Advice for the Project Management Professional (PMP)

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Appendix A
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In this section, you will go through several steps to create a Project 2007 file named scope.mpp. If you
want to download the completed file to check your work or continue to the next section, a copy of scope.
mpp is available on the companion Web site for this text, from the author’s Web site, or from your instructor.
Try to complete an entire section of this appendix (project scope management, project time management,
and so on) in one sitting to create the complete file.
Creating a New Project File
To create a new project file:
Start date
text box
1. Create a blank project. Open Project 2007, and close the Project Guide Tasks
pane. A blank project file automatically opens when you start Project 2007.
The default filenames are Project1, Project2, and so on. If Project 2007 is
already open and you want to open a new file, click the New button on the
toolbar or select File and then New from the Menu bar, as with other Office
2003 programs.
2. Open the Project Information dialog box. Click Project on the Menu bar, and
then click Project Information to display the Project Information dialog box,
as shown in Figure A-19. The Project Information dialog box enables you to
set dates for the project, select the calendar to use, and view project statistics.
The project start date will default to today’s date.
FIGURE A-19 Project Information Dialog Box
3. Enter the project start date. In the Start date text box, enter 6/01/09. Setting
your project start date to 6/01/09 will ensure that your work matches the
results that appear in this appendix. Leave the Finish date, Current date, and
other information at the default settings. Click OK.
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