Advice for the Project Management Professional (PMP)

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should resemble Figure A-18. The black diamond symbol represents a milestone,
a significant event on a project.
Milestones filter applied
FIGURE A-18 Milestone Tasks Filter for Project 2007 Finance File
3. Show summary tasks. Select All Tasks from the Filter list box to reveal all the
tasks in the WBS again. Click the Filter list arrow, scroll down until you see
Summary Tasks, and then click Summary Tasks. Now only the summary tasks
appear in the WBS. Experiment with other outline levels and filters.
4. Close the file. When you are finished reviewing the finance.mpp file, click Close
from the File menu or click the Close button. A dialog box appears asking if
you want to save changes. Click No.
5. Exit Project 2007. Select Exit from the File menu or click the Close button for
Project 2007.
Now that you are familiar with the Project 2007 main screen elements, views, and filters,
you will learn how to use Project 2007 to assist in project scope management by creating
a new project file, developing a WBS, and setting a baseline.
PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT
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Project scope management involves defining the work to perform to carry out the project.
To use Project 2007, you must first determine the scope of the project. To begin determining
the project’s scope, create a new file with the project name and start date. Develop
a list of tasks that need to be done to carry out the project. This list of tasks becomes the
work breakdown structure (WBS). If you intend to track actual project information
against the initial plan, you must set a baseline. In this section, you will learn how to create
a new project file, develop a WBS, and set a baseline to help plan and manage the
Project Tracking Database project. To start, you will enter the scope-related information.
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Guide to Using Microsoft Project 2007