Project 2010 Bible (eBook)

Elaine Marmel (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2010 | 1. Auflage
960 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-87776-0 (ISBN)

Infos

A comprehensive reference on the latest version of the leading
enterprise project management software: Microsoft Project 2010

Microsoft Project allows users to manage business activities
effectively by sharing project information, performing modeling and
scenario analyses, standardizizing reporting processes, and more.
This soup-to-nuts reference covers both the professional and
standard versions of the latest iteration of Microsoft Project, as
well as Project Server, so that you can efficiently manage your
business projects. Veteran author Elaine Marmel begins with an
overview of project management basics and then gradually moves on
to more advanced topics so that you can learn the scope of what
successful project management entails.

* Popular author Elaine Marmel provides comprehensive coverage of
Microsoft Project 2010 and shows you how to successfully manage
your business activities

* Begins with project management basics, such as creating a new
project, tracking a project's progress, and working in groups

* Covers more advanced topics, including customizing Project,
using macros, and importing and exporting information

* Demonstrates how to build tasks, use views, modify the
appearance of a project, and resolve scheduling and resource
problems

With Project 2010 Bible by your side, you'll learn
to confidently and skillfully put Microsoft Project 2010 to work
for you.

Autor

Elaine Marmel is President of Marmel Enterprises, Inc., an organization that specializes in technical writing and software training. Her project management experience includes building financial management systems for New York City and Washington, D.C. Elaine has authored or coauthored over 30 books on topics such as Windows, Microsoft Project, Quicken, Excel, and Word.

Inhalt

Part I: Project Management Basics 1

Chapter 1: The Nature of Projects 3

Chapter 2: Exploring the Microsoft Project Environment 21

Part II: Getting Your Project Going 39

Chapter 3: Creating a New Project 41

Chapter 4: Building Tasks 91

Chapter 5: Creating Resources and Assigning Costs 131

Part III: Getting Information about Projects 167

Chapter 6: Understanding the Basics of Views 169

Chapter 7: Using Views to Gain Perspective 211

Chapter 8: Modifying the Appearance of Your Project 257

Chapter 9: Reporting on Progress 293

Part IV: Refining Your Project 339

Chapter 10: Resolving Scheduling Problems 341

Chapter 11: Resolving Resource Problems 369

Part V: Tracking Your Progress 399

Chapter 12: Understanding Tracking 401

Chapter 13: Recording Actuals 415

Chapter 14: Ways to Review Progress 447

Chapter 15: Analyzing Financial Progress 465

Part VI: Advanced Microsoft Project 487

Chapter 16: Customizing Microsoft Project 489

Chapter 17: Using Macros to Speed Your Work 517

Chapter 18: Importing and Exporting Project Information 539

Part VII: Working in Groups 563

Chapter 19: Coordinating Multiple Projects Outside Project
Server 565

Chapter 20: Preparing to Use Project Server 601

Chapter 21: Project Server and the Administrator 615

Chapter 22: Project Server and the Project Manager 655

Chapter 23: Project Server and the Day-to-Day User 693

Chapter 24: Project Server and the Executive 723

Part VIII: Appendices 741

Appendix A: What's on the Web Site 743

Appendix B: Project Management Worksheet 749

Appendix C: Available Fields and Functions for Custom Field
Formulas 759

Appendix D: Project Management Resources 775

Appendix E: Glossary 783

Index 789

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.6.2010
• Reihe/Serie: Bible
• Reihe/Serie: Bible
• 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: 0-470-87776-6 / 0470877766
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-87776-0 / 9780470877760