Chapter 4 - Breaking Your Project into Tasks, Phases, and Milestones

Introduction

What Are Tasks, Phases, and Milestones?

Tasks

Phases

Milestones

The Core of Your Project Plan: The Task List

Enter Tasks

Delete Tasks

Enter Recurring Tasks

Add Milestones

Estimate Task Length

Enter or Change Task Durations

Enter the Duration Only, and Let Microsoft Project Do the Rest for You

A Logical, Well-Ordered Task List

Order and Group Related Tasks in Your Task List

Summing Up Summary Tasks

Outline Your Task List

Expand and Collapse Summary Tasks