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Microsoft Project 2019 For Dummies

Author Cynthia Snyder Dionisio
Release Date: 2019/02/01
ISBN: 9781119565123
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Book Description

Keep projects on track

Microsoft Project 2019 is a powerhouse project management, portfolio management, and resource management tool. Whether you’re a full-time project manager or manage projects as part of a larger set of duties, Microsoft Project 2019 For Dummies will get you thinking and operating at the level of a project management guru.

Written by a noted project management pro, this book covers the ins and outs of Microsoft Project. Throughout the book, you’ll find project management best practices and tips for keeping any project on schedule and under budget.

  • Reference the full set of Microsoft Project 2019 features
  • Learn to think like a project management professional
  • Get into the nuts and bolts of Project for better productivity
  • Create a task schedule that keeps a project moving
  • Identify the golden rules that keep projects on track

With Microsoft Project 2019 For Dummies, you’ll soon get a grip on all the powerful features of this popular project management software. No matter your level of training or experience, this book will show you how improve your project management with Microsoft Project 2019.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Introduction
    1. About This Book
    2. Foolish Assumptions
    3. Icons Used in This Book
    4. Beyond the Book
    5. Where to Go from Here
  3. Part 1: Getting Started with Project 2019
    1. Chapter 1: Project Management, Project 2019, and You
      1. Introducing Project Management
      2. Getting to Know You
      3. Tell Me What You Want to Do
    2. Chapter 2: Starting the Project
      1. Creating the Project Charter
      2. Introducing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
      3. Organizing the Work
      4. Starting the Project
      5. Saving the Project
    3. Chapter 3: Becoming a Task Master
      1. Creating Summary Tasks and Subtasks
      2. Moving Tasks Up, Down, and All Around
      3. Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Collapsing and Expanding the Task Outline
      4. Showing Up Again and Again: Recurring Tasks
      5. Setting Milestones
      6. Deleting Tasks and Using Inactive Tasks
      7. Making a Task Note
    4. Chapter 4: The Codependent Nature of Tasks
      1. How Tasks Become Dependent
      2. Setting the Dependency Connection
    5. Chapter 5: Estimating Task Time
      1. You’re in It for the Duration
      2. Estimating Effort and Duration
      3. Controlling Timing with Constraints
      4. Starting and Pausing Tasks
    6. Chapter 6: Check Out This View!
      1. A Project with a View
      2. More Detail about Views
      3. Customizing Views
  4. Part 2: Managing Resources
    1. Chapter 7: Creating Resources
      1. Resources: People, Places, and Things
      2. Becoming Resource-Full
      3. The Birth of a Resource
      4. Managing Resource Availability
      5. Sharing Resources
    2. Chapter 8: Working with Calendars
      1. Mastering Base, Project, Resource, and Task Calendars
      2. Scheduling with Calendar Options and Working Times
      3. Working with Task Calendars and Resource Calendars
      4. Creating a Custom Calendar Template
      5. Sharing Copies of Calendars
    3. Chapter 9: Assigning Resources
      1. Finding the Right Resource
      2. Making a Useful Assignation
      3. Benefitting from a Helpful Planner
    4. Chapter 10: Determining a Project’s Cost
      1. How Do Costs Accrue?
      2. Specifying Cost Information in the Project
      3. How Your Settings Affect Your Costs
  5. Part 3: Before You Baseline
    1. Chapter 11: Fine-Tuning Your Plan
      1. Everything Filters to the Bottom Line
      2. Gathering Information in Groups
      3. Figuring Out What’s Driving the Project
    2. Chapter 12: Negotiating Project Constraints
      1. It’s about Time
      2. Getting What You Want for Less
      3. The Resource Recourse
      4. Rescheduling the Project
    3. Chapter 13: Making the Project Look Good
      1. Looking Good!
      2. Formatting the Gantt Chart
      3. Formatting Task Boxes
      4. Adjusting the Layout
      5. Modifying Gridlines
      6. Recognizing When a Picture Can Say It All
      7. Creating a Custom Text Field
    4. Chapter 14: It All Begins with a Baseline
      1. All about Baselines
      2. In the Interim
  6. Part 4: Staying on Track
    1. Chapter 15: On the Right Track
      1. Developing a Communications Management Plan
      2. Tracking Work for the Record
      3. Moving a Task
      4. Update Project: Sweeping Changes
      5. Tracking Materials
      6. Tracking More Than One: Consolidated Projects
    2. Chapter 16: Project Views: Observing Progress
      1. Seeing Where Tasks Stand
      2. Delving into the Detail
      3. Tracking Progress Using Earned Value Management
      4. Calculating Behind the Scenes
    3. Chapter 17: You’re Behind — Now What?
      1. Using Project with Risk and Issue Logs
      2. What-If Scenarios
      3. How Adding People or Time Affects the Project
      4. When All Else Fails
    4. Chapter 18: Spreading the News: Reporting
      1. Generating Standard Reports
      2. Creating New Reports
      3. Fine-Tuning a Report
      4. Spiffing Things Up
      5. Call the Printer!
      6. Working on the Timeline
    5. Chapter 19: Getting Better All the Time
      1. Reviewing the Project
      2. Comparing Versions of a Project
      3. Building on Success
  7. Part 5: The Part of Tens
    1. Chapter 20: Ten Golden Rules of Project Management
      1. Roll with It
      2. Put Your Ducks in a Row
      3. Expect the Unexpected
      4. Don’t Put Off until Tomorrow …
      5. Delegate, Delegate, Delegate
      6. Document It
      7. Keep the Team in the Loop
      8. Measure Success
      9. Maintain a Flexible Strategy
      10. Learn from Your Mistakes
    2. Chapter 21: Ten Cool Shortcuts in Project 2019
      1. Task Information
      2. Resource Information
      3. Frequently Used Functions
      4. Subtasks
      5. Quick Selections
      6. Fill Down
      7. Navigation
      8. Hours to Years
      9. Timeline Shortcuts
      10. Quick Undo and Repeat
  8. Appendix: Glossary
  9. Index
  10. About the Author
  11. Connect with Dummies
  12. End User License Agreement
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