A desktop toolset called Modern Project is included with this blog. In order to run the tools provided in this toolset, it is necessary for you to have Microsoft Access 97, or a later version, such as Access 2000, installed on your computer. Modern Project is a learning aid intended to demonstrate how a set of desktop tools can support the projectmanagement techniques covered in this book. Modern Project has been tested on the example project described in the book but has not been subjected to exhaustive testing. Neither the author nor the publisher takes any responsibility for the correct operation of this toolset. It is intended to be useful on projects on which it is used, but the reader must understand that it is to be used at his or her own risk.
There is a file on the electronic media provided with the book that you need to copy to one of your disk drives. If you are using Access 97, then the file is the one named example97.mde. If you are using Access 2000, then the file is the one named example2K.mde. For simplicity, we will just use the filename example.mde in what follows instead of repeatedly distinguishing between the two.
Example.mde is a database that will eventually contain the example project data that will be used throughout the book to illustrate project management concepts and the use of Modern Project.
There is a file on the electronic media provided with the book that you need to copy to one of your disk drives. If you are using Access 97, then the file is the one named example97.mde. If you are using Access 2000, then the file is the one named example2K.mde. For simplicity, we will just use the filename example.mde in what follows instead of repeatedly distinguishing between the two.
Example.mde is a database that will eventually contain the example project data that will be used throughout the book to illustrate project management concepts and the use of Modern Project.