Anyone who wants to explore project management, or learn how to use Microsoft Project. Large corporations, governments, and smaller organizations use project management as a means of meeting customer needs. Project managers are highly sought-after employees, driving book sales to those who want to enter this field.

Contents

I. PROJECT MANAGEMENT BASICS.
1) The Characteristics of Projects.
2) Discover Microsoft Office Project.

II. GET YOUR PROJECT GOING.
3) Build Tasks.
4) Create Resources.
5) Work with Estimated Project Costs.
6) Customize Views.
7) Tables and Views.
8) Organize Information in a View.
9) Project and Codes.

III. RESOLVE CONFLICTS.
10) Resolve Scheduling Problems.
11) Resolve Resource Problems.

IV. TRACK THE PROJECT SCHEDULE AND COSTS.
12) Establish Baselines.
13) Track Your Project.
14) Report on Progress.
15) Analyze Progress Financially.

V. WORK IN GROUPS.
16) Coordinate Multiple Projects Outside Project Server.
17) Project Server: Basic Set Up Activities.
18) Project Server and the Project/Resource Manager.
19) Project Server and the Day-to-Day User.
20) Project Servers and the Executive.

VI. ADVANCED MICROSOFT OFFICE PROJECT.
21) Modify the Project Interface.
22) Using Macros to Speed Up Work.

VII. APPENDIX OVERVIEW PAGE.
Appendix A) Examine Project Views.
Appendix B) Report Samples.

Elaine J. Marmel is the author or coauthor of nearly 40 books on diverse software topics, including all editions of the Microsoft Project Bible, Peachtree 8 For Dummies, and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Digital Photography. She has been a contributing editor to Peachtree Extra and QuickBooks Extra monthly magazines since 1994. Before she became a published author, Elaine worked on and managed small- to large-scale projects for consulting firms and government agencies. Now she is president of Marmel Enterprises, Inc., an organization that specializes in technical writing and software training. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from Cornell University. She lives in Tampa, Florida.