1. OFFICIAL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION FOR MICROSOFT OFFICE PROJECT
Developing Program
and Milestone Plans in
MS Project 2003/2007
Presented By:
Gerald Leonard
PMP, MCP, CQIA, ITIL
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2. Agenda
 Welcome (Gerald Leonard)
 MPA Business & Admin (Jon Smith and Gerald Leonard)
 MPA Membership Benefits (Hugh Davis)
 Tips and Tricks (Gerald Leonard)
 Feature Presentation The Project Schedule - From Planning to the
Baseline (Steven Clark)
 Discussion & Wrap-up
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3. Welcome
 MPA Baltimore – Washington Metro Chapter our new
name!
 Meetings will be every Third month
 Our next meeting will be on September 4, 2007
 Invitation for speakers
 Invitation for additional board members and
leadership
 We encourage your input!
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4. MPA Membership Benefits
 We encourage you to become a member
• $119 membership rate
 MPA Fast Facts:
• 3,000+ Members
• 32 Chapters
• 35 Countries
• 6 Continents
• 300+ Officers
• 20+ Industries
 Valuable Content and Shared Expertise
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5. Developing Program and Milestone Plans in
MS Project 2003/2007
 MS Project 2003 Program and Milestone
• Developing a Milestone and Program plan
• Saving a view a Milestone Plan
• Managing links between schedules
 MS Project Server 2007 Program and Milestone
• PWA Project Center Views (Master Project are OK!)
• PWA Project Detail View
• Project Professional 2007 View
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6. Developing a MS Project 2003 Program and
Milestone
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7. Program & Milestone Plan – Master plans
should not be published in 2003
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8. Managing Links between Projects Schedules
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9. MS Project Server 2007 Program and
Milestone – PWA Project View
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10. MS Project Server 2007 Program and
Milestone – PWA Project Details View
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11. MS Project Server 2007 Program and
Milestone – Project 2007 View
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