Gantt Charts and Reports | |
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| Rough Logic Diagram | |
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| Measuring Success | |
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| Creating the Microsoft� Project Schedule | |
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| Creating and Opening Microsoft� Project Files | |
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| Gantt Chart | |
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| Views | |
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| Adjusting the Timescale | |
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| Entering Task Names | |
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| Entering Task Duration | |
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| Entering Milestones | |
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| Entering Task Links | |
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| Identifying Critical Tasks | |
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| Entering Sort/Filter/Group Tasks | |
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| Schedule Options | |
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| Knowing the Basics | |
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| Managing Resources and Costs | |
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| Controlling Resources | |
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| Cash Flow | |
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| Two Types of Schedule | |
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| Creating Resource Lists | |
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| Assigning Costs to Resource Lists | |
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| Assigning Resources/Costs to Tasks | |
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| Adding Resource Notes | |
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| Managing Resources Efficiently | |
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| Monitoring and Updating the Schedule | |
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| Updating the Schedule | |
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| Copying the Schedule | |
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| Setting Baselines | |
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| Project Information Dialog Box | |
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| Recording Progress | |
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| Selecting the Status Date | |
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| Modifying the Schedule | |
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| Knowledge is Power | |
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| Updating Task Resources and Costs | |
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| Updating Project Resource and Cost Information | |
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| Comparing Baseline Costs with Actual Costs | |
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| Recording Actual Expenditures | |
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| Analyzing Costs | |
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| Splitting Tasks | |
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| Understanding Cost Details | |
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| Generating Reports | |
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| Communicating the Schedule | |
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| Executing Prints and Copies | |
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| Viewing Print Area | |
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| Projects Tab Reports Button | |
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| Editing Custom Reports | |
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| Copying Reports | |
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| Using Reports to Communicate | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |
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| Figures | |
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| Introduction | |
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| View at 1600 � 1200 | |
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| View at 1024 � 768 | |
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| Gantt chart | |
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| A blank project file in Gantt chart view | |
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| File menu | |
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| Templates for creating new schedules | |
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| Project information dialog box | |
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| Gantt chart default view | |
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| Save As dialog box | |
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| Gantt chart | |
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| View tab | |
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| Timescale drop-down menu | |
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| Timescale dialog box | |
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| Task ID, Name, and Duration columns | |
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| Task drop-down menu | |
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| Recurring Task Information dialog box | |
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| Pour Slab task selected to place milestone before it | |
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| New milestone inserted | |
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| Milestone activity named | |
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| Linking tasks using the link button | |
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| Task dependency dialog box | |
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| Linked tasks displayed on Gantt chart | |
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| Linking the Clear Site and Under Slab Plumbing tasks | |
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| Task Details form | |
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| Choosing the task dependency type | |
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| Task dependency dialog box | |
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| Go To dialog box | |
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| Task dependency: lag and lead time | |
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| Gantt chart with critical path | |
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| Sort options | |
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| Sort levels | |
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| Filter options | |
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| Group options | |
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| Project options | |
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| Project Options dialog box | |
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| Resource Sheet view | |
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| Resource type | |
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| Material unit of measure | |
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| Group field | |
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| Max. Units field | |
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| Std. Rate and Ovt. Rate fields | |
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| Std. Rate field for concrete | |
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| Resource Information dialog box (General tab selected) | |
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| Varying rates for different time periods | |
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| Fixed Cost field | |
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| Gantt chart | |
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| Adding a Cost column to the Gantt chart | |
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| Opening the Assign Resources dialog box | |
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| Assigning resources | |
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| Assigning resources to multiple tasks with the Ctrl key | |
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| Adding Notes | |
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| Notes tab | |
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| Note icon | |
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| Save As function | |
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| Set Baseline dialog box | |
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| Set Baseline dialog box-Set interim plan | |
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| Set Baseline dialog box copy menu | |
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| Project Information dialog box | |
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| Project Statistics report | |
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| Update Tasks | |
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| Update Tasks dialog box (pre-update) | |
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| Update Tasks dialog box (pre-update) showing calendar | |
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| Update Tasks dialog box (after update)-Clear Site | |
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| Update Tasks dialog box (pre-update)-Building Layout | |
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| Update Tasks dialog box (after update)-Building Layout | |
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| Building Layout task in Gantt chart (after update) | |
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| Update Tasks dialog box (pre-update)-Prepare Slab for Pour | |
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| Project Information dialog box | |
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| Progress Lines | |
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| Progress Lines dialog box | |
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| Progress Lines dialog box with Baseline plan selected | |
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| Updated Gantt chart | |
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| Accessing the Cost table | |
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| Cost table | |
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| Task Usage view | |
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| Actual Cost field | |
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| Accessing the Tracking Gantt view | |
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| Tracking Gantt view | |
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| Cost Table-Building Layout-Total Cost | |
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| Task Usage View-Building Layout-Work Hours | |
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| Building Layout (after update) | |
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| Prepare Slab for Pour (before update) | |
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| Cost Table-Prepare Slab for Pour-Total Cost | |
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| More Tables dialog box | |
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| Earned Value table | |
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| Building Layout task | |
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| Split Task dialog box | |
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| Split Task dialog box | |
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| Split Task results | |
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| View tab | |
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| Page setup | |
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| Page scaling | |
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| Preview of Gantt chart | |
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| Printer selection | |
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| Calendar view-zoom | |
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| Gantt chart view | |
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| Network diagram view | |
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| Task usage view | |
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| Tracking Gantt view | |
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| Resource graph usage view | |
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| Resource sheet view | |
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| Resource usage view | |
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| More Views | |
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| More Views dialog box | |
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| Accessing the Reports dialog box | |
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| Reports dialog box | |
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| Overview Reports dialog box | |
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| Critical Tasks report | |
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| Selecting the Current Activities report | |
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| Current Activities dialog box | |
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| Tasks in Progress report | |
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| Selecting Costs reports | |
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| Cost Reports dialog box | |
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| Cash Flow report | |
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| Accessing assignments reports | |
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| Assignment reports dialog box | |
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| Who Does What report | |
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| Accessing workload reports | |
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| Workload reports dialog box | |
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| Resource Usage report | |
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| Accessing custom reports | |
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| Custom Reports dialog box | |
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| Task Report Definition tab | |
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| Text button | |
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| Text Styles dialog box | |
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| Task Report Details tab | |
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| Sort tab option | |