Advice for the Project Management Professional (PMP)

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TABLE A-1 Common Project 2007 Views
Category of View View Name Description of View
Graphical Gantt Chart Standard format for displaying project schedule information
that lists project tasks and their corresponding start and finish
dates in a calendar format. Shows each task as a horizontal
bar with the length and position corresponding to the timescale
at the top of the Gantt chart.
Task Sheet
or Table
Network
Diagram
Form Task Details
Form
Schematic display of the logical relationships or sequencing of
project activities. Presents each task as a box with linking
lines between tasks to show sequencing. Critical tasks appear
in red.
Entry Table Default table view showing columns for Task Name and
Duration. By revealing more of the Entry table, you can enter
start and end dates, predecessors, and resource names.
Schedule Table Displays columns for Task Name, Start, Finish, Late Start,
Late Finish, Free Slack, and Total Slack.
Cost Table Displays columns for Task Name, Fixed Cost, Fixed Cost
Accrual, Total Cost, Baseline, Variance, Actual, and
Remaining.
Tracking Table Displays columns for Task Name, Actual Start, Actual Finish,
% Complete, Physical % Complete, Actual Duration, Remaining
Duration, Actual Cost, and Actual Work.
Earned Value Displays columns for Task Name, PV, EV, AC, SV, CV, EAC,
BAC, and VAC. See the earned value section of this text for
descriptions of these acronyms.
Task Name
Form
Displays detailed information about a single task in one
window.
Displays columns for Task Name, Resources, and Predecessors
for a single task.
Next, you will use the same file (finance.mpp) to access and explore some of the views
available in Project 2007.
To access and explore different views:
1. Show all subtasks. Click the Show button on the toolbar, and then
click All Subtasks. Click the Task Name for Task 0, finance.
2. Explore the Network Diagram view. Click the Network Diagram button on
the View Bar, and then click the Zoom Out button on the toolbar three
times. Your screen should resemble Figure A-13.
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