Planning and Scheduling Using Microsoft Office Project 2007
Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-921059-27-8 (ISBN)
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This book may be used with Microsoft Project as either: A self teach book, or A user guide, or A training manual for a two day training course. The book is aimed at: Project management companies in industries such as the building, construction, oil & gas, software development, government and defence who wish to run their own software training courses or provide their employees a good practical guide to using the software. Training organizations who require a training manual to run their own training courses. Project managers and schedulers who wish learn the software, however are unable to attend a training course. 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.
Paul Harris holds an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering obtained in the UK and is a Certified Cost Engineer through AACE International, a certified PRINCE2A' practitioner and Approved PRINCE2A' Trainer. He has worked in the project controls industry for a number of years and has assisted many companies in a range of industries to set up and run project controls systems. His Melbourne, Australia based company, Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd, offers project controls consulting and training services with a strong focus on Microsoft and Primavera software.
1Introduction 2Creating a Project Plan 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 13Views, Tables and Details 14Printing and Reports 15Tracking Progress 16Grouping Tasks, Outline Codes and WBS 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
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.9.2009 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | c 380 b&w screen shots |
| Verlagsort | Victoria |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 254 x 300 mm |
| Gewicht | 558 g |
| Themenwelt | Informatik ► Office Programme ► Project |
| ISBN-10 | 1-921059-27-3 / 1921059273 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-921059-27-8 / 9781921059278 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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