Microsoft Office Project 2007 Step by Step

by Chatfield, Carl; Johnson, Timothy

• ISBN13: 9780735623057
• ISBN10: 0735623058
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-07
• Publisher: Microsoft Press

Summary

The smart way to learn Microsoft Office Project 2007-one step at a time! Work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps, practice files on CD, helpful hints, and troubleshooting tips to master the fundamentals of working with the latest version of Office Project, including information on the new, easy-to-use scenarios and reporting features. You will learn the essentials for managing time, people, and budgets for projects large and small with Office Project 2007. You will learn how to create a task list and assign resources, fine-tune your project plan, track project progress, and share and publish project information. With STEP BY STEP, you can take just the lessons you need or work from cover to cover.

Author Biography

Carl Chatfield and Timothy Johnson are the authors of every version of the popular Microsoft Project Step by Step going back to Project 2000.

Carl is a principal content project manager at Microsoft, where he oversees development of user assistance material, UI text, and web content for a range of products and services.

Table of Contents

Getting started with project	p. 2
Creating a task list	p. 36
Setting up resources	p. 58
Assigning resources to tasks	p. 76
Formatting and printing your plan	p. 96
Tracking progress on tasks	p. 120
Fine-tuning task details	p. 136
Fine-tuning resource and assignment details	p. 170
Fine-tuning the project plan	p. 190
Organizing and formatting project details	p. 216
Printing project information	p. 240
Sharing project information with other programs	p. 260
Tracking progress on tasks and assignments	p. 284
Viewing and reporting project status	p. 308
Getting your project back on track	p. 330
Applying advanced formatting	p. 350
Customizing project	p. 366
Measuring performance with earned value analysis	p. 388
Consolidating projects and resources	p. 402
Planning work with project server	p. 436
Tracking work with project server	p. 450
Managing risks, issues, and documents with project server	p. 462
Short course in project management	p. 475
What's next?	p. 483
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