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Managing with Microsoft Project 2002.
Title:
Managing with Microsoft Project 2002.
Author:
Bucki, Lisa.
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1 online resource (888 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Introduction -- PART I: EASY INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT -- Chapter 1 The Project Management Process And Project -- In This Chapter -- Understanding Why You Need to Manage Projects -- Management Techniques Offered in Microsoft Project -- Key Benefits of Using Microsoft Project -- Getting the Most Out of Microsoft Project -- Deploying Project Server in Your Organization -- The Planning Process in Microsoft Project -- Learning More about Project Management -- Chapter 2 Getting Started with the Project Guide -- In This Chapter -- Viewing and Navigating the Project Guide Side Pane -- Starting a New Project -- Adding Tasks -- Outlining and Linking to Organize and Schedule the Tasks -- Adding Resource Information -- Saving the Baseline -- Tracking Project Progress -- Reporting on Project Results -- Turning the Project Guide off (and Back on) -- PART II: PROJECT MANAGEMENT BASICS -- Chapter 3 Working with Files and Help -- In This Chapter -- Starting Project -- Getting Help When You Need It -- Working with Files -- Exiting Project -- Chapter 4 Setting Up a Project -- In This Chapter -- Managing Project Start and End Dates -- Creating and Assigning the Project Base Calendar -- Adding and Deleting Tasks -- Adjusting the Task Sheet -- Dealing with the Planning Wizard -- Creating Milestones -- Looking at Project Properties -- Chapter 5 Working with Outlining -- In This Chapter -- What Outlining Does for You -- Promoting and Demoting Tasks in the Outline -- Controlling the Outline Display -- Working with WBS and Outline Codes -- Chapter 6 Building the Schedule and Fine-Tuning Tasks -- In This Chapter -- Linking and Unlinking Tasks -- Working with Lead Times and Lag Times -- Splitting a Task -- Changing a Task Duration -- Creating Recurring Tasks -- Setting Task Constraints -- Adding a Task Deadline -- Using Go To to Find a Task.

Editing Other Task Information in the Task Information Dialog Box -- Chapter 7 Adding Resources into Your Project Plan -- In This Chapter -- What Is Effort-Driven (Resource-Driven) Scheduling? -- Viewing and Using the Project Resource Sheet -- Setting Up a New Resource -- Displaying Resource Information -- Assigning Costs -- Working with Resource Calendars (Work Schedules) -- Adding a Resource Note -- Chapter 8 Assigning Resources to Specific Tasks -- In This Chapter -- Assigning a Resource to a Task -- Deleting Resources -- Working with Assignments -- Working with Resource Pools -- PART III: MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO PROJECTS -- Chapter 9 Resolving Overallocations and Overbooked Resources -- In This Chapter -- Discovering Overallocation -- Using Leveling to Fix Overallocations -- Manually Cutting Back the Resource's Commitments -- Avoiding Underallocations -- Using Contouring to Vary Workload -- Chapter 10 Optimizing the Schedule -- In This Chapter -- Identifying and Tightening the Critical Path -- Creating a Hammock Task -- Using Multiple Critical Paths -- Working with Slack -- Chapter 11 Comparing Progress Versus Your Baseline Plan -- In This Chapter -- Final Considerations Before Saving the Baseline -- Creating the Baseline -- Viewing Baseline Information -- Entering Completed Work -- Saving Additional Baselines -- Saving and Viewing an Interim Plan -- Viewing Baseline versus Actual Information -- Clearing a Baseline -- Comparing Two Project Versions -- PART IV: VIEWING, FORMATTING, AND PRINTING PROJECTS -- Chapter 12 Viewing and Managing Costs and Value -- In This Chapter -- Viewing and Finding Task Costs -- Previewing Cost Reports -- Changing How Costs Add Up -- Cutting Back Costs -- Controlling Earned Value Information -- Chapter 13 Working with the Different Project Views -- In This Chapter -- Reviewing the Views -- Choosing a View.

Adjusting a Sheet -- Filtering and Sorting Sheet Data -- Grouping Task, Resource, or Assignment Information -- Quick and Dirty Gantt Chart Formatting -- Changing and Zooming the Timescale -- Creating a Table or Filter -- Creating a View -- Using the Organizer to Create Global Calendars, Views, Macros,Tables, and More -- Using the Rollup Views -- Using PERT Analysis -- Chapter 14 Proofing and Printing a View -- In This Chapter -- Checking your Project's Spelling -- Using AutoCorrect for Entry Accuracy -- Replacing Entries -- Changing Printer Settings -- Controlling the Page Setup -- Controlling Page Breaks -- Previewing the Printing -- Finishing the Print Job -- Chapter 15 Working with Forms -- In This Chapter -- Understanding Forms -- Selecting a Form -- Creating a Custom Form -- Creating a Toolbar Button or Menu Command to Display a Form -- Chapter 16 Creating and Printing a Report -- In This Chapter -- Understanding the Report Types -- Selecting, Setting Up, and Printing a Report -- Creating a Custom Report -- Chapter 17 Other Formatting -- In This Chapter -- Formatting Selected Sheet Text -- Formatting the Bar for a Selected Task -- Formatting a Progress Line -- Working with Gridlines -- Formatting Text Styles -- Adjusting the Bar or Box Styles for Charts -- Working with Details -- Choosing a Layout -- Creating a Drawing in Project -- PART V: HANDLING MULTIPLE PROJECTS -- Chapter 18 Copying and Moving Project Information -- In This Chapter -- Copying Information between Projects -- Moving Information between Projects -- Affecting Links When You Copy and Move Information -- Chapter 19 Working with Templates -- In This Chapter -- Why Templates Can Save Time -- Using a Template -- Creating a Template -- Opening a Template You Created -- Finding More Templates Online -- Chapter 20 Consolidating Projects -- In This Chapter -- When to Combine Projects.

Combining Projects -- Opening Subprojects -- Working with Subprojects -- Controlling Dates in Consolidated Projects -- Linking Tasks between Projects -- PART VI: SHARING AND PUBLISHING PROJECT INFORMATION -- Chapter 21 Using Project with Other Applications -- In This Chapter -- Importing Outlook Tasks -- Building a Task List in Excel -- Using Text and Graphics from Another Application -- Using Project Information in Other Applications -- Working with OLE Objects -- Importing Other Project-Management Files -- Understanding Data Maps -- Exporting Project Files -- Sharing Project Data with ODBC Databases -- Chapter 22 Communicating with the Team -- In This Chapter -- Preparing to Communicate with a Workgroup -- Sharing Information with the Workgroup -- How Messaging Interacts with Outlook -- Chapter 23 Using Project with the Web -- In This Chapter -- Embedding a Hyperlink -- Using the Web Toolbar to Surf -- Saving Project Information as a Web Page -- Specifying a Web Template for a Web Page -- Chapter 24 Project Server (Administration) -- In This Chapter -- What is Project Server? -- Installation -- Project Server Infrastructure -- First Post-Installation Steps -- Project Server Administration -- Chapter 25 Enterprise Project Management with Project Professional and Project Server -- In This Chapter -- What Makes It "Enterprise"? -- Next Steps -- Enterprise Global -- Enterprise Custom Fields -- Enterprise Resources -- Generic Resources -- Import Resources -- Enterprise Projects -- Import Projects -- Managing Views -- Chapter 26 Project Server and Project (Managers) -- In This Chapter -- Team Building with Enterprise Resources -- Publishing Projects and Assignments -- Publishing in a Multi-Manager Environment -- Processing Updates -- Working in the Resource Center -- Working in the Project Center -- Status Reports -- Sharepoint Team Services.

Setting E-Mail Notifications and Reminders -- Chapter 27 Project Server for Executives and Resources -- In This Chapter -- In a Resource World -- Project Server for the Executive -- Final Remarks Concerning Project Server -- PART VII: WORKING WITH ADVANCED FEATURES -- Chapter 28 Customizing Microsoft Project -- In This Chapter -- Creating a Custom Menu -- Working with Toolbars -- Deleting a Custom Toolbar or Menu Bar -- Using Add-Ins -- Customizing Workgroup Message Fields -- Setting Project Options -- Chapter 29 Creating and Using Macros -- In This Chapter -- Setting the Macro Security Level -- Creating Macros -- Running a Macro -- Changing Macro Options -- Editing Macros -- Deleting Macros -- Creating a Menu Command or Toolbar Button for a Macro -- A Few More Macro Ideas -- Chapter 30 Starting to Write VBA Macros for Project -- In This Chapter -- Getting Started -- Starting the Visual Basic Editor -- Creating an Example Macro -- Debugging Your Code with Available Tools -- Appendix A: Additional Online Resources -- Downloading Practice Files and Other Support Items for This Book -- Other Online Resources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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