Microsoft Project For Dummies, 2022 Edition

click here Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Introduction About This Book What's Not in This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here Part 1: Getting Started with Project Chapter 1: Project Management, MS Project, and You Project Management Evolution What’s in a Name: Projects, Project Management, and Project Managers Introducing Microsoft Project Getting to Know You Tell Me What You Want to Do Chapter 2: Starting the Project Creating the Project Charter Introducing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Organizing the Work Starting the Project Chapter 3: Becoming a Task Master Creating Summary Tasks and Subtasks Moving Tasks Up, Down, and All Around Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Collapsing and Expanding the Task Outline Showing Up Again and Again: Recurring Tasks Setting Milestones Deleting Tasks and Using Inactive Tasks Making a Task Note Chapter 4: The Codependent Nature of Tasks How Tasks Become Dependent Setting the Dependency Connection Chapter 5: Estimating Task Time You’re in It for the Duration Estimating Effort and Duration Controlling Timing with Constraints Starting and Pausing Tasks Chapter 6: Check Out This View! A Project with a View More Detail about Views Customizing Views Part 2: Managing Resources Chapter 7: Creating Resources Resources: People, Places, and Things Becoming Resource-Full The Birth of a Resource Managing Resource Availability Sharing Resources Chapter 8: Working with Calendars Mastering Base, Project, Resource, and Task Calendars Scheduling with Calendar Options and Working Times Working with Task Calendars and Resource Calendars Creating a Custom Calendar Template Sharing Copies of Calendars Chapter 9: Assigning Resources Finding the Right Resource Making a Useful Assignation Benefitting from a Helpful Planner Chapter 10: Determining a Project’s Cost How Do Costs Accrue? Specifying Cost Information in the Project Part 3: Before You Baseline Chapter 11: Fine-Tuning Your Plan Everything Filters to the Bottom Line Gathering Information in Groups Figuring Out What’s Driving the Project Chapter 12: Negotiating Project Constraints It’s about Time Getting What You Want for Less The Resource Recourse Rescheduling the Project Chapter 13: Making the Project Look Good Looking Good! Formatting the Gantt Chart Formatting Network Diagram Boxes Adjusting the Layout Modifying Gridlines Recognizing When a Picture Can Say It All Creating a Custom Text Field Chapter 14: It All Begins with a Baseline All about Baselines In the Interim Part 4: Staying on Track Chapter 15: On the Right Track Tracking Views Moving a Task Update Project: Sweeping Changes Tracking Materials Tracking More than One Project Chapter 16: Project Views: Observing Progress Seeing Where Tasks Stand Delving into the Detail Tracking Progress Using Earned Value Management Calculating behind the Scenes Chapter 17: You’re Behind — Now What? Using Project with Risk and Issue Logs What-If Scenarios How Adding People or Time Affects the Project When All Else Fails Chapter 18: Spreading the News: Reporting Generating Standard Reports Creating New Reports Fine-Tuning a Report Spiffing Things Up Calling the Printer! Working on the Timeline Part 5: Working with Sprints Projects Chapter 19: Setting Up a Sprints Project Creating a Sprints Project Enjoying a Whole New View Adding Information to Tasks Prioritizing Tasks Inserting a Sprints Project into a Plan-Driven Project Chapter 20: Tracking a Sprints Project Viewing Your Sprints Project Data Creating Sprints Reports Chapter 21: Getting Better All the Time Reviewing the Project Comparing Versions of a Project Building on Success Part 6: The Part of Tens Chapter 22: Ten Golden Rules of Project Management Roll with It Put Your Ducks in a Row Expect the Unexpected Don’t Put Off until Tomorrow … Delegate, Delegate, Delegate Document It Keep the Team in the Loop Measure Success Maintain a Flexible Strategy Learn from Your Mistakes Chapter 23: Ten Cool Shortcuts in Project Task Information Resource Information Frequently Used Functions Subtasks Quick Selections Fill Down Navigation Hours to Years Timeline Shortcuts Quick Undo Glossary Index About the Author Advertisement Page Connect with Dummies End User License Agreement