Microsoft® Office Project 2003 Step by Step.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chatfield, Carl.

Contributor:

Johnson, Timothy.

Series:

Step by step Microsoft Office Project 2003

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer software.

Project management--Computer programs.

Project management.

Microsoft Project.

Local Subjects:

Computer software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol : Microsoft Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Experience learning made easy-and quickly teach yourself how to manage project resources, schedules, and scope with Project 2003. With STEP BY STEP, you can take just the lessons you need, or work from cover to cover. Either way, you drive the instruction-building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Learn how to develop and present your project planMaster the tools for managing schedules and resources effectivelyIdentify critical paths and manage multiple dependencies Track progress and costs-and make real-time adjustments<

Contents:

Step by Step Microsoft® Office Project 2003; Getting Help; Getting Help with Microsoft Office Project 2003; Using the Book's CD-ROM; System Requirements; Operating System; Memory; Hard Disk; Drive; Display; Peripherals; Installing the Practice Files; Using the Practice Files; Uninstalling the Practice Files; Conventions and Features; Quick Reference; Chapter 2 Creating a Task List; Chapter 3 Setting Up Resources; chapter 4 Assigning Resources to Tasks; Chapter 5 Formatting and Printing Your Plan; Chapter 6 Tracking Progress on Tasks; Chapter 7 Fine-Tuning Task Details

Chapter 8 Fine-Tuning Resource and Assignment Details Chapter 9 Fine-Tuning the Project Plan; Chapter 10 Organizing and Formatting Project Details; Chapter 11 Printing Project Information; Chapter 12 Publishing Project Information Online; Chapter 13 Sharing Project Information with Other Programs; Chapter 14 Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments; Chapter 15 Viewing and Reporting Project Status; Chapter 16 Getting Your Project Back on Track; Chapter 17 Applying Advanced Formatting; Chapter 18 Customizing Project; Chapter 19 Measuring Performance with Earned Value Analysis

Chapter 20 Consolidating Projects and Resources Chapter 21 Planning Work with Project Server; Chapter 22 Tracking Work with Project Server; Chapter 23 Managing Risks, Issues, and Documents with Project Server; I. Managing a Simple Project; What Can a Scheduling Engine Do for You?; Starting Project Standard; Starting Project Professional; Exploring Views; Exploring Reports; Creating a New Project Plan; Project Management Focus: Project Is Part of a Larger Picture; Setting Nonworking Days; Entering Project Properties; ""A Database That Knows About Time""; Key Points; 2. Creating a Task List

Project Management Focus: Defining the Right Tasks for the Right Deliverable Estimating Durations; Project Management Focus: How Do You Come Up with Accurate Task Durations?; Entering a Milestone; Organizing Tasks into Phases; Project Management Focus: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Planning; Linking Tasks; Documenting Tasks; Checking the Plan's Duration; Key Points; 3. Setting Up Resources; What Is the Best Way to Enter Resource Names?; Setting Up Equipment Resources; Setting Up Material Resources; Comparing Work and Material Resources; Entering Resource Pay Rates

Project Management Focus: Getting Resource Cost Information Adjusting Working Time for Individual Resources; Documenting Resources; Key Points; 4. Assigning Resources to Tasks; The Scheduling Formula: Duration, Units, and Work; Assigning Additional Resources to a Task; Project Management Focus: When Should Effort-Driven Scheduling Apply?; Assigning Material Resources to Tasks; Key Points; 5. Formatting and Printing Your Plan; Drawing on a Gantt Chart; Formatting Text in a View; Formatting and Printing Reports; Key Points; 6. Tracking Progress on Tasks; Tracking a Project as Scheduled

Entering a Task's Completion Percentage

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780735635111

0735635110

9780585486963

0585486964

OCLC:

609856943