Synopses & Reviews
Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to manage your projects with Project 2007. With Step By Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!
- Build a project plan and fine-tune the details
- Schedule tasks, assign resources, and manage dependencies
- Monitor progress and costs—and keep your project on track
- Format Gantt charts and other views to communicate project data
- Begin exploring enterprise project management systems
Your all-in-one learning experience includes:
- Files for building skills and practicing the books lessons
- Fully searchable eBook
- Bonus guide to the Ribbon, the new Microsoft Office interface
- Quick course on project management in the Appendix
- Windows Vista® Product Guide eReference—plus other resources on CD
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Synopsis
Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to manage your projects with Project 2007. With Step By Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!
- Build a project plan and fine-tune the details
- Schedule tasks, assign resources, and manage dependencies
- Monitor progress and costs—and keep your project on track
- Format Gantt charts and other views to communicate project data
- Begin exploring enterprise project management systems
Your all-in-one learning experience includes:
- Files for building skills and practicing the book’s lessons
- Fully searchable eBook
- Bonus guide to the Ribbon, the new Microsoft Office interface
- Quick course on project management in the Appendix
- Windows Vista Product Guide eReference—plus other resources on CD
For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.
About the Author
Carl Chatfield is the co-author of Microsoft Project 2000 Step by Step and Microsoft Project Version 2002 Step by Step, both from Microsoft Press. Carl is the User Assistance Manager for Office Project at Microsoft Corporation. He is a certified Project Management Professional with extensive knowledge of Office Project as well as specific usability issues.
Timothy is a technical editor with the Office Project User Assistance group, and he previously worked as an Office Project support professional for six years. He possesses in-depth technical knowledge about the software.
Table of Contents
Information for Readers Running Windows XP; Managing the Practice Files; Using the Start Menu; Navigating Dialog Boxes; Features and Conventions of This Book; Getting Help; Getting Help with This Book and Its Companion CD; Getting Help with Project 2007; More Information; Using the Books CD; Whats on the CD?; Minimum System Requirements; Installing the Practice Files; Using the Practice Files; Removing and Uninstalling the Practice Files; Quick Reference; 1 Getting Started with Project; 2 Creating a Task List; 3 Setting Up Resources; 4 Assigning Resources to Tasks; 5 Formatting and Printing Your Plan; 6 Tracking Progress on Tasks; 7 Fine-Tuning Task Details; 8 Fine-Tuning Resource and Assignment Details; 9 Fine-Tuning the Project Plan; 10 Organizing and Formatting Project Details; 11 Printing Project Information; 12 Sharing Project Information with Other Programs; 13 Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments; 14 Viewing and Reporting Project Status; 15 Getting Your Project Back on Track; 16 Applying Advanced Formatting; 17 Customizing Project; 18 Measuring Performance with Earned Value Analysis; 19 Consolidating Projects and Resources; Part 1: Managing a Simple Project; Chapter 1: Getting Started with Project; Managing Your Projects with Project; Starting Project Standard; Starting Project Professional; Exploring Views; Exploring Reports; Creating a New Project Plan; Setting Nonworking Days; Entering Project Properties; Key Points; Chapter 2: Creating a Task List; Entering Tasks; Estimating Durations; Entering a Milestone; Organizing Tasks into Phases; Linking Tasks; Documenting Tasks; Checking the Plans Duration; Key Points; Chapter 3: Setting Up Resources; Setting Up People Resources; Setting Up Equipment Resources; Setting Up Material Resources; Setting Up Cost Resources; Entering Resource Pay Rates; Adjusting Working Time for Individual Resources; Documenting Resources; Key Points; Chapter 4: Assigning Resources to Tasks; Assigning Work Resources to Tasks; Assigning Additional Resources to a Task; Assigning Material Resources to Tasks; Assigning Cost Resources to Tasks; Key Points; Chapter 5: Formatting and Printing Your Plan; Creating a Custom Gantt Chart View; Drawing on a Gantt Chart; Formatting Text in a View; Formatting and Printing Reports; Key Points; Chapter 6: Tracking Progress on Tasks; Saving a Project Baseline; Tracking a Project as Scheduled; Entering a Tasks Completion Percentage; Entering Actual Values for Tasks; Key Points; Part 2: Advanced Project Scheduling; Chapter 7: Fine-Tuning Task Details; Adjusting Task Relationships; Setting Task Constraints; Viewing the Projects Critical Path; Interrupting Work on a Task; Adjusting Working Time for Individual Tasks; Changing Task Types; Entering Deadline Dates; Entering Fixed Costs; Setting Up a Recurring Task; Key Points; Chapter 8: Fine-Tuning Resource and Assignment Details; Entering Multiple Pay Rates for a Resource; Setting Up Pay Rates to Apply at Different Times; Setting Up Resource Availability to Apply at Different Times; Delaying the Start of Assignments; Applying Contours to Assignments; Applying Different Cost Rates to Assignments; Entering Material Resource Consumption Rates; Key Points; Chapter 9: Fine-Tuning the Project Plan; Examining Resource Allocations over Time; Manually Resolving Resource Overallocations; Leveling Overallocated Resources; Examining Project Costs; Checking the Projects Finish Date; Key Points; Chapter 10: Organizing and Formatting Project Details; Sorting Project Details; Grouping Project Details; Filtering Project Details; Customizing Tables; Customizing Views; Key Points; Chapter 11: Printing Project Information; Printing Your Project Plan; Printing Views; Printing Reports; Key Points; Chapter 12: Sharing Project Information with Other Programs; Copying and Pasting with Project; Opening Other File Formats in Project; Saving to Other File Formats from Project; Generating a Project Summary Report for Word, PowerPoint, or Visio; Generating Visual Reports with Excel and Visio; Key Points; Chapter 13: Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments; Updating a Baseline; Tracking Actual and Remaining Values for Tasks and Assignments; Tracking Timephased Actual Work for Tasks and Assignments; Rescheduling Incomplete Work; Key Points; Chapter 14: Viewing and Reporting Project Status; Identifying Tasks that Have Slipped; Examining Task Costs; Examining Resource Costs; Reporting PPPPPProject Cost Variance with a Stoplight View; Key Points; Chapter 15: Getting Your Project Back on Track; Troubleshooting Time and Schedule Problems; Troubleshooting Cost and Resource Problems; Troubleshooting Scope-of-Work Problems; Key Points; Part 3: Special Projects; Chapter 16: Applying Advanced Formatting; Formatting a Gantt Chart View; Formatting the Network Diagram View; Formatting the Calendar View; Key Points; Chapter 17: Customizing Project; Sharing Custom Views and Other Elements Between Project Plans; Recording Macros; Editing Macros; Customizing a Toolbar; Key Points; Chapter 18: Measuring Performance with Earned Value Analysis; Viewing Earned Value Schedule Indicators; Viewing Earned Value Cost Indicators; Generating an Earned Value Visual Report; Key Points; Chapter 19: Consolidating Projects and Resources; Creating a Resource Pool; Viewing Assignment Details in a Resource Pool; Updating Assignments in a Sharer Plan; Updating a Resources Information in a Resource Pool; Updating All Plans Working Times in a Resource Pool; Linking New Project Plans to a Resource Pool; Opening a Sharer Plan and Updating a Resource Pool; Consolidating Project Plans; Creating Dependencies Between Projects; Key Points; Part 4: Introducing Project Server; Chapter 20: Planning Work with Project Server; Understanding the Key Pieces of Enterprise Project Management; Building a New Plan from an Enterprise Template; Staffing an Enterprise Project with Resources; Publishing a Plan to Project Server; Key Points; Chapter 21: Tracking Work with Project Server; Reporting Actual Work Through Project Web Access; Reporting Actual Work Through Outlook; Handling Actuals from Resources; Keeping Stakeholders Informed; Key Points; Chapter 22: Managing Risks, Issues, and Documents with Project Server; Managing Risks; Managing Issues; Managing Documents; Key Points; Part 5: Appendices; Appendix A: A Short Course in Project Management; Understanding What Defines a Project; The Project Triangle: Viewing Projects in Terms of Time, Cost, and Scope; Time, Cost, and Scope: Managing Project Constraints; Managing Your Projects with Project; Appendix B: Whats Next?; Joining a Project Learning Community; Joining a Project Management Learning Community; Final Words; Glossary; Appendix : About the Authors; Carl S. Chatfield; Timothy D. Johnson; Acknowledgments; Appendix : Choose the Right Book for You; Published and Upcoming Titles;