Lowery / Stover Managing Projects With Microsoft Project 2000

For Windows
1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-471-43779-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 480 Seiten, E-Book

Learn proven project management strategies as you master theworld's #1 project management software
Here's a winning combination: a series of successful projectmanagement strategies that cover every phase of the process AND aninsider's guide to the most powerful and versatile projectmanagement software available anywhere. That's what you'll find inManaging Projects with Microsoft Project 2000.
A synchronized learning system helps you get with theprogram
Microsoft Project 2000 brings 21st-century power to this alreadyformidable tool. Whether you're an experienced user preparing toupgrade to Microsoft Project 2000 or an aspiring project managerwho needs to understand the big picture as you gain control of thedetails, this remarkable one-stop guide helps you make the most ofthis outstanding new program. It puts you in control of every newfeature and enhanced capability, including how to:
* SCHEDULE TASKS AND TRACK PROGRESS using task calendars,deadline dates, estimated durations, baseline and interim plans,and more
* MANAGE RESOURCES FOR BETTER TASK SCHEDULING with new methodsthat let you vary resource availability, specify materialresources, and set task priorities for resource leveling
* MODEL PROJECTS GRAPHICALLY WITH NETWORK DIAGRAM VIEW, whichoffers flexible viewing and formatting of program information in agraphical layout of tasks
* MANAGE TASKS AND RESOURCES ACROSS A WORKGROUP with MicrosoftProject Central-a Web-based companion to Microsoft Project 2000that allows for task delegation up and down organizational lines,task progress reporting, and narrative status reporting
* WORK FASTER AND SMARTER by jump-starting new products withtemplates, grouping tasks and resources, creating your own workbreakdown structure numbering scheme-and much, much more

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lowery, Gwen

Stover, Teresa

Stover, Teresa S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introducing Microsoft Project 2000.
YOUR PROJECT TAKES SHAPE.
The Elements of Project Management.
How Microsoft Project Helps You Manage Projects.
Starting a Project.
CREATING AND REFINING YOUR PROJECT.
Entering and Structuring Your Tasks.
Making Tasks Happen at the Right Time.
Assigning Resources to Tasks.
Specifying Resource and Task Costs.
Fine-Tuning Your Project.
TRACKING AND UPDATING YOUR PROJECT.
Keeping Your Project on Track.
Updating Task Information Using E-Mail.
Updating Task Information Using the Web.
REVIEWING PROJECT INFORMATION.
Viewing Your Information.
Making Your Project Look How You Want.
Printing and Publishing Basics.
Printing Views.
Printing Reports.
USING OTHER PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.
Managing Several Projects at Once.
Sharing Project Information with Other Programs.
CUSTOMIZING MICROSOFT PROJECT TOOLS.
Customizing Microsoft Project.
Glossary.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

GWEN LOWERY gained insider's knowledge as an original member ofMicrosoft Project's software documentation team. A well-knownwriter of computer hardware and software manuals, she began hercareer at Hewlett-Packard before joining Microsoft.
TERESA STOVER is a technical writing consultant and owner of StoverWriting Services. She has been a key member of the Project team atMicrosoft for four versions, including Project 2000. She hasauthored eight other books on personal computer hardware andsoftware.