Microsoft Software 2007
Project Basics exercise
Relatively easy

This Microsoft Software 2007 PROJECT BASICS 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: Pyramid - Durations & Linking

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

1) Download the files needed to start this exercise: exercise-876.zip (and click here if you experience any problems unzipping this file after downloading it).
2) Open the file in the folder shown above.
3) Amend the durations shown in Red in the table below:
Exercise screen-shot 2182 Use the appropriate abbreviations to ensure the correct durations.
4) Create the following links:
  • Quarry stone => Transport stone
  • Transport stone => Prepare stone
  • Prepare stone => Fill foundations
  • Fill foundations => Level ground
  • Level ground => Measure site
  • Measure site => Mark out site
  • Acquire stone => Build
  • Prepare site => Build
Training exercise hint Don't worry if some of the links don't seem to make much sense at the moment.  Some of these tasks will later become Summary Tasks!
5) Save the updated file as Pyramid correct durations.mpp and close it down.

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