| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 447 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
pt. I Getting Started the Right Way -- ch. 1 Project 2010 as an Enabling Tool for Project Managers -- Why Do People Think Project is Hard to Use? -- Accidental or Not, Knowledge is Important -- Credentials Will Help Close the Gap -- Is It Me, or is it the Software? -- When to Use Project -- Projects Are Supposed to End -- Really -- Projects vs. Product Life Cycles -- Consider the Impact -- Strategic Importance of Project 2010 -- Strategy Drives Projects -- Working on the Right Projects in the Right Way -- Improving Results with a Proven, Effective Approach -- Planning, Communicating, and Tracking -- Proven Effective over Time -- Summary -- Key Terms -- ch. 2 Mapping the Project-Management Process Groups to Microsoft Project 2010 -- Mapping Project to Your Methodology Will Increase Effectiveness -- An Overview of the PM Process Groups -- Initiating Processes and Project Usage -- Planning Processes and Project Usage |
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Executing Processes and Project Usage -- Monitoring and Controlling Processes and Project Usage -- Closing Processes and Project Usage -- Summary -- Key Terms -- ch. 3 Overview of Enterprise Project Management -- What is EPM? -- Enterprise Project Management Overview -- Enterprise Standards and Controls -- EPM as a Central Repository for Resources and Projects -- Enterprise Resource Capabilities -- Central Repository for Projects -- When to Consider EPM -- Understanding Roles within EPM -- Executives and EPM -- Resource or Functional Managers and EPM -- Team Members and EPM -- Project Managers and EPM -- Portfolio Managers and EPM -- Mapping EPM to PMBOK -- Summary -- ch. 4 Getting Started and Setting Up the Microsoft Project Environment -- Getting Started, and Moving Around Project -- Welcome to the Ribbon -- The Default Gantt Chart with Timeline View -- Other Views -- Using Project Templates to Get Started -- Importing Plans from Excel |
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Key Options and Settings You Need to Know About -- Manual or Automatic Scheduling -- Project Summary Task and Outline Number -- Scheduling Approaches and Default Task Types -- Other Options -- Working with Calendars -- Creating New Calendars -- Controlling Conversion Factors -- Project Start- and End-Date Options -- Displaying the Project Start and Current Dates in a Gantt Chart -- Summary -- Hands-On Exercises -- pt. II Planning Essentials -- ch. 5 Creating and Entering the Work Breakdown Structure and Task Arrangement -- What is a WBS, and Why is it Important? -- What is a WBS? -- Creating a WBS, and Its Importance to Project -- Right-Sizing Your Plan -- Progressive Elaboration and Defining Project Phases and Milestones -- Determining Your Project Tasks and Milestones -- Entering Your WBS: Phases, Tasks, and Milestones -- Getting to Know the Task Name Column -- Outlining (Indenting and Outdenting) Tools -- Collapse and Expand: Show Outline |
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Managing Your WBS -- Using the WBS Coding Tool -- Conducting What-if Scenarios with Multilevel Undo -- Summary -- Hands-On Exercises -- ch. 6 Estimating and Entering Duration or Work -- Estimating Duration vs. Estimating Work -- What's the Difference? -- Estimating Duration for a Project -- Entering Duration Estimates for a Project -- Using the Task Information Dialog Box -- Estimating Work for a Project -- Program Evaluation and Review Technique -- What is PERT? -- Summary -- Hands-On Exercises -- ch. 7 Setting Dependencies and the Critical Path -- Setting Dependencies -- Understanding Dependencies -- Dependency Types -- Dependency Scenarios and Creating Networks -- Impact of User-Controlled (Manual) Scheduling on Dependencies -- Setting Dependencies in Project -- Using Constraints and Deadlines -- Constraints -- Deadlines -- Understanding and Viewing the Critical Path -- What is the Critical Path -- Calculating the Critical Path |
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Viewing the Critical Path and Slack in Project -- Summary -- Hands-On Exercises -- ch. 8 Assigning Resources and Costs -- Setting Up Your Resource Pool -- Using the Resource Sheet View -- Sharing Resources across Projects -- Assigning Resources and Costs -- Using the Resource Names Column -- Split-Screen View and Details -- Assign Resources Function -- Task Information -- Team Planner (Project Professional Only) -- Analyzing Resource Usage and Resource Leveling -- Analyzing Resource Utilization -- Resource Leveling -- Summary -- Hands-On Exercises -- ch. 9 Understanding the Calculation Engine for Automatic Scheduling -- Six Factors that Drive the Calculation of Time (Dates and Duration) for Automatic Scheduling -- Project Start Date -- Calendars -- Task Constraints and Deadlines -- Task Durations -- Task Dependencies -- Resource Assignments and Task Types -- Four Factors that Affect the Calculation of Cost -- Standard and Overtime Rates -- Cost Per Use |
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Fixed Cost -- Resource Assignment Level -- Switching from Manual Scheduling to Automatic Scheduling -- Task Level -- Summary-Level Impact -- Summary -- Hands-On Exercises -- pt. III Communicating and Reporting Essentials -- ch. 10 Understanding Views -- Understanding Major View Components -- Data Group -- Other View Commands -- Task Views -- Accessing Other Views from the Gantt Chart -- Timeline View -- Task-Usage Views -- Network Diagram -- Calendar View -- Resource Views -- Team Planner View (Project Professional) -- Resource Sheet View -- Resource Usage View -- Resource Form -- Resource Graph -- Summary -- Hands-On Exercises -- ch. 11 Using Tables and Custom Fields -- Creating Custom Fields -- Custom Text Fields -- Other Custom Fields -- Using Tables and Creating Custom Tables -- Using Existing Tables -- Creating Custom Tables -- Summary -- Hands-On Exercises -- ch. 12 Using Filters, Groups, and Sorts -- Using Filters and Highlights |
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Using Predefined Filters -- Using Highlights -- Creating Custom Filters -- Using Groups -- Built-in Groups -- Custom Groups -- Using Sorts and Auto-filters -- Sorts -- Auto-Filters -- Summary -- Hands-On Exercises -- ch. 13 Creating Custom Views, Formatting, and Reporting -- Creating Custom Views -- Key Elements of a View -- Creating a Custom View -- Formatting Text and Bar Styles -- Formatting Text Styles -- Formatting Bar Styles -- Sharing and Sending Project Information and Reports -- Enhanced Copy and Paste -- Copy Picture -- The Organizer and the Global. MPT Template -- SharePoint Synchronization -- File Types -- Visual Reports -- Summary -- Hands-On Exercises -- ch. 14 Creating Master Schedules with Inserted Projects -- Creating Master Schedules -- Setting Up a Master Project File -- Setting Up Cross-Project Links -- Cross-Project Linking Options and Showing Links Between Projects -- Critical Path Across Projects -- Default Settings |
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Changing the Settings -- Reporting and Analyzing Across Projects -- Sharing Resources Across Projects -- Analyzing Resources Across Projects -- Roll-Up Reports -- Summary -- Hands-On Exercises -- pt. IV Tracking and Analyzing Essentials -- ch. 15 Setting and Maintaining Baselines -- Understanding and Setting Baselines -- Understanding Baselines -- Setting a Baseline -- Viewing Baselines -- Tracking Gantt View and the Variance Table -- Formatting the Gantt Chart to Display the Baseline -- Maintaining Baselines -- Clearing a Baseline -- Rolling-Wave Planning with Baselines -- Adding New Tasks After a Baseline Has Been Set -- Resetting a Baseline -- Multiple Baselines -- Summary -- Hands-On Exercises -- ch. 16 Updating and Tracking Status -- Understanding and Entering Percent Complete -- Different Types of Percent Complete -- Entering Percent Complete -- Understanding and Entering Actuals -- Current and Status Date |
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Using the Status Date for Automatic Updates -- Entering Actuals -- Summary -- Hands-On Exercises -- ch. 17 Variance Analysis and Taking Corrective Action -- Understanding Variance -- Types of Variance -- Viewing Variance -- Analyzing Variance and Taking Corrective Action -- Understanding Slippage -- Earned-Value Analysis -- Understanding Earned-Value Techniques and Values -- Using Earned-Value Analysis in Project -- Summary -- Hands-On Exercises -- Appendix A Microsoft's Certification Program -- How Do You Become Certified on Project 2010? -- Tips for Taking a Microsoft Exam -- Certification Objectives Map -- Appendix B About the Companion CD -- What You'll Find on the CD -- Video Walkthroughs -- PDF of the Book -- Adobe Reader -- System Requirements -- Using the CD -- Troubleshooting -- Customer Care |
| Summary |
"The ideal on-the-job reference guide for project managers who use Microsoft Project 2010 This must-have guide to using Microsoft Project 2010 is written from a real project manager's perspective and is packed with information you can use on the job. The book explores using Project 2010 during phases of project management, reveals best practices, and walks you through project flow from planning through tracking to closure. This valuable book follows the processes defined in the PMBOK Guide, Fourth Edition, and also provides exam prep for Microsoft's MCTS: Project 2010 certification. Explains Microsoft Project 2010, the leading software tool for project managers. Shows working project managers practical ways to use Project 2010 on the job. Delves into project planning, tracking, reporting, and project closure, and explores best practices for all phases of planning. Reveals new software features, including tools that show what factors are affecting the schedule, a "what-if" scenario builder, and how slippages affect other aspects of the project. Follows processes and procedures from The Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Fourth Edition. Covers the skill sets required for the MCTS: Project 2010 certification, so you can use this book for exam prep. This is the book you need to manage your projects successfully with the new Microsoft Project 2010!"-- Provided by publisher |
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Print version record |
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Microsoft Project. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89111614
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Microsoft Project. blmlsh |
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Microsoft Project fast |
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Project management -- Computer programs.
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COMPUTERS -- Desktop Applications -- Project Management Software.
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Project management -- Computer programs.
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Project management -- Computer programs
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010019279 |
| ISBN |
9780470917169 |
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0470917164 |
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9780470917183 |
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0470917180 |
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0470917172 |
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9780470917176 |
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