Table of Contents -- Introduction: Meeting OpenProj -- PART ONE: YOUR FIRST LOOK AT PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND OPENPROJ -- Chapter 1 The Project Management Process and OpenProj -- Help! The Boss Wants OpenProj -- What Are Projects and Project Management? -- What Steps Go into Managing a Project? -- Tasks, Resources, and Other Key Concepts -- How Does OpenProj Fit into the Process? -- How Do I Use OpenProj to Manage for Success? -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 2 Learning OpenProj Basics -- Starting Up and Shutting Down -- Navigating the Gantt (Default) View -- Changing Views -- Getting Help -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 3 Jump Start: Create and Manage a Project -- Create Your Project Calendar -- Choose Overall Project Parameters -- Add Tasks -- Organize and Schedule Tasks -- List Resources -- Assign Resources -- Save the Baseline -- Track Completed Work -- Share the Results Through Views and Reports -- Chapter Review -- PART TWO: BUILDING A PROJECT PLAN -- Chapter 4 Creating a Project Plan File and Calendar -- Making a New File for Your Project Plan -- Making the Project Calendar -- Synching Calendar Options with the Calendar -- Choosing the Project Calendar and Start Date -- Other Project Information Settings -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 5 Adding and Organizing Tasks -- Understanding the WBS (Hierarchy) -- Entering Basic Task Information -- Using Undo -- Using Outlining to Structure the Work -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 6 Scheduling the Project by Linking Tasks -- Why Using Linking Works Best -- Applying a Default Link -- Working with the Task Information Dialog Box -- Understanding and Using Other Link Types -- Changing a Link Type -- Removing a Link -- Understanding Lead Time and Lag Time -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 7 Listing the Resources You Need -- Displaying Resources View -- Adding Resource Information -- Understanding Resource Costs.

Adjusting a Resource's Calendar -- Specifying Resource Availability -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 8 Assigning Resources to Tasks -- Understanding Effort-Driven Scheduling -- Assigning Resources to Tasks -- Understanding and Using Units Percentages for Assignments -- Viewing and Changing Resource Assignment Information -- Using a Different Cost Rate Table for an Assignment -- Changing the Task Type to Override Effort-Driven Scheduling -- Turning Off Effort-Driven Scheduling for a Task -- Changing the Task Type for All Tasks -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 9 Enhancing Task and Resource Information -- Adding a Note about a Task or Resource -- Assigning a Task Calendar -- Using a Task Constraint -- Using a Work Contour -- Adding a Task Deadline -- Adding a Fixed Cost to a Task -- Modifying the Task or Resource Sheet -- Finding Information in a Column -- Chapter Review -- PART THREE: FINALIZING AND LAUNCHING A PROJECT -- Chapter 10 Reviewing and Adjusting the Plan -- The Need to Ensure a Realistic Plan -- Viewing Overall Project Stats -- Understanding the Critical Path -- Improving the Critical Path Schedule -- Eliminating Negative Slack -- Changing Durations -- Finding Overbooked Resources -- Changing Assignments -- Editing Assignments Manually -- Splitting a Task -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 11 Setting the Baseline and Tracking Work -- Working with the Baseline -- Tracking Completed Work -- Viewing Project Progress -- Working with Cost Information -- Accelerating the Finish Date -- Chapter Review -- PART FOUR: REVIEWING AND SHARING RESULTS -- Chapter 12 Using and Printing Views -- Finding the View You Need -- Filtering, Sorting, and Grouping Sheet Data -- Zooming In and Out -- Formatting Chart Elements -- Creating a Custom Field Set -- Choosing Print Settings and Printing -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 13 Reporting Project Information.

Reviewing Available Reports -- Viewing and Printing a Report -- Exporting to Project 2003 XML Format -- Chapter Review -- PART FIVE: APPENDIXES -- Appendix A: OpenProj Installation Notes -- Getting OpenProj -- Starting Up the First Time -- Appendix B: Chapter Review Solutions -- Chapter 1: The Project Management Process and OpenProj -- Chapter 2: Learning OpenProj Basics -- Chapter 3: Jump Start: Create and Manage a Project -- Chapter 4: Creating a Project Plan File and Calendar -- Chapter 5: Adding and Organizing Tasks -- Chapter 6: Scheduling the Project by Linking Tasks -- Chapter 7: Listing the Resources You Need -- Chapter 8: Assigning Resources to Tasks -- Chapter 9: Enhancing Task and Resource Information -- Chapter 10: Reviewing and Adjusting the Plan -- Chapter 11: Setting the Baseline and Tracking Work -- Chapter 12: Using and Printing Views -- Chapter 13: Reporting Project Information -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.