Guide to Using the Manual

Guide to Using the Manual

Most screen views in Microsoft Project 2002 (MP2002) are a combination of a View and a Table. For instance a Gantt Chart, Table: Entry view would show the Gantt chart in a separate pane on the right side of the screen with the Table: Entry view on the left side of the screen. This view allows the entry of tasks into Microsoft Project. In this MP2002 manual you will be guided to this view with the following: Gantt ChartTable Entry. This instruction is carried out by (1) clicking on View on the Standard Toolbar followed by clicking Gantt Chart from the drop down menu to put the Gantt Chart view on your screen and (2) by clicking View on the Standard Toolbar followed by clicking Table and selecting “Entry” from the drop down menu..

The instructions in the manual are carried out with a MP2002 file open. The manual instructs you as to what View and Table to open in MP2002. For instance to open an MP2002 file:

1.Open MP2002 using one of the following methods:

a.(1) Click the Start button to open the Start menu. (2) Select Programs to open the Programs menu (3) Select Microsoft Project 2002 to start MP2002.

b.If your computer’s desktop contains the MP2002 icon, double click the icon.

2.The files used in the MP2002 Manual are contained on the website that accompanies your textbook: To access the files carry out the following steps:

a.Open the MP2002 program using the steps in #1 above.

b.Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive.

c.Click on FileOpen to view the Open dialog box.

d.In the Open dialog box type in D: followed by the directory containing the file referenced in the MP2002 Manual. (If you are unable to discern the directory containing the file conduct a search for the file by clicking StartSearchFor Files and Folders and typing in D: followed by the desired file name.)

The MP2002 manual supports the Jack R. Meredith and Samuel J. Mantel, Jr. Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 5th Edition (John Wiley and Sons, 2003). The manual references textbook chapters that have Figures, Exhibits, or text relating to Microsoft Project 2002. The following table gives the chapters referenced along with the topical coverage of the text and MP2002 manual.

Chapter / Topical Coverage in MP2002 Manual
Chapter 1 - Projects in Contemporary Organizations / None
Chapter 2 – Project Selection / None
Chapter 3 – The Project Manager / None
Chapter 4 – Project Organization / None
Chapter 5 – Project Planning / Gozinto Chart, Work Breakdown Structure
Chapter 6 – Conflict and Negotiation / None
Chapter 7 – Budgeting and Cost
Estimation / None
Chapter 8 – Scheduling / Network Construction, The Critical Path,
CPM & PERT Diagrams
Chapter 9 – Resource Allocation / Entering Tasks & Resources, Assigning Resources to Tasks, Resolving Over allocations
Chapter 10 – Monitoring and Information
Systems / Tracking, Earned Value (EV), Exporting EV
to Excel, EV Calculations
Chapter 11 – Project Control / None
Chapter 12 – Project Auditing / None
Chapter 13 – Project Termination / Completing the Project, Termination,
Cost Reporting and Archiving

File: Installing MP2002.doc