Project 2010 For Dummies (eBook)

Nancy C. Muir (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2010 | 1. Auflage
432 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-87196-6 (ISBN)

Infos

A friendly reference guide to Microsoft Project, the leading
enterprise project management software

As project management software, Microsoft Project allows you to
oversee your business activities effectively. You can manage
resources, share project info, perform modeling and scenario
analysis, and standardize reporting processes. This
easy-to-understand guide is completely updated to cover the latest
changes and newest enhancements to Project 2010 and shows you how
to get Project 2010 to work for you.

After an introduction to basic project management concepts,
you'll discover the mechanics of using Project software to
create and manage projects. Other topics covered include working
with calendars, using and sharing resources, budgeting, formatting
taskbars, gathering and tracking data, working with reports, and
creating templates.

* Microsoft Project allows you to manage resources, share project
information, perform scenario analysis, and standardize reporting
processes

* Offers completely updated coverage of the new Project 2010,
which is expected to implement the Office Ribbon

* Reviews formatting taskbars, gathering and tracking data, and
working with reports

* Addresses using and sharing resources, creating templates, and
managing projects

Let the friendly For Dummies writing style guide you
through maximizing the new features of Project 2010.

Autor

Nancy C. Muir has written more than 50 books on technology and business topics including Windows, Office applications, PCs, laptops, and Internet safety. She has presented workshops to Fortune 500 companies on project management and related software. Her credits include more than a dozen For Dummies books.

Inhalt

Introduction.

Part I: Setting the Stage for Project.

Chapter 1: Project Management: What It Is, and Why You Should
Care.

Chapter 2: The Best-Laid Plans.

Chapter 3: Mark It on Your Calendar.

Chapter 4: A Tisket, a Task Kit.

Chapter 5: Getting Your Outline in Line.

Chapter 6: Timing Is Everything.

Part II: People Who Need People.

Chapter 7: Optimizing Your Resources.

Chapter 8: What's All This Gonna Cost?

Chapter 9: Assigning Resources to Get Things Done.

Part III: Well, It Looks Good on Paper.

Chapter 10: Fine-Tuning Your Plan.

Chapter 11: Making Your Project Look Good.

Part IV: Avoiding Disaster: Staying on Track.

Chapter 12: It All Begins with a Baseline.

Chapter 13: On the Right Track.

Chapter 14: A Project with a View: Observing Progress.

Chapter 15: You're Behind: Now What?

Chapter 16: Spreading the News: Reporting.

Chapter 17: Getting Better All the Time.

Part V: Working with Enterprise Projects.

Chapter 18: Project Web App for the Project Manager.

Chapter 19: Project Web App for the Team Member.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 20: Ten Golden Rules of Project Management.

Chapter 21: Ten Project Management Software Products to
Explore.

Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.5.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Office Programme ► Outlook
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Office Programme ► Project
• Schlagworte: Computer-Ratgeber • End-User Computing • Microsoft Other Software • Microsoft Sonstige Software • Project 2010
• ISBN-10: 0-470-87196-2 / 0470871962
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-87196-6 / 9780470871966