Book description
Microsoft Office Project 2007 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies
This book features a companion Web site where readers can download Microsoft Project add-ins, templates, and author-generated materials. The book also features a gate-fold cheat sheet that contains myriad quick-reference information, tips, and shortcuts for reference when using Microsoft Project 2007.
The structure of the book is as follows:
Book I: Project Basics
Book II: Structure of a Project
Book III: Defining Task Details
Book IV: Establishing Task Timing
Book V: Working with Resources and Costs
Book VI: Communicating Project Information
Book VII: Resolving Problems with Your Plan
Book VIII: Tracking
Book IX: Advanced Project Topics
Book X: Project in the Enterprise Environment
Book XI: Project Case Studies
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Authors’ Acknowledgments
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Introduction
- About This Book
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How This Book Is Organized
- Book I: Project Management
- Book II: Project Basics
- Book III: Getting Your Plan in Order
- Book IV: Establishing Task Timing
- Book V: Working with Resources and Costs
- Book VI: Communicating Project Information
- Book VII: Resolving Problems in Your Plan
- Book VIII: Tracking
- Book IX: Advanced Project Topics
- Book X: The Basics of Project Server
- Glossary
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- Icons Used in This Book
- Where to Go from Here
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I. Project Management
- 1. A Project Management Overview
- 2. The Ins and Outs of Using Project
- 3. Just What Tasks Should You Include?
- 4. Exploring the Project Environment
- 5. What’s New in Project 2007
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II. Project Basics
- 1. Building a Project Plan
- 2. Creating That First Task
- 3. Exploring Task Views
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4. Working with Calendars
- The Big 4: Base, Project, Resource, and Task Calendars
- Understanding Calendar Options and Working Times
- Getting the Project Calendar Set Up
- Letting Project Guide Make Calendar Settings For You
- Making Changes to Task Calendars
- Setting Up Resource Calendars
- Creating Your Own Custom Calendar Template
- Sharing Calendars with Other Projects
- 5. Getting Help
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III. Getting Your Plan in Order
- 1. Organizing the Structure of a Project Plan
- 2. Assigning Outline Codes to Tasks
- 3. Using WBS Coding
- 4. Linking and Consolidating Projects
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IV. Establishing Task Timing
- 1. Looking at Timing
- 2. Defining What Drives Task Timing
- 3. Adding Dependencies
- 4. Working with Constraints and Deadlines
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V. Working with Resources and Costs
- 1. Creating Resources
- 2. Understanding Costs
- 3. Assigning Resources to Tasks
- 4. Tallying Costs
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VI. Communicating Project Information
- 1. Working with Views
- 2. Working with Tables
- 3. Preparing Traditional Reports
- 4. Creating Visual Reports
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VII. Resolving Problems in Your Plan
- 1. Working with Filters
- 2. Solving Resource Conflicts
- 3. Reviewing Timing and Costs
- 4. Putting Final Changes into Place
- VIII. Tracking
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IX. Advanced Project Topics
- 1. Working Your Own Way
- 2. Changing the Look of a Project
- 3. Using Macros
- 4. Importing Information into Project
- 5. Exporting Project Information
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X. The Basics of Project Server
- 1. Understanding Project Server
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2. The Project Server Administrator
- Understanding the Structure of the Project Server Database
- Reviewing Defaults
- Working with Users
- Working with Views
- Working with the Enterprise Global Template
- Creating Enterprise Custom Fields
- Establishing Enterprise Calendars
- Working with Enterprise Resources
- Loading Projects into the Project Server Database
- Managing Timesheet and Task Settings
- Customizing Project Web Access
- Checking in Enterprise Projects and Resources
- Managing Information in the Project Server Database
- Backing Up and Restoring
- Managing the Queue
- 3. Project Server and the Project Manager
- 4. Project Server and the Team Member
- Glossary
- Microsoft® Project 2007 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies®
Product information
- Title: Microsoft® Office Project 2007 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies®
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2007
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470137673
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