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Passwords, Backing Up Your Project Files

Pasting, Copying from Microsoft Project to Another Application, Copying from Another Application to Microsoft Project, Copying from Another Application to Microsoft Project, Copying Graphics from Excel, Linking from Excel to Microsoft Project

from Excel 2007 to Project 2007, Copying Graphics from Excel

to Gantt Charts, Copying from Another Application to Microsoft Project

troubleshooting, Copying from Another Application to Microsoft Project, Linking from Excel to Microsoft Project

to Word 2007 tables, Copying from Microsoft Project to Another Application

PDF files, saving as, Saving the Reporting Database

Peak units, Reviewing Resource Allocation, Changing the Fields That Appear in the Resource Graph

Percentage work complete, Entering Percentage Work Complete

Performance, Updating Resource Pool Information, Closing a Project

Permanently Renumber Task check box, Sorting Project Information

Permissions, Logging On and Off (see )

PERT (program evaluation and review technique) analysis, Working with Gantt Charts, Reviewing Durations, Calculating Your Most Probable Duration, Calculating Your Most Probable Duration, Checking and Adjusting Task Dependencies, Representing Project Data in a Visio Diagram, Using the Gantt Chart Template

critical path method versus, Calculating Your Most Probable Duration

for probable durations, Reviewing Durations, Checking and Adjusting Task Dependencies

in Visio diagram, Representing Project Data in a Visio Diagram, Using the Gantt Chart Template

weighting adjustment in, Calculating Your Most Probable Duration

Pessimistic duration, Calculating Your Most Probable Duration

Phases in projects, Executing the Project, Facilitating Your Project with Microsoft Project, Hyperlinking a Document to Your Project File

Physical percentage complete, Entering Actuals

Physical Percent Complete, Understanding the Earned Value Fields

PivotTables and PivotDiagrams, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information, Working with Text-Based Reports, Producing a Visual Report of Project Data in Excel

(see also )

Planning, Planning and Scheduling, What’s New in Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information, Understanding Project Management Processes

in Professional edition, What’s New in Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007

in project management, Understanding Project Management Processes

in Project Server and Project Web Access, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information

in Standard edition, Planning and Scheduling

Portfolio managers, Using Microsoft Project in Your Enterprise, Who’s Who in Enterprise Project Management, Checking In Your Enterprise Project File, Reviewing Text-Based Status Reports

(see also )

PowerPoint 2007, Getting Assistance from the Report Project Guide, Copying from Another Application to Microsoft Project

Predecessor tasks, Establishing Task Dependencies, Changing or Removing Links, Exchanging Information Between Project Plans, Linking Tasks Between Different Projects

(see also )

Print Current View Wizard, Working with the Project Guide

Printing, Using Views to Report Project Information, Embedding an Object in the Gantt Chart

Problem statements, What Is Project Management?

Procurement management, Setting Costs for Material Resources

Productivity, Adding Resources to Decrease Duration, Integrating Microsoft Project with Microsoft Excel

Product versus project scope, Focusing the Project Vision

Professional edition of Project 2007, Using This Book, Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007, What’s New in Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007, Understanding the Role of Project Server, Managing Enterprise Projects and Resources

(see also , )

Progress, updating, Updating Task Progress (see )

Progress lines, in Gantt Charts, Reviewing Task Progress

Project 2007, overview of, Introducing Microsoft Office Project 2007, Introducing Microsoft Office Project 2007, Using This Book, Using This Book, Using Microsoft Project—An Overview, Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007, Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007, Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007, Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007, Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server 2007, What’s New in Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information, Working with the Project Guide, Joining a Project Discussion Group

(see also , , )

Help in, Working with the Project Guide

Professional edition of, Using This Book, Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007, What’s New in Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007

Project Guide of, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information

Project Server 2007 of, Using This Book, Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information

Project Smart Tags of, Joining a Project Discussion Group

Project Web Access of, Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information

scheduling engine of, Using Microsoft Project—An Overview

sections of, Introducing Microsoft Office Project 2007

Standard edition of, Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007, Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server 2007

Project calendars, Creating a New Base Calendar

Project Center, Logging On and Off

Project files, Managing Project Files (see )

Project Guide, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information, Understanding the Dependency Types, Adding Work Resources to the Project, Viewing the Critical Path, Entering Actual Start and Actual Finish

custom tracking view in, Entering Actual Start and Actual Finish

dependency setting in, Understanding the Dependency Types

description of, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information

resource addition in, Adding Work Resources to the Project

viewing critical path in, Viewing the Critical Path

Project 2007 interface, Customizing the Microsoft Project Interface, Customizing the Microsoft Project Interface, Customizing the Microsoft Project Interface, Changing the Properties of a Toolbar, Creating Toolbars, Deleting Toolbars, Modifying Button Images, Creating and Customizing Menus, Creating Forms, Adding a Group Box, Editing Forms, Editing Forms

buttons on, Deleting Toolbars

forms for, Creating and Customizing Menus, Creating Forms, Adding a Group Box, Editing Forms, Editing Forms

creating, Creating Forms

displaying, Editing Forms

editing, Adding a Group Box

renaming, Editing Forms

menus for, Modifying Button Images

toolbars for, Customizing the Microsoft Project Interface, Customizing the Microsoft Project Interface, Changing the Properties of a Toolbar, Creating Toolbars

creating, Changing the Properties of a Toolbar

customizing, Customizing the Microsoft Project Interface

deleting, Creating Toolbars

Project management, Understanding Projects and Project Management, Understanding Projects and Project Management, Understanding Project Management Processes, Executing the Project, Controlling the Project, Controlling the Project, Controlling the Project, Controlling the Project, Facilitating Your Project with Microsoft Project, Closing Your Project in Microsoft Project, Working with Your Team Through Microsoft Project, Using Microsoft Project in Your Enterprise, Working with the Project Stakeholders, Adding Work Resources to the Project, Creating Work Resource Assignments, Setting Costs for Material Resources, Checking and Adjusting Durations, Adding Resources to Decrease Duration, Reviewing Multiple Baselines, Updating Task Progress, Responding to Changes in Your Project, Correcting the Schedule, Establishing Your Communications Plan, Recording Lessons Learned

(see also , )

baseline setting in, Reviewing Multiple Baselines

closing projects in, Controlling the Project, Recording Lessons Learned

communication planning in, Establishing Your Communications Plan

controlling projects in, Controlling the Project

cost control in, Correcting the Schedule

of critical tasks, Adding Resources to Decrease Duration

definition of, Understanding Projects and Project Management

duration compression in, Checking and Adjusting Durations

executing projects in, Executing the Project

planning projects in, Understanding Project Management Processes

procurement in, Setting Costs for Material Resources

Project 2007 in, Controlling the Project, Controlling the Project, Facilitating Your Project with Microsoft Project, Closing Your Project in Microsoft Project, Working with Your Team Through Microsoft Project

capabilities of, Controlling the Project

in enterprise, Working with Your Team Through Microsoft Project

project model from, Facilitating Your Project with Microsoft Project

team collaboration through, Closing Your Project in Microsoft Project

on resources assigned to tasks, Creating Work Resource Assignments

schedule control in, Responding to Changes in Your Project

scope and quality verification, Updating Task Progress

staffing in, Adding Work Resources to the Project

stakeholders of, Using Microsoft Project in Your Enterprise

successful, Working with the Project Stakeholders

Project managers, Understanding Enterprise Project Management, Tracking Progress Information

Project plans, adjusting, Checking and Adjusting the Project Plan, Working with the Critical Path and Critical Tasks, Working with the Critical Path and Critical Tasks, Understanding Slack Time and Critical Tasks, Viewing the Critical Path, Bringing in the Project Finish Date, Bringing in the Project Finish Date, Viewing Finish Dates and the Critical Path, Checking Task Drivers, Reducing Project Costs, Adjusting Cost Resources, Viewing Resource Workloads, Viewing Resource Workloads, Viewing Resource Workloads, Specifying Overtime Work to Account for Overallocations, Splitting Tasks, Changing Project Scope, Changing Project Scope, Reviewing the Impact of Changes, Updating Resource Pool Information, Adding Outlook Tasks to Your Project Plan

(see also )

to balance resource workloads, Adjusting Cost Resources, Viewing Resource Workloads, Viewing Resource Workloads, Viewing Resource Workloads, Specifying Overtime Work to Account for Overallocations, Splitting Tasks

by assignment changes, Viewing Resource Workloads

by availability changes, Viewing Resource Workloads

by leveling assignments, Splitting Tasks

by splitting tasks, Specifying Overtime Work to Account for Overallocations

views of, Viewing Resource Workloads

to bring in finish date, Bringing in the Project Finish Date, Bringing in the Project Finish Date, Viewing Finish Dates and the Critical Path, Checking Task Drivers

critical path and, Bringing in the Project Finish Date

resource settings and, Checking Task Drivers

schedule assumptions and, Viewing Finish Dates and the Critical Path

buyoff of, Reviewing the Impact of Changes

critical path for, Working with the Critical Path and Critical Tasks, Working with the Critical Path and Critical Tasks, Understanding Slack Time and Critical Tasks, Viewing the Critical Path

multiple, Viewing the Critical Path

slack time and critical tasks in, Working with the Critical Path and Critical Tasks

viewing, Understanding Slack Time and Critical Tasks

disconnecting resource pools from, Updating Resource Pool Information

impact of, Changing Project Scope

Outlook tasks in, Adding Outlook Tasks to Your Project Plan

to reduce costs, Reducing Project Costs

for scope changes, Changing Project Scope

Project plans, information exchange between, Exchanging Information Between Project Plans, Exchanging Information Between Project Plans, Linking Tasks Between Different Projects, Removing Cross-Project Links, Copying and Moving Task and Resource Information, Copying Fields Between Projects

copying and moving task and resource data for, Removing Cross-Project Links

copying fields for, Copying and Moving Task and Resource Information

cross-project links for, Linking Tasks Between Different Projects

linking tasks for, Exchanging Information Between Project Plans

Organizer for, Copying Fields Between Projects

Project Portfolio Server 2007, Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007, Managing Enterprise Resources, Reviewing Program Information

(see also , )

Project Server 2007, Using This Book, Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information, Breaking a Large Project into Subprojects, Sharing Resources by Using a Resource Pool, Understanding the Role of Project Server, Understanding the Role of Project Web Access, Administering Your Enterprise Project Management Solution

(see also )

components of, Understanding the Role of Project Web Access

enterprise resource pool and, Sharing Resources by Using a Resource Pool

installing, Administering Your Enterprise Project Management Solution

master projects and, Breaking a Large Project into Subprojects

new features of, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information

role of, Understanding the Role of Project Server

Project server administrators, Working with Your Team Through Microsoft Project, Who’s Who in Enterprise Project Management, Checking In Your Enterprise Project File, Building Your Enterprise Project Team, Using Generic Resources as Placeholders, Reviewing Text-Based Status Reports

Project Server Interface (PSI), Viewing and Reporting on Project Information, Understanding the Role of Project Server

Project Smart Tags, Joining a Project Discussion Group

Project Statistics dialog box, Reviewing Baseline Information, Choosing the Best Method for Entering Actuals, Running Reports for Your Requirements

Project summary task, Attaching Project Documentation, Organizing Tasks into an Outline, Creating Budget Resources, Reviewing Overall Cost Totals, Monitoring Resource Workload

Project triangle versus rectangle, What Is Project Management?

Project Web Access, Using This Book, Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007, Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information, Hyperlinking a Document to Your Project File, Choosing the Best Method for Entering Actuals, Entering Actual Work Complete and Remaining Work, Understanding the Role of Project Web Access, Participating on a Team Using Project Web Access, Logging On and Off, Logging On and Off, Logging On and Off, Working with Pages and Controls, Working on Your Assignments and Updates, Reassigning a Task to Another Resource, Creating a To-Do List or Mini-Project Using an Activity Plan, Glimpsing the Big Project Picture, Submitting Text-Based Status Reports, Submitting Text-Based Status Reports, Requesting Nonproject or Nonworking Time, Managing Resources in Project Web Access

(see also )

assigning tasks and resources via, Reassigning a Task to Another Resource

assignment information on, Creating a To-Do List or Mini-Project Using an Activity Plan

automated tracking in, Entering Actual Work Complete and Remaining Work

document library in, Hyperlinking a Document to Your Project File

e-mail, reminders, and calendars on, Requesting Nonproject or Nonworking Time

logging on and off, Logging On and Off

new features of, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information

pages and controls for, Logging On and Off

progress fields in, Choosing the Best Method for Entering Actuals

Quick Launch task bar for, Logging On and Off

resource management in, Managing Resources in Project Web Access

reviewing assignments via, Working on Your Assignments and Updates

role of, Understanding the Role of Project Web Access

SharePoint Services integrated with, Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007

status reports via, Submitting Text-Based Status Reports

tables for, Working with Pages and Controls

timesheets on, Submitting Text-Based Status Reports

updating progress via, Glimpsing the Big Project Picture

Project Web Access, executive decisions in, Making Executive Decisions Using Project Web Access, Getting Started with Project Web Access, Logging On and Off, Finding Your Way Around, Viewing Project Portfolio Information, Working with Pages and Controls, Working with Tables, Working with Tables, Working with the Project Portfolio, Viewing the Portfolio of Projects, Reviewing Program Information, Project Workspaces and Documents, Issues, and Risks, Creating a New Project, Converting a Proposal or Activity Plan to a Project, Converting a Proposal or Activity Plan to a Project, Viewing the Enterprise Resource Pool, Viewing Resources for Specific Projects, Reviewing Resource Availability, Reviewing Resource Plans, Reviewing Resource Plans, Responding to a Status Report Request, Analyzing and Reporting on Project Information

alerts and reminders for, Analyzing and Reporting on Project Information

analysis and reports for, Responding to a Status Report Request

key areas for, Logging On and Off

logging on and off in, Getting Started with Project Web Access

project portfolio information for, Finding Your Way Around, Viewing Project Portfolio Information, Working with Pages and Controls, Working with Tables, Working with Tables, Working with the Project Portfolio, Viewing the Portfolio of Projects, Reviewing Program Information, Project Workspaces and Documents, Issues, and Risks, Creating a New Project

arranging, Working with Tables

fields for, Working with Tables

new projects in, Project Workspaces and Documents, Issues, and Risks

opening in Project Professional, Viewing the Portfolio of Projects

page and controls for, Viewing Project Portfolio Information

proposals and activity plans in, Creating a New Project

tables for, Working with Pages and Controls

viewing, Working with the Project Portfolio

workspaces, documents, issues, and risks in, Reviewing Program Information

resource information for, Converting a Proposal or Activity Plan to a Project, Converting a Proposal or Activity Plan to a Project, Viewing the Enterprise Resource Pool, Viewing Resources for Specific Projects, Reviewing Resource Availability, Reviewing Resource Plans, Reviewing Resource Plans

on assignments, Viewing Resources for Specific Projects

on availability, Reviewing Resource Availability

on enterprise resource pool, Converting a Proposal or Activity Plan to a Project

on plans, Reviewing Resource Plans

on specific projects, Viewing the Enterprise Resource Pool

status reports as, Reviewing Resource Plans

Project Working Times Wizard, Working with the Project Guide

Proposals, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information, Who’s Who in Enterprise Project Management, Monitoring Project Issues, Creating Proposals and Activity Plans, Creating a Proposal, Adding Resources to a Proposal, Creating an Activity Plan, Creating a New Project

adding resources to, Creating a Proposal

creating, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information, Creating Proposals and Activity Plans

project conversion of, Adding Resources to a Proposal

in Project Web Access, Creating a New Project

resource plan for, Creating an Activity Plan

reviewers of, Who’s Who in Enterprise Project Management

Proposed resources, Finding the Right Resources for the Job

Prorating costs, Setting Multiple Costs for a Resource

Publishing information, Planning and Scheduling, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information, Publishing the Project File to an Exchange Folder, Saving Changes in Your Enterprise Project File, Saving Changes in Your Enterprise Project File, Setting Rules for Accepting Updates

in enterprise project management, Setting Rules for Accepting Updates

in Outlook 2007, Publishing the Project File to an Exchange Folder

published database for, Viewing and Reporting on Project Information, Saving Changes in Your Enterprise Project File

saving versus, Planning and Scheduling

to SharePoint Services, Saving Changes in Your Enterprise Project File