Microsoft Project 2007
Calendars and Scheduling exercise
Average difficulty

This Microsoft Project 2007 CALENDARS AND SCHEDULING exercise is provided to allow potential course delegates to assess their suitability for the Wise Owl MICROSOFT PROJECT 2007 course only, and may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any format without the prior written consent of Wise Owl.

Exercise: Xmas Holidays - changing working time

A full answer to this exercise is provided as part of the training course!

1)	Create a new blank project file and schedule it to finish on 31 December 2008.  The project will be based upon the Standard calendar.
2)	Go to the Change Working Time dialog box and create an Exception to the Standard calendar called "Xmas Bank Holidays".  This needs to make 25 and 26 December 2008 into nonworking time.
3)	Use the Work Weeks tab to amend the Standard calendar's default working week.  This project's standard working time is: 08:30 to 17:30 Monday to Thursday (no lunch break) 08:30 to 16:00 on Fridays (no lunch break)
4)	In the run-up to Christmas, this project is allowing for a hefty slowdown in office activities.  Add a new Work Week to the Standard calendar named "Xmas Slowdown".  Use this to model a 12:30 finish on every weekday from 15 to 31 December 2008 (inclusive).
	Nondefault work weeks appear in yellow.
5)	When you have finished editing the Standard calendar, go back to the Gantt Chart and try zooming and scrolling to show accurately where your nonworking time falls.
6)	Save your file with the name Christmas Wish.mpp and close it down.

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