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Advice for the Project Management Professional (PMP)

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Appendix A<br />

are <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>se human resources. Kathy is <strong>the</strong> project manager; John is <strong>the</strong> business analyst;<br />

Mary is <strong>the</strong> database analyst; and Chris is an intern or trainee.<br />

To enter basic in<strong>for</strong>mation about each person into <strong>the</strong> Resource Sheet:<br />

1. Display <strong>the</strong> Resource Sheet view. Open your <strong>Project</strong> 2007 file time.mpp, if<br />

necessary. Click <strong>the</strong> Resource Sheet button on <strong>the</strong> View Bar (you may<br />

need to scroll to see it), or click View on <strong>the</strong> Menu bar, and <strong>the</strong>n click Resource<br />

Sheet.<br />

2. Enter resource in<strong>for</strong>mation. Enter <strong>the</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation from Table A-4 into <strong>the</strong><br />

Resource Sheet. Type <strong>the</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation as shown and press <strong>the</strong> Tab key to move<br />

to <strong>the</strong> next field. Notice that you are putting abbreviated job titles in <strong>the</strong> Initials<br />

column: PM stands <strong>for</strong> project manager; BA, business analyst; DA, database<br />

analyst; and IN, intern. When you type <strong>the</strong> standard and overtime rates,<br />

you can just type 50, and <strong>Project</strong> 2007 will automatically enter $50.00/hr. The<br />

standard and overtime rates entered are based on hourly rates. You can also<br />

enter annual salaries by typing <strong>the</strong> annual salary number followed by /y <strong>for</strong><br />

“per year.” Leave <strong>the</strong> default values <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r columns in <strong>the</strong> Resource<br />

Sheet as <strong>the</strong>y are. Your screen should resemble Figure A-40 when you are<br />

finished entering <strong>the</strong> resource data.<br />

TABLE A-4 <strong>Project</strong> Tracking Database Resource Data<br />

Resource Name Initials Group Stand. Rate Ovt. Rate<br />

Kathy PM 1 $50.00/h $60.00/h<br />

John BA 1 $40.00/h $50.00/h<br />

Mary DA 1 $40.00/h $50.00/h<br />

Chris IN 1 $20.00/h $25.00/h<br />

FIGURE A-40 Resource Sheet View with Resource Data Entered<br />

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