Microsoft® Office Project 2003 Inside Out

Chapter 3. Starting a New Project

• Focusing the Project Vision

• Creating a New Project Plan

• Entering Tasks

• Sequencing and Organizing Tasks

• Organizing Tasks into an Outline

• Setting Up Your Work Breakdown Structure

• Adding Supplementary Information to Tasks

In the planning processes of a new project, you do a substantial amount of work to set the stage. You define the big picture and get stakeholder approval for the project, in terms of the product or service you're creating as well as the overall project scope.

After this vision is in place, you're ready to create your project blueprint—the project plan—using Microsoft Office Project 2003. You create a new project file and enter foundation information.

Then you begin to break down your project goals and objectives ...