On Time! On Track! On Target! Managing Your Projects Successfully with Microsoft® Project.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Biafore, Bonnie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Project.

Project management--Computer programs.

Project management.

Local Subjects:

Microsoft Project.

Project management--Computer programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (826 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol : Microsoft Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

So you've been asked to lead a project-congratulations! Whether you're new to project management, or just need to brush up, this easy-to-read guide teaches you the essential skills you need to succeed at this critically important task. Expert project manager Bonnie Biafore shares her real-world experience, lessons learned, and best practices to help you manage any project. You'll learn project management methodology and the secrets for using Microsoft Project and other Microsoft Office programs to keep your projects on time, on track, and on target! Successfully manage your proje

Contents:

On Time! On Track! On Target! Managing Your Projects Successfully with Microsoft® Project; Introduction; About the CD; Using the CD; System Requirements; Support; One. Getting a Project Started; What Is Project Management?; The Benefits of Project Management; Benefits for the Project Team; In Summary; Two. Selecting and Prioritizing Projects; Criteria for Selecting Projects; Linking Projects to Objectives; Prioritizing Projects; Net Present Value or Discounted Cash Flow; Internal Rate of Return; Risks and Opportunities; How a Project Review Board Works; In Summary

Three. Obtaining Commitment for a ProjectWorking with Project Stakeholders; Project Sponsor; Functional Manager; Team Member; Project Manager; Documenting Project Stakeholders; Obtaining and Maintaining Commitment; In Summary; Two. Planning a Project; Charting the Course; Getting Stakeholder Commitment; Getting Team Members' Buy-In; Pointing the Team in the Right Direction; Tracking Progress; Plans Change; An Overview of Project Planning; Project Planning Step by Step; The Components of a Project Plan; Project Mission Statement; Project Strategy; Project Objectives; Scope Statement

Deliverables and Success CriteriaProject Assumptions; Work Breakdown Structure; Project Schedule; Project Organization and Resources; Budget; Risk Management Plan; Communication Plan; Quality Plan; Change Control Plan; In Summary; Five. What's the Problem?; Adding Constraints to a Problem Statement; The Project Mission Statement; What Are We Trying to Accomplish and Why Is It Important?; What Approach Are We Going to Take?; Completing the Project Mission Statement; Project Strategy; Factors for Selecting a Project Strategy; Choosing the Project Strategy; In Summary

Six. Visualizing Success: Scope, Objectives, and DeliverablesPreventing Scope Creep; Project Objectives; Characteristics of Good Objectives; Project Deliverables; In Summary; Seven. Building a Work Breakdown Structure; The Benefits of a WBS; Building a WBS from the Top Down; Step Two: Fill In the Remaining Levels of Tasks That Make Up the Work in the Top-Level Tasks; Step Three: Revise the Structure of the WBS; Step Four: Verify the Structure of the WBS; When to Stop Building a WBS; Recording a WBS; Modifying the WBS; Importing a WBS into Project; Detailing Work Packages; In Summary

Eight. Project ResourcesCreating a Responsibility Matrix; Filtering a Responsibility Matrix in Microsoft Excel; The Project Organization Chart; Putting a Project Team Together; Creating Resources in Project; Importing Resources; Resource Information; Cost Information; Categorizing Resources; Resource Availability; Creating a Resource Pool; In Summary; Nine. Building a Project Schedule; Estimating Work on Estimated Scope; The Danger of Excessively Low Estimates; High Estimates Hurt, Too; The Problem with Padded Estimates; Sensible Estimating Practices; Improve Estimates As You Go

Approaches for Estimating

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780735635609

0735635609

OCLC:

609857035