MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-632): Managing Projects with Microsoft® Office Project 2007 comments and corrections

This article contains comments, corrections, and information about known errors relating to the Microsoft Press book MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-632): Managing Projects with Microsoft® Office Project 2007, 978-0-7356-2507-5.

The following topics are covered:

• Page xx: Digital Content link incorrect
• Page 50: Table 1-1 missing duration code
• Page 82: "task" should be "project"
• Page 170: "48" should be "192"
• Page 201: 10,000 should be 1,000
• Page 203: "Resource Management" should be "Formatting"
• Page 367: "Choose two" should be "Choose three"
• Page 450: Instructions in Step 3 are incorrect
• Page 475: Answer A is not a correct answer
• Page 478: Answer B explanation is incorrect
• Page 492: Answer explanation for B is incorrect

Page xx: Digital Content link incorrect

On page xx, in the box under the 2nd bullet point in "Using the CD" the link provided for Digital Content for Digital Book Readers is incorrect.

Change:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?/LinkId=116279 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?/LinkId=116279)

To:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=116279 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=116279)

Page 50: Table 1-1 missing duration code

On page 50, Table 1-1 is missing a duration code for "Months."

Change:
"Mo, Month"

To:
"Mo, Mon, Month"

Page 82: "task" should be "project"

On page 82, answer B to question 3 uses an incorrect term regarding a project.

Change:
"B. Copy the Night Shift calendar in the Change Working Time dialog box and apply this calendar to the Taking Inventory task."

To:
"B. Copy the Night Shift calendar in the Change Working Time dialog box and apply this calendar to the Taking Inventory project."

Page 170: "48" should be "192"

On page 170, Answer B for Question 3 is incorrect.

Change:
"B. 48 hours"

To:
"B. 192 hours"

Page 201: 10,000 should be 1,000

On page 201, the second sentence of step 18 is incorrect.

Change:
"Project changes the value to 40 Square Yards and the Cost to $10,000 (40 square yards at $25 per square yard)."

To:
"Project changes the value to 40 Square Yards and the Cost to $1,000 (40 square yards at $25 per square yard)."

Page 203: "Resource Management" should be "Formatting"

On page 203, step 2 of Exercise 7 refers to the wrong toolbar.

Change:
"Choose All Resources on the Resource Management toolbar and scroll to the bottom of the drop-down list."

To:
"Choose All Resources on the Formatting toolbar and scroll to the bottom of the drop-down list."

Page 367: "Choose two" should be "Choose three"

On page 367, the instructions for Question 7 which state how many answers you should choose is incorrect.

Change:
"(Choose two. Each represents part of the answer.)"

To:
"(Choose three. Each represents part of the answer.)"

Page 450: Instructions in Step 3 are incorrect

On page 450, the instructions in Step 3 is incorrect for this specific practice.

Change:
"3. To create a task report, click New in the Custom Reports dialog box, select Task, and then click OK."

To:
"3. To edit a task report, select Completed Tasks in the Custom Reports dialog box and then click Edit."

Page 475: Answer A is not a correct answer

On page 475, Answer A of Quesiton 3 is incorrectly marked as correct.

Change:
"A. Correct: Edit and Indent is a valid option for indenting a task to make it a subtask."

To:
"A. Incorrect: The Indent option is not available in the Edit menu."

Page 478: Answer B explanation is incorrect

On page 478, the explanation for Question 3 Answer B is incorrect.

Change:
"B. Correct: Using the formula Work = Duration/Units and knowing that the duration is 4 days on a 24-hour schedule and that units = 200% (four machines at 50% capacity), the formula reads W=4/200%=4/2=2. 2 days is 48 hours on a 24-hour calendar."

To:
"B. Correct: Using the formula Work = Duration*Units and knowing that the duration is 4 days on a 24-hour schedule and that units = 200% (four machines at 50% capacity), the formula reads W=4*200%=4*2=8. 8 days is 192 hours on a 24-hour calendar."

Page 492: Answer explanation for B is incorrect

On page 492, the answer explanation for Question 6, Answer B is incorrect.

Change:
"B. Incorrect: Front loaded increases the hours scheduled per day from the start to the end of the task."

To:
"B. Incorrect: Front loaded assigns fewer hours each day from the Start to the Finish of the task."

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