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Schedules, budgets, communications, resources. Projects big and small include them all, and Microsoft Project 2007 can help you control these variables — not be controlled by them. But Project is complex software, and learning it is, well, a project in itself. Get up to speed fast with Microsoft Project 2007: The Missing Manual. Written by project management expert Bonnie Biafore, this book teaches you how to do everything from setting budgets and tracking schedules to testing scenarios and recognizing trouble spots before your project breaks down.
Find out what's new in Project 2007 from previous versions, and get help choosing the right edition, whether it's Project Standard, Project Professional, or Enterprise Project Management Solution. With Microsoft Project 2007: The Missing Manual, you get more than a simple software how-to. You also get a rundown on project management basics and plenty of solid advice on how to use Project to:
The Missing CreditsIntroductionPart I: Project Management: The Missing ManualChapter 1: Projects: In the BeginningChapter 2: Planning a ProjectChapter 3: Taking Microsoft Project for a Test DriveChapter 4: Breaking Work intoTask-Sized ChunksChapter 5: Estimating Work TimeChapter 6: Setting Up a Project ScheduleChapter 7: Making a Schedule That's Easy to MaintainPart II: Project Planning: More Than Creating a ScheduleChapter 8: Building a Team for Your ProjectChapter 9: Connecting Resources to TasksChapter 10: Does the Schedule Work? Chapter 11: Setting Up a Project BudgetChapter 12: Refining a Project ScheduleChapter 13: Saving the Project PlanPart III: Projects in ActionChapter 14: Tracking ProgressChapter 15: Evaluating Project PerformanceChapter 16: Managing ChangeChapter 17: Reporting on ProjectsChapter 18: Closing a ProjectPart IV: Project Power ToolsChapter 19: Working on Multiple ProjectsChapter 20: Exchanging Data Between ProgramsChapter 21: Linking and EmbeddingChapter 22: Project on the InternetPart V: Customizing ProjectChapter 23: Viewing What You WantChapter 24: Defining Your Own Fields and FormsChapter 25: Customizing Toolbars and MenusChapter 26: Reusable Project: TemplatesChapter 27: Saving Time With MacrosPart VI: AppendixesAppendix A: Installing ProjectAppendix B: Getting Help for ProjectAppendix C: Keyboard ShortcutsColophon
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Posted March 9, 2009
This is the best and most comprehensive MSProject manual I have ever used. I am a new user of MS Project 2007 and find this book is a very useful text. I previously used MSProject 2003. I use this text on a daily basis. Examples are excellent and very relevent to my current needs.
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Schedules, budgets, communications, resources. Projects big and small include them all, and Microsoft Project 2007 can help you control these variables — not be controlled by them. But Project is complex software, and learning it is, well, a project in itself. Get up to speed fast with Microsoft Project 2007: The Missing Manual. Written by project management expert Bonnie Biafore, this book teaches you how to do everything from setting budgets and tracking schedules to testing scenarios and recognizing trouble ...