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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 | |