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On Time! On Track! On Target! Managing Your Projects Successfully with Microsoft® Project (Bpg Other)
So you’ve been asked to lead a project—congratulations! Whether you’re new to project management, or just need to brush up, this easy-to-read guide teaches you the essential skills you need to succeed at this critically important task. Expert project manager Bonnie Biafore shares her real-world experience, lessons learned, and best practices to help you manage any project. You’ll learn project management methodology and the secrets for using Microsoft Project and other Microsoft Office programs to keep your projects on time, on track, and on target!Successfully manage your projects as you discover how to: Work effectively with project stakeholders, management, and team members Define scope, objectives, and deliverables Estimate work, choose resources, build project schedules, and track progress Accurately estimate project costs and work with a budget Identify and manage project changes and risks Balance project variables without sacrificing quality Document project history and lessons-learned to help improve future projects—and even more great results CD Features: Sample project templates and documents Fully searchable eBook A Note Regarding the CD or DVDThe print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For those customers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book is available, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free download via O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download this content, please visit O'Reilly's web site, search for the title of this book to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the cover image (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that while we provide as much of the media content as we are able via free download, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Please direct any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com.
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Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Project 2007
Special Edition Using Microsoft® Office Project2007 We crafted this book to grow with you, providing the reference material you need as you move toward Project proficiency and use of more advanced features. If you buy only one book on Project 2007, Special Edition Using Microsoft® Office Project2007 is the only book you need. THEONLYDESKTOPPROJECTBOOK YOUNEED • Leverage Microsoft Project 2007 to support your management processes, communication and collaboration within your organization • Manage your project through initiation, tracking, controlling, performance measuring , and closing • Model real life project scenarios with the scheduling engine • Define tasks, milestones, summary tasks, and recurring tasks to create your project schedule • Create task relationships, constraints, and perform advanced actions on tasks • Customize the project to fit your needs • Use views, tables, filters, and groups to review your project and application interface schedule • Manipulate Microsoft Project 2007 data using other Microsoft Office applications • Implement Visual Reports to allow 3D models of project data for sharing and analysis • Master advanced features with built-in and advanced manual techniques “Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Project 2007 continues the great QUE tradition of bringing together all of the features and capabilities of our software in a logical, easy-to-follow manner. With the knowledge and experience that QuantumPM, LLC brings to the domain of project management and to the use of Microsoft® Office Project 2007, this book should be on every desktop!” –Mike Angiulo, General Manager, Microsoft’s Office Project Business Unit QuantumPM, LLC is a project, program, and portfolio management product and services firm that helps its clients create pragmatic and valuable solutions to address real world problems. The company combines state-of-the-art tools from Microsoft and other technology leaders, its own expertise, and industry best practices to create solutions that support the way their customers work. QuantumPM services include Management Consulting, Technical Consulting, Training, Hosting Services, Earned Value Management, and Business Intelligence solutions. This book is a culmination of many experiences, people, and industries that together make up QuantumPM, LLC. It includes many insights into Microsoft Office Project 2007 from the experts who have used this tool in the field for many years. Introduction I Getting Started with Microsoft Project 2007 1 Power of Microsoft Project 2007 2 Microsoft Project 2007 Quick Start 3 Microsoft Project and the Project Management Domain II Organizing for Success–Project Initiation and Planning 4 Getting Started After Business Initiative Is Approved 5 Setting Up Project for Your Use 6 Creating Your Project Schedule 7 Defining Task Logic 8 Defining Project Resources 9 Understanding Work Formula Basics 10 Scheduling Single and Multiple Resource Assignments 11 Using Standard Views, Tables, Filters, and Groups to Review Your Schedule 12 Performing a Schedule Reality Check III Project Execution Through Completion 13 Tracking Your Project Progress 14 Analyzing Performance 15 Using Reports for Tracking and Control 16 Revising the Schedule 17 Closing the Project IV Tailoring Microsoft Office Project 2007 to Your Needs 18 Managing Project Files 19 Formatting Views 20 Creating and Customizing the Basic Reports 21 Creating and Customizing Visual Reports 22 Customizing Views, Tables, Filters, Groups, and Fields 23 Customizing Toolbars, Menus, and Forms V Microsoft Office Project 2007 Knowledge In Depth 24 Working with Multiple Projects 25 Resolving Resource Allocation Problems 26 Exporting and Importing Project Data 27 Manipulating Data Using Other Applications Index
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Project 2003 Personal Trainer
Now included with Microsoft Office, Project 2003 is the world's leading project management tool. With extensive help resources and printing assistance, Project 2003 enables users to organize and track tasks and resources efficiently to keep projects on time and within budget.If you want to realize the immense potential of Microsoft Project 2003 and harness the many features and functionality of this powerful tool, you need Project 2003 Personal Trainer. It includes everything you want to know about Project 2003--and then plenty more. It's the most complete and engaging tutorial available for Microsoft Project.As part of O'Reilly's new Personal Trainer Series, this book is based on content from CustomGuide (www.customguide.com), a leading provider of computer training materials that fly in the face of traditional, dry course materials that bore users to tears. CustomGuide is dedicated to delivering courseware, quick references, software bulletins, and e-learning courses that are fun, flexible, and easy to use.And this book is no exception to their rule. Project 2003 Personal Trainer lets you, whatever your technical expertise (or lack thereof), learn exactly what you need to know--at your own pace. Unlike many consumer software tutorials that dumb down (and dull up) the material or make it exceptionally technical and confusing, this book is written in a style that you'll find entertaining, easy to follow, and most of all, clear and informative.Beginning with the fundamentals of planning and managing a project with Microsoft Project 2003, the book then includes sections on:working with the task list managing costs, timelines, and available resources using the project database viewing and updating a project tracking progress creating reports handling multiple projects The fully illustrated Project 2003 Personal Trainer features dozens of time-saving, task-oriented lessons, includes detailed diagrams, and comes with a fully interactive CD tutorial to guide your learning--everything you need to become a Project pro.
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Project Planning & Control Using Primavera P6: For all industries including Versions 4 to 6
This book is a user guide and training manual written for Project Management Professionals who wish to learn how to plan and control projects in an established Primavera P6 and earlier Enterprise versions with or without Resources and Roles Project The book is aimed at: - Project management companies who wish to run their own software training courses or provide their employees with an alternative text to the vendor supplied user manual. This book may be customized to meet your requirements, please contact the author for details. - Training organizations requiring a training manual to run their own training courses. - People who wish learn the software but are unable to attend a training course but find the software reference manual hard going. This publication ideal for people who would like to quickly gain an understanding of how the software operates up to an intermediate level. It covers Primavera Versions from 3.5 onwards and it explains some of the differences from SureTrak, P3, Microsoft Project and Asta Powerproject to assist people converting form other products. The book is designed to teach planners and schedulers in any industry how to setup and use the software in a project environment. It explains in plain English and in a logical sequence, the steps required to create and maintain an unresourced and resourced schedule. It tackles some of the more complex aspects of the software that the user manual does not address. It highlights the sources of information and the methods that should be employed to produce a realistic and useful project schedule. This book is written by an experienced scheduler, who has used the software at the sharp end of projects and is not a techo. It draws on the author's practical experience in using the software in a wide variety of industries. It 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.
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CAPM/PMP Project Management Certification All-in-One Exam Guide with CD-ROM, Second Edition
All-in-One Coverage of the CAPM and PMP Certification ExamsGet complete details on all the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and Project Management Professional (PMP) exam topics from this fully up-to-date volume. Written by industry expert, trainer, and project management consultant Joseph Phillips, this authoritative exam guide features learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice exam questions, and in-depth explanations. Designed to help you pass the exams, this definitive resource also serves as an essential on-the-job reference.Covers all exam topics including how to:Implement project integration management Plan and control project scope Define, sequence, and manage project activities Estimate and administer the project budget Perform quality control Acquire and manage the project team Communicate project performance with stakeholders Monitor and control project risksPlan for procurementAdhere to the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional ConductThe CD-ROM featuresTwo full practice examsVideo training from the authorBonus process review quizComplete e-book
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