Planning and Control Using Microsoft Project and PMBOK Guide 4th Edition Paperback

Description

This book is principally a Microsoft Project book aimed at Project Management Professionals who understand the PMBOK Guide Fourth Edition processes and wish to learn how to use Microsoft Office Project to plan and control their projects in a PMBOK Guide environment, and discover how to gain the most from the software.

This book is may be used for learning Microsoft Project in an environment utilizing the PMBOK Guide processes and may be used as a self teach book, or a user guide, or for a two-day training course.

A Microsoft Project user guide and training manual written for Project Management Professionals following the PMBOK Guide Fourth Edition who wish to learn how to schedule projects in a single project environment with or without Resources with Microsoft Project. The book is packed with screen shots, constructive tips and is suitable as a training course handout, for learning the software or as a reference book. The book contains workshops with solutions at the end of each chapter for the reader to practice the skills taught in the chapter. The book is based on the Microsoft Project 2007 but may be used with Microsoft Project 2000, 2002 or 2003 as the book points out the differences.

CONTENTS:

1Introduction

2Creating a Project Schedule

3Creating Projects and Setting up the Software

4Navigating Around the Screen

5Defining Calendars

6Adding Tasks

7Organizing Tasks Using Outlining

8Formatting the Display

9Adding Task Dependencies

10Network Diagram View

11Constraints

12Filters

13Tables, Grouping Tasks, Outline Codes and WBS

14Views, Tables and Details

15Printing and Reports

16Tracking Progress

17Options

18Creating Resources

19Assigning Resources and Costs to Tasks

20Resource Histograms, Tables, S-Curves & Leveling

21Statusing Projects with Resources

22Tools and Techniques for Scheduling

23What Is New In Microsoft Project

24Items Not Covered in This Book

25Appendix 1 - Screens Used To Create Views

26Index