Microsoft^® Office Project^® 2003 Bible

by Elaine Marmel (Tampa, FL, Marmel Enterprises, Inc. )

• ISBN13: 9780764559112
• ISBN10: 0764559117
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

A comprehensive, soup-to-nuts resource that shows business people how to master the latest version of this popular project-management software Begins with an overview of project management basics and moves on to showing how to create a new project, track a project's progress, and work in groups More advanced topics discussed include customizing Project, using macros, and importing and exporting information Includes coverage of building tasks, using views, modifying the appearance of a project, and resolving scheduling and resource problems, plus new sample projects and a new chapter on using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and VBScript with Project Provides expanded coverage of Project Server-installation, hardware and software requirements, and software configurations-all needed to ensure that Project Server is administered and used effectively CD-ROM includes sample projects, bonus appendixes, and demo software.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Part I: Project Management Basics.

Chapter 1: The Nature of Projects.

Chapter 2: Exploring the Microsoft Project Environment.

Part II: Getting Your Project Going.

Chapter 3: Creating a New Project.

Chapter 4: Building Tasks.

Chapter 5: Creating Resources and Assigning Costs.

Part III: Refining Your Project.

Chapter 6: Understanding the Basics of Views.

Chapter 7: Using Views to Gain Perspective.

Chapter 8: Modifying the Appearance of Your Project.

Chapter 9: Resolving Scheduling Problems.

Chapter 10: Resolving Resource Problems.

Part IV: Tracking Your Progress.

Chapter 11: Understanding Tracking.

Chapter 12: Recording Actuals.

Chapter 13: Reporting on Progress.

Chapter 14: Analyzing Financial Progress.

Part V: Working in Groups.

Chapter 15: Coordinating Multiple Projects Outside Project Server.

Chapter 16: Using Project in an E-mail Workgroup.

Part VI: Project, Project Web Access, and Project Server.

Chapter 17: Preparing to Use Project Server.

Chapter 18: Installing and Configuring Project Server.

Chapter 19: Organizational Roles and Project Server: The Administrator.

Chapter 20: Organizational Roles and Project Server: The Project/Resource Manager.

Chapter 21: Organizational Roles and Project Server: The Day-to-Day User.

Chapter 22: Organizational Roles and Project Server: The Executive.

Part VII: Advanced Microsoft Project.

Chapter 23: Customizing Microsoft Project.

Chapter 24: Using Macros to Speed Your Work.

Chapter 25: Customizing Microsoft Project Using VBA and Active Scripting.

Chapter 26: Importing and Exporting Project Information.

Chapter 27: Project Case Studies.

Part VIII: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Whata??s on the CD-ROM.

Appendix B: Project Management Worksheet.

Appendix C: Available Fields and Functions for Custom Field Formulas.

Appendix D: Project Management Resources.

Glossary.

Index.

License Agreement.