Appendix A Brief Guide To Microsoft Project 2010

This text only includes Appendix A, Brief Guide to Microsoft Project 2010, from Kathy Schwalbe's Revised Introduction to Project Management, Third Edition. The page numbering is the same as the original text. It was created in April 2010.

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to use Microsoft Project Professional 2016.

This appendix provides step-by-step instructions for using Microsoft Project 2013. You can download the free 60-day trial from www.microsoft.com/project.See www.intropm to access files and other information.

The most up to date features are covered for this latest Microsoft release, Project 2010. You can be certain this book helps you introduce your students to the wide array of new features this powerful, easy-to-use tool offers. Learn about powerful new ways to help your students deliver their best work.

This book is principally a Microsoft® Project book aimed at Project ManagementProfessionals who understand the PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition processesand wish to learn how to use Microsoft® Project 2010 to plan and control theirprojects in a PMBOK® Guide environment, and discover how to gain the mostfrom the software.The book is designed for users of earlier versions to upgrade their skills and fornew planners to learn the software. It starts with the basics required to create aschedule, through resource planning and on to the more advanced features. Achapter is dedicated to the new functions and it outlines the differences fromthe earlier versions throughout the book.

Laminated quick reference guide showing step-by-step instructions and shortcuts for how to use Microsoft Office Project 2010 at the intermediate level. This guide is suitable as a training handout, or simply an easy to use reference guide, for any type of user. The following topics are covered: Indenting/"Outdenting" Tasks, Hiding/Displaying Tasks under a Summary, Understanding Precedence, Using the Network Diagram, Creating/Deleting Relationships, Moving a Task in the Network Diagram, Showing Slack, Hiding Negligible Amounts of Slack, Examining the Critical Path. Filtering Tasks, Adjusting Date Constraints, Using a Deadline, Entering or Reading Task Notes. Using a Different Relationship Type, Lag & Lead Time, Changing Relationship Type or Lag, Recurring Tasks, Splitting Tasks. Adding Resources on the Fly, Noting a Resource's Vacation or Special Hours or Rate, Getting a Task Done Faster. Changing Calculation of Task Values, Permitting Overtime, Booking Additional Resources to a Task, Using Effort Driven Scheduling, Adjusting when a Resource Works, Checking Resource Usage, Determining Resource Load, Leveling Resources Quickly, Viewing Different Field Collections. Showing or Deleting a Progress Line, Monitoring Progress, Accessing a Subproject File, Communicating Plans and Progress. This guide is one of two titles available for Project 2010: Project 2010 Creating a Basic Project, Project 2010 Managing Complexity.

Microsoft Project is brimming with features to help you manage any project, large or small. But learning the software is only half the battle. What you really need is real-world guidance: how to prep your project before touching your PC, which Project tools work best, and which ones to use with care. This book explains it all, helping you go from project manager to project master. Get a project management primer. Discover what it takes to handle a project successfully Learn the program inside out. Get step-by-step instructions for Project Standard and Project Professional Build and refine your plan. Put together your team, schedule, and budget Achieve the results you want. Build realistic schedules, and learn how to keep costs under control Track your progress. Measure your performance, make course corrections, and manage changes Use Project's power tools. Customize Project's features and views, and transfer info directly between Project and other programs