Microsoft® Office Project 2007 Inside Out

Creating Proposals and Activity Plans

New in Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 is the means for using a simplified Web-based interface in Project Web Access to track activities throughout the entire project life cycle, that is, just before and just after the project itself is implemented.

With proposals, you can set up a preproject plan. You can create a resource plan to help you anticipate potential resource needs for the project without committing those resources to a project that might or might not be initiated. When the proposal is approved, the proposal can be converted into a project.

With activity plans, you can track the routine operations that typically take place after the completion of a project. You can also use activity plans to ...