Microsoft Project 2010 in depth

Microsoft Project 2010 in depth

Project 2010 In Depth is the beyond-the-basics, beneath-the-surface guide for every serious Project user who wants to get more done in less time. World-renowned project management consultants QuantumPM provide specific, tested, proven solutions to the problems experienced Project users run into ever...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Daley, Scott Author (author), Daley, Scott, author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] Que 2011
Edición:1st edition
Materias:
Microsoft Project.
Project management > Computer programs
Management
Business & Economics
Management Styles & Communication
Electronic books.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629108706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Why We Wrote This Book
  • Why You Should Use Microsoft Project
  • What's New in Microsoft Project 2010
  • How This Book Is Organized
  • Part I: Getting Started with Microsoft Project 2010
  • Part II: Organizing for Success-Project Initiation and Planning
  • Part III: Project Execution Through Completion
  • Part IV: Tailoring Microsoft Office Project 2010 to Your Needs
  • Part V: Microsoft Office Project 2010 Knowledge In Depth
  • Who Should Read This Book
  • Special Features of This Book
  • I: Getting Started with Microsoft Project 2010
  • 1 Power of Microsoft Project 2010
  • Projects Are Temporary
  • Project Objectives Are Specific and Measurable
  • Projects Are Constrained by Time, Cost, Scope, and Quality
  • What Microsoft Project 2010 Can Do for You
  • Enterprise Versus Standard Thinking
  • What's New in Microsoft Office Project 2010
  • Introduction to the Microsoft Project 2010 Interface
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 2 Microsoft Project 2010 Quick Start
  • Navigating Microsoft Office Project 2010
  • Using Team Planner to Start Managing Resources Quickly
  • Define Project Scope
  • Create a Project Schedule Using Microsoft Project
  • Track Your Project
  • Close Your Project
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 3 Microsoft Project and the Project Management Domain
  • History of Project Management
  • Exploring Project Management Industry Standards
  • WBS, Phases and Control Points, Methodologies, and Life Cycles
  • Using Microsoft Project with Methodologies and Life Cycles
  • Accommodating Teaming Styles
  • Consultants' Tips
  • II: Organizing for Success-Project Initiation and Planning
  • 4 Getting Started After the Business Initiative Is Approved
  • Introduction
  • Organizing for Success
  • Work Breakdown Structure
  • WBS Numbering
  • Scope Control and Change Control
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 5 Setting Up Project for Your Use.
  • Setting the Task Mode
  • Defining Project Information
  • Defining Calendars
  • Defining Custom Fields
  • Defining Environment Options
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 6 Creating Your Project Schedule
  • Entering Project Tasks
  • Manipulating the Task List
  • Copying, Cutting, and Moving Tasks
  • Defining Summary Tasks and Subtasks
  • Defining Milestones
  • Attaching Notes to Tasks
  • Attaching Hyperlinks to Tasks
  • Defining Recurring Tasks
  • Creating WBS Codes
  • Using Other Views to Create Tasks
  • Using the Timeline View
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 7 Defining Task Logic
  • Manipulating Your Schedule
  • Linking Tasks
  • Defining Constraints
  • Performing Advanced Actions on Tasks
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 8 Defining Project Resources
  • Understanding How Project Uses Resources and Costs
  • Defining Resources and Resource Information
  • Using the Resource Sheet View
  • Defining Resource Information Using the Resource Information Dialog Box
  • Using the Resource Fields to Define Resource Details
  • Defining Resource Costs
  • Using the Task Form View to Add Additional Resources
  • Understanding Resource Constraints
  • Working with Resources
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 9 Understanding Work Formula Basics
  • Understanding Resource and Task Assignments
  • Reviewing the Essential Components of Work Resource Assignments
  • Understanding the Resource Assignment Fields
  • Understanding the Work Formula
  • Selecting Task Settings
  • Schedule Modifiers That Affect the Complexity of the Scheduling Engine
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 10 Scheduling Single and Multiple Resource Assignments
  • Mechanisms: Methods for Adding Resources
  • Creation: Assigning a Single Resource
  • Creation: Assigning Multiple Resources
  • Maintenance: Modifying Existing Resource Assignments
  • How-To's: Modifying Resource Assignments
  • Consultants' Tips.
  • 11 Using Standard Views, Tables, Filters, and Groups to Review Your Schedule
  • What Can I View Using Microsoft Project 2010?
  • Viewing Strategies
  • Understanding Standard Views
  • Understanding Standard Tables
  • Understanding Filtering and Grouping
  • Combining Views, Tables, Filters, and Groups to Review Project Schedule Details
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 12 Performing a Schedule Reality Check
  • Auditing the Schedule for Reasonableness
  • Reviewing the Big Picture (Critical Path Analysis)
  • Reviewing the Project-Level Statistics
  • Strategies for Analyzing Costs
  • Finalizing the Schedule
  • Baselining the Schedule
  • Consultants' Tips
  • III: Project Execution Through Completion
  • 13 Tracking Your Project Progress
  • Overview of Tracking
  • Working with Project Baselines
  • Tracking Your Project's Performance and Costs
  • Entering Tracking Information at the Task Level
  • Entering Tracking Information at the Assignment Level
  • Understanding the Calculation Options That Affect Tracking
  • Using Microsoft Project's Facilities for Updating Tasks
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 14 Analyzing Performance
  • Reviewing the Current Status of a Project
  • Analyzing Performance with Earned Value Analysis
  • Using Analysis Views and Reports
  • Analyzing the Critical Path
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 15 Using Reports for Tracking and Control
  • Using Basic Reports
  • Using Visual Reports
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 16 Revising the Schedule
  • When Things Don't Go According to Plan
  • Too Late for Avoidance-Now What? Recovery
  • Rebaselining Strategies
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 17 Closing the Project
  • The Project Close Process Group
  • Performing Final Reporting
  • Performing a Project Retrospective (Lessons Learned)
  • Archiving Your Schedule
  • Celebrating Your Project Results
  • Consultants' Tips
  • IV: Tailoring Microsoft Office Project 2010 to Your Needs.
  • 18 Managing Project Files
  • Saving and Protecting Project Files
  • Creating and Using Project Templates
  • Creating a New Project Template
  • Working with the Organizer and the Global File
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 19 Formatting Views
  • Sorting the Tasks or Resources in a View
  • Formatting Text Styles for Categories of Tasks and Resources
  • Formatting Font for Selected Text
  • Formatting Gridlines
  • Using the Outline Options
  • Formatting Timescales
  • Using Page Breaks
  • Formatting the Gantt Chart Views
  • Formatting the Calendar View
  • Formatting the Network Diagram View
  • Formatting the Task Form and Resource Form Views
  • Formatting the Resource Graph View
  • Formatting the Resource Usage View
  • Formatting the Task Usage View
  • Formatting the Task Sheet and Resource Sheet Views
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 20 Creating and Customizing the Basic Reports
  • Understanding the Basic Reports
  • Customizing Reports
  • Creating Reports
  • Using the Common Customization Controls
  • Customizing Specific Report Types
  • Saving and Sharing Custom Reports
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 21 Creating and Customizing Visual Reports
  • Understanding OLAP Cubes for Visual Reports
  • Understanding Excel and Visio in Relation to Project
  • Reporting Capabilities
  • Sharing and Saving Visual Reports
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 22 Customizing Views, Tables, Filters, Groups, and Fields
  • Creating and Customizing Tables
  • Creating and Customizing Views
  • Printing Views
  • Creating and Customizing Filters
  • Creating Custom Groups
  • Creating and Customizing Fields
  • Organizing Views and Other Custom Elements in Project Files
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 23 Customizing Toolbars, Menus, and Forms
  • Customizing the Ribbon
  • Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
  • Customizing the Status Bar
  • Consultants' Tips
  • V: Microsoft Office Project 2010 Knowledge In Depth.
  • 24 Working with Multiple Projects
  • Using Windows Commands
  • Comparing Project Versions
  • Displaying Tasks from Different Projects in the Same Window
  • Creating Master Projects
  • Creating Links Between Tasks in Separate Projects
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 25 Resolving Resource Allocation Problems
  • Understanding How Resource Allocation Problems Occur
  • Visualizing Resource Allocation Conditions
  • Strategies for Correcting Resource Allocation Problems
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 26 Exporting and Importing Project Data
  • Exchanging Project Files Across Microsoft Project Versions
  • Exchanging Microsoft Project Data with Other Applications
  • Working with Import/Export Maps to Select Your Project Data
  • Exchanging Data with Microsoft Excel
  • Working with Web-Enabled Project Data
  • Working with Text File Formats
  • Importing a Task List from Outlook
  • Consultants' Tips
  • 27 Manipulating Data Using Other Applications
  • Copying Data Between Applications
  • Linking Data Between Applications
  • Working with Objects
  • Placing Objects into Microsoft Project
  • Placing Objects into Other Applications
  • Consultants' Tips
  • Index.

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