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Microsoft Office Project 2003 : Step by step / Carl Chatfield and Timothy Johnson.

By: Chatfield, Carl S, 1964- [author].
Contributor(s): Johnson, Timothy D, 1962- [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Step by step (Redmond, Wash.): Publisher: Redmond, WA : Microsoft, 2003Copyright date: ©2004Description: xlv, 512 pages : illustrations (some color) 24 cm. +.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0735619557 (paperback); 9780735619555 (paperback).Subject(s): Microsoft Project | Project management -- Computer programsDDC classification: 658.4040285536
Contents:
I: Managing a simple project -- Getting started with project -- Creating a task list -- Setting up resources -- Assigning resources to tasks -- Formatting and printing your plan -- Tracking progress on tasks -- II: Advanced project scheduling -- Fine-tuning task details -- Fine-tuning resource and assignment details -- Fine-tuning the project plan -- Organizing and formatting project details -- Printing project information -- Publishing project information online -- Sharing project information with other programs -- Tracking progress on tasks and assignments -- Viewing and reporting project status -- Getting your project back on track -- III: Special subjects -- Applying advanced formatting -- Customizing project -- Measuring performance with earned value analysis -- Consolidating projects and resources -- IV: Introducing project server -- Planning work with project server -- Tracking work with project server -- Managing risks, issues and documents with project server.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Experience learning made easy--and quickly teach yourself how to manage project resources, schedules, and scope with Project 2003. With STEP BY STEP, you can take just the lessons you need, or work from cover to cover. Either way, you drive the instruction--building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!

Learn how to develop and present your project plan Master the tools for managing schedules and resources effectively Identify critical paths and manage multiple dependencies Track progress and costs--and make real-time adjustments Work better together--coordinating projects online with Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Plus, sharpen your project management skills with the quick course in the Appendix!

Practice your skills using the files on CD!

Your Microsoft Office System Reference Pack on CD includes:

Twenty-five templates straight from the Microsoft Office team Microsoft Office System Quick Reference eBook Insider's Guide to Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 eBook--describes new notetaking features in Office Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition, eBook--10,000+ entries! Introducing the Tablet PC eBook Complete STEP BY STEP eBook Skill-building practice files

For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I: Managing a simple project -- Getting started with project -- Creating a task list -- Setting up resources -- Assigning resources to tasks -- Formatting and printing your plan -- Tracking progress on tasks -- II: Advanced project scheduling -- Fine-tuning task details -- Fine-tuning resource and assignment details -- Fine-tuning the project plan -- Organizing and formatting project details -- Printing project information -- Publishing project information online -- Sharing project information with other programs -- Tracking progress on tasks and assignments -- Viewing and reporting project status -- Getting your project back on track -- III: Special subjects -- Applying advanced formatting -- Customizing project -- Measuring performance with earned value analysis -- Consolidating projects and resources -- IV: Introducing project server -- Planning work with project server -- Tracking work with project server -- Managing risks, issues and documents with project server.

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: IBM PC or compatible system with pentium 133 MHz processor; Windows 2000 with SP3 or Windows XP or later operating system.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • What's New in Microsoft Office Project 2003 (p. ix)
  • Getting Help (p. xi)
  • Getting Help with This Book and Its CD-ROM (p. xi)
  • Getting Help with Microsoft Office Project 2003 (p. xi)
  • Using the Book's CD-ROM (p. xiii)
  • What's on the CD-ROM (p. xiii)
  • System Requirements (p. xiii)
  • Installing the Practice Files (p. xiv)
  • Using the Practice Files (p. xv)
  • Uninstalling the Practice Files (p. xvi)
  • Conventions and Features (p. xvii)
  • Quick Reference (p. xix)
  • Chapter 1 Getting Started with Project (p. xix)
  • Chapter 2 Creating a Task List (p. xx)
  • Chapter 3 Setting Up Resources (p. xxi)
  • Chapter 4 Assigning Resources to Tasks (p. xxii)
  • Chapter 5 Formatting and Printing Your Plan (p. xxiii)
  • Chapter 6 Tracking Progress on Tasks (p. xxiv)
  • Chapter 7 Fine-Tuning Task Details (p. xxvi)
  • Chapter 8 Fine-Tuning Resource and Assignment Details (p. xxviii)
  • Chapter 9 Fine-Tuning the Project Plan (p. xxx)
  • Chapter 10 Organizing and Formatting Project Details (p. xxxi)
  • Chapter 11 Printing Project Information (p. xxxii)
  • Chapter 12 Publishing Project Information Online (p. xxxiii)
  • Chapter 13 Sharing Project Information with Other Programs (p. xxxiv)
  • Chapter 14 Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments (p. xxxv)
  • Chapter 15 Viewing and Reporting Project Status (p. xxxv)
  • Chapter 16 Getting Your Project Back on Track (p. xxxvii)
  • Chapter 17 Applying Advanced Formatting (p. xxxvii)
  • Chapter 18 Customizing Project (p. xxxviii)
  • Chapter 19 Measuring Performance with Earned Value Analysis (p. xxxix)
  • Chapter 20 Consolidating Projects and Resources (p. xl)
  • Chapter 21 Planning Work with Project Server (p. xlii)
  • Chapter 22 Tracking Work with Project Server (p. xliii)
  • Chapter 23 Managing Risks, Issues, and Documents with Project Server (p. xliv)
  • I Managing a Simple Project
  • 1 Getting Started with Project (p. 2)
  • Managing Your Projects with Project (p. 4)
  • Starting Project Standard (p. 6)
  • Starting Project Professional (p. 10)
  • Exploring Views (p. 15)
  • Exploring Reports (p. 21)
  • Creating a New Project Plan (p. 23)
  • Setting Nonworking Days (p. 26)
  • Entering Project Properties (p. 29)
  • 2 Creating a Task List (p. 32)
  • Entering Tasks (p. 33)
  • Estimating Durations (p. 36)
  • Entering a Milestone (p. 40)
  • Organizing Tasks into Phases (p. 41)
  • Linking Tasks (p. 43)
  • Documenting Tasks (p. 48)
  • Checking the Plan's Duration (p. 51)
  • 3 Setting Up Resources (p. 54)
  • Setting Up People Resources (p. 55)
  • Setting Up Equipment Resources (p. 60)
  • Setting Up Material Resources (p. 62)
  • Entering Resource Pay Rates (p. 64)
  • Adjusting Working Time for Individual Resources (p. 66)
  • Documenting Resources (p. 69)
  • 4 Assigning Resources to Tasks (p. 70)
  • Assigning Resources to Tasks (p. 72)
  • Assigning Additional Resources to a Task (p. 76)
  • Assigning Material Resources to Tasks (p. 82)
  • 5 Formatting and Printing Your Plan (p. 84)
  • Creating a Custom Gantt Chart View (p. 86)
  • Drawing on a Gantt Chart (p. 92)
  • Formatting Text in a View (p. 94)
  • Formatting and Printing Reports (p. 99)
  • 6 Tracking Progress on Tasks (p. 106)
  • Saving a Project Baseline (p. 108)
  • Tracking a Project as Scheduled (p. 111)
  • Entering a Task's Completion Percentage (p. 112)
  • Entering Actual Values for Tasks (p. 114)
  • II Advanced Project Scheduling
  • 7 Fine-Tuning Task Details (p. 122)
  • Adjusting Task Relationships (p. 123)
  • Setting Task Constraints (p. 128)
  • Viewing the Project's Critical Path (p. 133)
  • Interrupting Work on a Task (p. 135)
  • Adjusting Working Time for Individual Tasks (p. 138)
  • Changing Task Types (p. 140)
  • Entering Deadline Dates (p. 144)
  • Entering Fixed Costs (p. 147)
  • Setting Up a Recurring Task (p. 148)
  • 8 Fine-Tuning Resource and Assignment Details (p. 154)
  • Entering Multiple Pay Rates for a Resource (p. 155)
  • Setting Up Pay Rates to Apply at Different Times (p. 157)
  • Setting Up Resource Availability to Apply at Different Times (p. 159)
  • Delaying the Start of Assignments (p. 161)
  • Applying Contours to Assignments (p. 163)
  • Applying Different Cost Rates to Assignments (p. 166)
  • Entering Material Resource Consumption Rates (p. 167)
  • 9 Fine-Tuning the Project Plan (p. 172)
  • Examining Resource Allocations over Time (p. 173)
  • Manually Resolving Resource Overallocations (p. 180)
  • Leveling Overallocated Resources (p. 184)
  • Examining Project Costs (p. 190)
  • Checking the Project's Finish Date (p. 192)
  • 10 Organizing and Formatting Project Details (p. 196)
  • Sorting Project Details (p. 197)
  • Grouping Project Details (p. 202)
  • Filtering Project Details (p. 206)
  • Customizing Tables (p. 210)
  • Customizing Views (p. 214)
  • 11 Printing Project Information (p. 220)
  • Printing Your Project Plan (p. 221)
  • Printing Views (p. 228)
  • Printing Reports (p. 234)
  • 12 Publishing Project Information Online (p. 240)
  • Copying Project Information as a GIF Image (p. 242)
  • Saving Project Information as a Web Page (p. 245)
  • Changing the Look of a Project Web Page (p. 249)
  • 13 Sharing Project Information with Other Programs (p. 254)
  • Copying and Pasting with Project (p. 256)
  • Generating a Project Summary Report for Word, PowerPoint, or Visio (p. 259)
  • Opening Other File Formats in Project (p. 264)
  • Saving to Other File Formats from Project (p. 270)
  • 14 Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments (p. 276)
  • Updating a Baseline (p. 278)
  • Tracking Actual and Remaining Values for Tasks and Assignments (p. 282)
  • Tracking Timephased Actual Work for Tasks and Assignments (p. 290)
  • Rescheduling Incomplete Work (p. 295)
  • 15 Viewing and Reporting Project Status (p. 300)
  • Identifying Tasks That Have Slipped (p. 302)
  • Examining Task Costs (p. 308)
  • Examining Resource Costs (p. 313)
  • Reporting Project Cost Variance with a Stoplight View (p. 317)
  • 16 Getting Your Project Back on Track (p. 322)
  • Troubleshooting Time and Schedule Problems (p. 324)
  • Troubleshooting Cost and Resource Problems (p. 330)
  • Troubleshooting Scope-of-Work Problems (p. 334)
  • III Special Subjects
  • 17 Applying Advanced Formatting (p. 342)
  • Formatting Bar Styles in a Gantt Chart View (p. 343)
  • Formatting the Network Diagram View (p. 350)
  • Formatting the Calendar View (p. 353)
  • 18 Customizing Project (p. 358)
  • Working with the Organizer (p. 359)
  • Recording Macros (p. 365)
  • Editing Macros (p. 369)
  • Customizing a Toolbar (p. 374)
  • 19 Measuring Performance with Earned Value Analysis (p. 380)
  • Viewing Earned Value Schedule Indicators (p. 382)
  • Viewing Earned Value Cost Indicators (p. 385)
  • 20 Consolidating Projects and Resources (p. 390)
  • Creating a Resource Pool (p. 392)
  • Viewing Assignment Details in a Resource Pool (p. 397)
  • Updating Assignments in a Sharer Plan (p. 399)
  • Updating a Resource's Information in a Resource Pool (p. 400)
  • Updating All Projects' Working Times in a Resource Pool (p. 401)
  • Linking New Project Plans to a Resource Pool (p. 404)
  • Opening a Sharer Plan and Updating a Resource Pool (p. 406)
  • Working with Consolidated Projects (p. 409)
  • Creating Dependencies Between Projects (p. 412)
  • IV Introducing Project Server
  • 21 Planning Work with Project Server (p. 418)
  • Understanding the Key Pieces of Enterprise Project Management (p. 420)
  • Building a New Plan from an Enterprise Template (p. 421)
  • Staffing an Enterprise Project with Resources (p. 427)
  • Publishing a Plan to Project Server (p. 436)
  • 22 Tracking Work with Project Server (p. 440)
  • Reporting Actual Work Through Project Web Access (p. 441)
  • Reporting Actual Work Through Outlook (p. 446)
  • Handling Actuals from Resources (p. 450)
  • Keeping Stakeholders Informed (p. 455)
  • 23 Managing Risks, Issues, and Documents with Project Server (p. 462)
  • Managing Risks (p. 464)
  • Managing Issues (p. 467)
  • Managing Documents (p. 469)
  • V Appendixes
  • A A Short Course in Project Management (p. 475)
  • Understanding What Defines a Project (p. 475)
  • The Project Triangle: Seeing Projects in Terms of Time, Cost, and Scope (p. 476)
  • Time, Cost, and Scope: Managing Project Constraints (p. 478)
  • Managing Your Projects with Project (p. 481)
  • B What's Next? (p. 483)
  • Joining a Project Learning Community (p. 483)
  • Joining a Project Management Learning Community (p. 484)
  • Final Words (p. 484)
  • Glossary (p. 485)
  • Index (p. 497)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Carl Chatfield is the co-author of Microsoft Project 2000 Step by Step and Microsoft Project Version 2002 Step by Step, both from Microsoft Press. Carl is the User Assistance Manager for Office Project at Microsoft Corporation. He is a certified Project Management Professional with extensive knowledge of Office Project as well as specific usability issues.