Special Edition Using Microsoft® Project 2002

What Microsoft Project 2002 Can Do for You

Microsoft Project 2002 helps you achieve project goals on time and within budget. Computer software can aid significantly in project management, as a tool for recording, calculating, analyzing, and preparing presentations to help communicate the details of the project. How-ever, Microsoft Project cannot produce or even guarantee a successful project plan any more than Microsoft Word can produce or guarantee a successful book. Still, in a number of ways, Microsoft Project can be invaluable in planning and managing projects:

• Microsoft Project helps you develop a better plan— Because the software requires you to specify precisely the tasks necessary for meeting the project goal, you must think carefully ...