Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Project 2000 in 24 Hours

Tim Pyron

466 pages, parution le 25/04/2000

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Résumé

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will be up and running with Microsoft Project 2000. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon the previous one, allowing you to learn the essentials of Project 2000 from the ground up.

Quickly get started entering task information into Project
Link tasks into sequence to establish a task flow
Keep projects up-to-date with Project's updating tools
Track resources and costs with Project's flexible tracking tools
Define standard and custom calendars for greater schedule realism
Take advantage of Project's versatile views to get a grasp on "the big picture"
Anticipate and avoid potential scheduling roadblocks before they occur
Use Project to schedule and track tasks across local or remote workgroups using email and the Web
Print a wide range of reports to communicate clearly with other team members
Expertly troubleshoot scheduling conflicts

Table of contents

Introduction
Part I: Getting Started with a Project: Hour 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Project 2000; Hour 2: Becoming an Instant Project Guru; Hour 3: Starting a New Project and Working with Tasks
Part II: Developing a Timeline: Hour 4: Starting the Scheduling Process; Hour 5: Defining When Project Can Schedule Tasks; Hour 6: Linking Tasks in the Correct Sequence; Hour 7: Working with Deadlines and Constraints
Part III: Displaying and Printing Your Schedule: Hour 8: Working with Other Task Views; Hour 9: Formatting Views; Hour 10: Finalizing and Printing Your Schedule
Part IV: Assigning Resources and Costs to Tasks: Hour 11: Defining Resources and Costs; Hour 12: Mastering Resource Scheduling in Microsoft Project; Hour 13: Assigning Resources and Costs to Tasks; Hour 14: Editing Resource Assignments; Hour 15: Resolving Resource Allocation Problems
Part V: Finalizing and Publishing Your Plan
Hour 16: Fine-Tuning the Project Plan
Hour 17: Printing Resource Details and Customizing Reports
Hour 18: Creating Custom Views: Hour 19: Publishing Projects on the Web or an Intranet

L'auteur - Tim Pyron

Tim Pyron is an information systems manager for Productivity Point International in San Antonio, TX, a leading provider of computer training ad support services in North America. He provides consulting services and conducts training in Microsoft Project and in spreadsheet and database applications. Tim's previous Microsoft Project books include Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Project 98 in 24 Hours and Special Edition Using Microsoft Project 98.