Microsoft® Office Project 2007 Inside Out

Chapter 1. Introducing Microsoft Office Project 2007

• Using This Book

• Using Microsoft Project—An Overview

• What’s New in Microsoft Office Project 2007

• Learning As You Go

Let’s say you are a supremely multitasking product specialist for a small startup company. You handle research, development, material procurement, marketing, and staff development. On top of all this, you have just been assigned the responsibility of managing the project for the launch of your company’s newest product.

On the other hand, we could say that you are an accomplished project management professional who manages projects for several departments in your organization at any given time. You’re responsible for managing thousands of tasks, hitting hundreds of deadlines, and assigning ...