TIPS - Other general tips

  • useful views
    •  Relationship Diagram view with Gantt Chart (split screen)
    • Resource Allocation view for resources
  • use and show Status Date on Gantt, not just current date
  • useful reports
    • Compare projects
    • Summary (in Overview)
    • To do List (in Assignments)
    • High Level Timeline (where you have added your major phases and milestones)
  • add high level tasks and milestones to the timeline.  The timeline creates a useful visual view of the project that can be shared.
  • to determine how late a project can start, enter a project finish date under File -> Project Information and have MS Project calculate when the project must start based on task information
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