1. Introduction to Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2013

In This Chapter

What is Project 2013?

How can Project 2013 help you?

Basic concepts of Project 2013

Project 2013 versions and which one you need

What’s new in Project 2013

This chapter helps you understand what Project 2013 does as an application, and how it can help you do your job of tracking your work efforts. It also reviews the basic elements of the Project 2013 data structure (tasks, resources, assignments), as well as going over what is new and improved in the 2013 version.

So here’s a common scenario: You’ve been put in charge of a major project in your organization. The project started off pretty straightforward but has grown too big for the system of sticky ...

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