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Planning and Scheduling Using Microsoft Office Project 2007 : Including Microsoft Project 2000 to 2003
The book stays focused on the information required to create and update project
schedules by:
* Concentrating on the core functions required to plan and control a project.
* Keeping the information relevant to each topic in the appropriate chapter.
* Providing a quick reference at the start of each chapter
listing the chapters
topics and associated menu commands.
Providing a comprehensive index of topics. This book is designed to teach project
team members in any industry how setup and use the software in a project
environment and it:
* Explains in plain English and in a logical sequence the steps required to
create and maintain a schedule.
* Highlights the sources of information and methods that should be employed
to produce a realistic and useful project schedule.
* Presents workable solutions to real day to day planning and scheduling
problems and contains practical advice on how to set up the software and
import data.
* Each subject is covered in one chapter and the reader does not have to flick
backwards and forwards through the book to read about a subject.
* Explains some of the important difference between Microsoft Project and
other scheduling software.
* Explains some of the more difficult calculations, that are often omitted in
other books, in plain English.
* Includes exercises to reinforce the learning outcomes, a large number of
screen dumps, numerous tips and a detailed index.
* Every function and form in the book is listed in a very easy to use index that
refers the user directly to the page and not to another index item.
* It has a chapter dedicated to the new functions available in Microsoft Project
2007 and
* Covers some of the more advanced features of the software.
1 Introduction
2 Creating a Project Plan
3 Creating Projects and Setting up the Software
4 Navigating Around the Screen
5 Defining Calendars
6 Adding Tasks
7 Organizing Tasks Using Outlining
8 Formatting the Display
9 Adding Task Dependencies
10 Network Diagram View
11 Constraints
12 Filters
13 Views, Tables and Details
14 Printing and Reports
15 Tracking Progress
16 Grouping Tasks, Outline Codes and WBS
17 Options
18 Creating Resources
19 Assigning Resources and Costs to Tasks
20 Resource Histograms, Tables, S-Curves & Leveling
21 Statusing Projects with Resources
22 Tools and Techniques for Scheduling
23 What Is New In Microsoft Project
24 Items Not Covered in This Book
25 Appendix 1 - Screens Used To Create Views
26 Index
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