Mastering Microsoft Project 2002
Mastering Microsoft Project 2002
ISBN: 0782141471
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 241
Pages: 241
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- Mastering Microsoft Project 2002
- Introduction
- Conventions Used in This Book
- We d Love to Hear from You
- Part I: Introducing Microsoft Project 2002
- Chapter 1: Project 2002 Basics
- Understanding Project Management
- Project Management Tools
- Project 2002 Editions and Architecture
- What s New in Project 2002
- What s Next
- Chapter 2: Understanding Project Management
- Analyzing Project Activities
- Identifying Tasks and Times
- Estimating Project Costs
- Developing the Project Schedule
- Determining Performance Standards
- Communicating Project Information
- Managing Project Security
- What s Next
- Chapter 3: Understanding Project Management Tasks
- Getting Started
- Monitoring Project Progress
- Analyzing Project Variances
- Project Reporting
- What s Next
- Chapter 4: Project 2002 Quickstart
- Building a Project
- Tracking and Managing a Project
- Closing the Project
- What s Next
- Part II: Creating a Project from Start to Finish
- Chapter 5: Working in Project 2002
- Exploring the Project 2002 Application Window
- Getting Help in Project 2002
- Opening an Existing File
- Saving Project Files
- Printing in Project
- Closing Project Files
- What s Next
- Chapter 6: Building a New Project
- The Office Decentralization Project
- Defining the Project Calendar
- Setting Project Properties
- What s Next
- Chapter 7: Entering Project Tasks
- Types of Tasks
- Planning Project Tasks
- Working with Tasks in Gantt Chart View
- Entering Tasks in Other Views
- A Quick Look at Spelling and Corrections
- What s Next
- Chapter 8: Scheduling and Linking Project Tasks
- Creating a Project Schedule
- Establishing Links
- Modifying Task Relationships
- Allowing for Task Delays and Overlaps
- Splitting Tasks
- Constraining Tasks
- What s Next
- Chapter 9: Defining Project Resources and Costs
- Understanding Resource Tracking
- Estimating Resource Requirements
- Entering Resource Information in Project
- Entering Other Cost Information
- Viewing and Printing Resources and Costs
- What s Next
- Chapter 10: Assigning and Scheduling Resources and Costs
- Working with Resources and Assignments
- Changing the Way Project Recalculates
- Assigning Resources
- Reviewing Assignments
- Contouring Assignments
- What s Next
- Chapter 11: Preparing Your Project for Publication
- Identifying Overallocations
- Resource Leveling
- Preparing for Project Sign-Off
- What s Next
- Chapter 12: Tracking Project Progress
- Updating Tasks with Actual Data
- Reviewing Variances from the Baseline
- Viewing and Printing Summary Reports
- Keeping the Project on Track
- What s Next
- Part III: Juggling and Managing Projects
- Chapter 13: Assessing and Managing Risks
- Assessing Risk
- Using PERT to Estimate Duration
- Viewing the Critical Path
- What s Next
- Chapter 14: Sharing Resources and Tasks among Multiple Projects
- Working with Multiple Projects at Once
- Understanding Master and Subprojects
- Linking Tasks That Cross Projects
- Using Resources from Another Project or Resource Pool
- Sharing Resources Across the Enterprise
- What s Next
- Chapter 15: Communicating Project Information
- Understanding Project Communication
- Communicating from Microsoft Project
- Using E-Mail to Communicate Project Information
- Sending and Receiving Workgroup Messages
- Customizing Workgroup Messages
- What s Next
- Part IV: Evaluating and Analyzing Project Data
- Chapter 16: Using Views to Evaluate Data
- Calendar View
- Other Task Views
- Resource Views
- Examining Data with Tables
- Formatting, Creating, and Saving Views
- Using the Organizer to Import Views--and Other Elements
- Sorting, Filtering, and Grouping
- What s Next
- Chapter 17: Using Reports to Analyze Data
- Setting Up the Printed Page
- Printing a View
- Using and Managing Reports
- Customizing Reports
- Creating a New Report
- What s Next
- Chapter 18: Importing and Exporting Project Data
- Import and Export Basics
- Importing Non-Project Data
- Importing Data from Specific Applications
- Exporting Data from Project
- Converting, Linking, and Embedding with Project
- What s Next
- Chapter 19: Closing a Project
- To Close or Not to Close
- Closing a Project
- Preparing for the Next Project
- What s Next
- Part V: Using Microsoft Project Server
- Chapter 20: Installing and Administering Microsoft Project Server
- Introducing Project Server
- Installing Project Server
- Logging On to Project Server
- Configuring and Administering Project Server
- What s Next
- Chapter 21: Using Project Server 2002 for Enterprise-Wide Projects
- Planning an Enterprise-Wide Project
- Logging Into Project Server from Project Professional
- Using the Enterprise Management Features
- Managing Enterprise Projects
- Managing Enterprise Resources
- What s Next
- Chapter 22: Using Web Access for Group Projects
- Introducing Project Web Access
- Accessing Web Access
- Working from the Home Page
- Managing Tasks and Assignments
- Viewing and Managing Projects
- Managing Resources and Assignments
- Updating Project Status
- Viewing Project Updates
- Tracking Issues
- Using the Document Library
- What s Next
- Part VI: Customizing and Automating Project 2002
- Chapter 23: Customizing Project 2002
- Setting Project Options
- Customizing Toolbars and Menu Bars
- Creating and Using Custom Project Templates
- Working with the Organizer
- What s Next
- Chapter 24: Creating Project 2002 Macros
- Creating a Macro
- Running Macros--Manually
- Editing Macro Code
- Deleting Macros
- Adding Macros to Menus and Toolbars
- Protecting Against Macro Viruses
- What s Next
- Chapter 25: Customizing Fields and Forms
- Working with Custom Fields
- Using Custom Outline Codes
- Creating Custom Forms
- What s Next
- Chapter 26: Automating Project 2002 with VBA
- What Is Visual Basic?
- Understanding the VB Editor
- Writing Programs with VBA
- Understanding Parts and Functions of VBA Code
- VBA Operators
- Structures Used in VB Code
- Using Message Boxes
- Using Input Boxes
- What s Next
- Chapter 27: Advanced Programming in Project 2002
- About the Custom Applications
- Understanding the Project Object Model
- Creating User Forms
- Creating Project Applications
- A Final Word
- Appendix: Resources
- Project Management Tools
- General Project Management Sites
- Glossary
- A-B
- C
- D-E
- F-I
- L-M
- N-P
- Q-S
- T-V
- W-Z
- Index
- Index_B
- Index_C
- Index_D
- Index_E
- Index_F
- Index_G
- Index_H
- Index_I
- Index_J
- Index_K
- Index_L
- Index_M
- Index_N
- Index_O
- Index_P
- Index_Q
- Index_R
- Index_S
- Index_T
- Index_U
- Index_V
- Index_W
- Index_X
- Index_Z
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Listings
- List of Sidebars
Mastering Microsoft Project 2002
ISBN: 0782141471
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 241
Pages: 241