Microsoft 074-343 Value Pack (Frequently Bought Together)

You are a project manager who uses Project Standard 2013.
A colleague sends you a Microsoft Excel file that contains a list of tasks that define a project you must complete.
You need to create a project file that contains this task list, ensuring that any fields are mapped correctly.
What should you do?

• A. Rename the Excel file to tasks.mpp and open the plan in Project Standard 2013.
• B. Open the file in Excel, and copy and paste the tasks into a new project.
• C. Open the Excel file by using Project Standard 2013 and import the task list using the Project Import Wizard.
• D. Add the Import Project Wizard to the Quick Access Toolbar. Initiate the wizard and select the Excel file to import.

You are a project manager who uses Project Standard 2013, and your task list includes a flag field that indicates, with Yes or No, if a non-summary task represents a physical deliverable.
Your project involves several tasks marked as deliverables, and management requires you to track how many deliverables are completed. The deliverable is considered completed when the Percent complete field is 100%.
You need to create a formula to calculate the total number of deliverables that are completed.
Which two steps should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
Choose two.)

• A. Set Calculation for tasks and summary groups to Count All.
• B. Use the following formula: IIf([Physical Deliverable]=Yes And [% Complete]=100,0,1).
• C. Use the following formula: IIf([Physical Deliverable]=Yes And [% Complete]=100,1,0).
• D. Set Calculation for tasks and summary groups to Sum.

You manage a project by using Project Professional 2013.
A critical task is out of scope for the project. The stakeholders suggest that the task be removed from the project but kept in the plan in case the task is needed in the future.
You need to implement a solution to meet the stakeholder's request.
What should you do?

• A. Click the Unlink Task button to unlink the predecessors and successors for the task.
• B. Move the task to after the ending date for the project.
• C. Click on the task, and click Inactivate.
• D. Delete the task from the schedule.

You are a project manager for a software development company. You use Project Professional 2013.
You manage an integration project, and you discover that you need to add additional resources to the integration tasks in order to meet your development complete milestone date. The project is behind schedule, so you must shorten the duration of the integration development work.
You identify two additional resources to work on the integration task. When you add these resources, your task now shows it will complete three days ahead of schedule, which leaves a contingency window for issues that may arise.
In order to shorten the duration of the task when the resources are added, you need to set the task type before adding the resources.
What should you do?

• A. Use a manually scheduled task and set the task type to fixed work.
• B. Use a manually scheduled task and set the task type to fixed duration.
• C. Use an automatically scheduled task and set the task type to fixed work.
• D. Use an automatically scheduled task and set the task type to fixed duration.

DRAG DROP
You are a project manager who uses Project Standard 2013.
Your project is approved, and you identify named resources to replace the generic resources for your project tasks.
You need to update the project schedule to assign the named resources to their appropriate tasks.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? (To answer, move the appropriate three actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.)