BUS 1040/4017 PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Instructor: Fred Pentney |
File / Properties / Summary
Project / Project Information / Schedule From-choose either Start or Finish From
View / GANNT / Tools / Working time
Deliverables/Milestones/Duration
GANTT view/Tasks name/Tab/M-W-D-H-Minutes or
Task name field/Task notes
Project / Filtered for - complete critical data
Summary / Task Range / Estimate / Resources
Insert / Reoccurring / Below Task name Duration / Reoccurrence patter
View / GANTT / Insert New / Summary into Task Name
In the Task name field select what you want as the Summary item
Select al the items you want in the Task list (select one and the click Shift or Control select list.)
Click on the INDENT Arrow at the top of the screen. The right one.
This will then identify the Summary Task and all the Tasks. A + will show the Summary has tasks
Edit Task List
To reverse this process (delete the Summary and list) Select, I.D. Task Field / choose items from task list and click on left arrow.
View / Task name / Shift or control / Copy – Cut - or Delete
Task Name screen / Task info Advanced / Constraint Box – SNET or FNET
Task Name / Task info / Predecessor / Lag Column
Other methods:
Use XL spreadsheets for individual Task lists if MS project not available. You can select different type of lines, add arrows onto the ends of the lines, and set time frames on horizontal axis.
Use PowerPoint to create your WBS charts. MS does not support producing Charts, its uses the GANTT
with Task list set sequentially to show hierarchy. In PowerPoint select Insert / New Slide / Select the slide with the Small picture of an Organization Chart / Type in your headings as indicated /Select from the boxes with lines at top / Click on a box / Click on where you want to Enter that box to add to your WBS/ Enter the name of the new box.