TABLE OF CONTENTS The purpose of this book is to provide you with a method for planning and controlling projects using Primavera SureTrak Project Manager Version 3.0. At the end of the book you should be able to:
Understand the steps required to create a project plan
Set up the SureTrak software
Define calendars
Define activity codes
Add and organize activities
Add the logic
Format the display
Filter and store layouts
Print reports
Record and track progress
Customize the project options
Create and assign resources
Understand the impact of activity types and driving resources
Understand the different techniques for scheduling
Updating a resourced schedule
Use the different project utilities
The book does not cover every aspect of SureTrak, but it does cover all the main features required for scheduling. It provides a solid grounding, which enables you to learn the other features of the software from the help, files and manuals.
There are workshops at the end of each chapter and completed workshops in SureTrak format may be downloaded from the Eastwood Harris web site at http://www.eh.com.au.
This book does not intend to teach you how to use computers or to project manage. The book is intended to teach you how to use SureTrak in a project environment. Therefore, to be able to follow this book you should have the following background knowledge:
The ability to use a personal computer and understand the fundamentals of the operating system;
Have...
