Microsoft Office Project 2003 Inside Out
Microsoft Office Project 2003 Inside Out
ISBN: 0735619581
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 268
Pages: 268
Authors: Teresa S. Stover
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- Microsoft Office Project 2003 Inside Out
- About the CD
- Using the CD
- System Requirements
- Support Information
- Conventions and FeaturesUsed in This Book
- Part I: Project Fundamentals
- Chapter 1: Introducing 2003Microsoft Project
- Using this Book
- Using Microsoft Project - An Overview
- What s New in Microsoft Project 2003
- Learning As You Go
- Chapter 2: Understanding Project Projects and Management
- Understanding Project Management Basics
- Understanding Project Management Processes
- Facilitating Your Project with Microsoft Project
- Understanding Project Stakeholders
- Keys to Successful Project Management
- Part II: Developing the Project Plan
- Chapter 3: Starting a New Project
- Focusing the Project Vision
- Creating a New Project Plan
- Entering Tasks
- Sequencing and Organizing Tasks
- Organizing Tasks into an Outline
- Setting Up Your Work Breakdown Structure
- Adding Supplementary Information to Tasks
- Chapter 4: Viewing Project Information
- Understanding Project Information Categories
- Accessing Your Project Information
- Using Tables
- Using Fields
- Rearranging Your Project Information
- Arranging Your Microsoft Project Workspace
- Navigating to a Specific Location in a View
- Chapter 5: Scheduling Tasks
- Setting Task Durations
- Establishing Task Dependencies
- Scheduling Tasks to Achieve Specific Dates
- Setting Deadline Reminders
- Creating Milestones in Your Schedule
- Working with Task Calendars
- Chapter 6: Setting Up Resources in the Project
- Understanding the Impact of Resources in the Project Plan
- Adding Work Resources to the Project
- Adding Material Resources to the Project
- Removing a Resource from the Project
- Setting Resource Working Time Calendars
- Adding Detailed Resource Information
- Chapter 7: Assigning Resources to Tasks
- Assigning Work Resources to Tasks
- Assigning Material Resources to Tasks
- Reviewing Assignment Information
- Changing Resource Assignments
- Contouring Resource Assignments
- Chapter 8: Planning Resource and Task Costs
- Working with Costs and Budgeting
- Planning Resource Costs
- Planning Fixed Task Costs
- Reviewing Planned Costs
- Working with Multiple Currencies
- Chapter 9: Checking and Adjusting the Project Plan
- Working with the Critical Path and Critical Tasks
- Bringing in the Project Finish Date
- Reducing Project Costs
- Balancing Resource Workloads
- Changing Project Scope
- Reviewing the Impact of Changes
- Obtaining Buyoff on the Project Plan
- Part III: Tracking Progress
- Chapter 10: Saving a Baseline and Updating Progress
- Saving Original Plan Information Using a Baseline
- Updating Task Progress
- Chapter 11: Responding to Changes in Your Project
- Monitoring and Adjusting the Schedule
- Monitoring and Adjusting Costs
- Monitoring and Adjusting Resource Workload
- Part IV: Reporting and Analysis
- Chapter 12: Reporting Project Information
- Establishing Your Communications Plan
- Setting Up and Printing Views
- Generating Reports
- Revising a Built-in Report
- Building a Custom Report
- Generating Reports from Project XML Data
- Publishing Project Information to the Web
- Chapter 13: Analyzing Project Information
- Analyzing Progress and Costs Using Earned Value
- Calculating Project Information in Microsoft Excel
- Part V: Managing Multiple Projects
- Chapter 14: Managing Master Projects and Resource Pools
- Structuring Master Projects with Subprojects
- Consolidating Project Information
- Sharing Resources Using a Resource Pool
- Chapter 15: Exchanging Information Between Project Plans
- Linking Information Between Project Plans
- Copying and Moving Information Between Projects
- Copying Project Elements Using the Organizer
- Part VI: Integrating Microsoft Project with Other Programs
- Chapter 16: Exchanging Information with Other Applications
- Copying Information
- Embedding Information
- Linking Information
- Hyperlinking to Documents in Other Applications
- Publishing Project Information to the Web
- Creating Project XML Data
- Importing and Exporting Information
- Chapter 17: Integrating Microsoft Project with Microsoft Excel
- Copying Between Microsoft Project and Excel
- Embedding Between Microsoft Project and Excel
- Linking Between Microsoft Project and Excel
- Importing and Exporting with Excel
- Chapter 18: Integrating Microsoft Project with Microsoft Outlook
- Exchanging Task Information with Outlook
- Building Your Resource List with Outlook
- Exchanging Workgroup Messages
- Sending Project File Information
- Chapter 19: Collaborating Using E-Mail
- Setting Up E-Mail Workgroup Messaging
- Sending Assignments and Updates to Team Members
- Receiving Assignments from the Project Manager
- Part VII: Managing Projects Across Your Enterprise
- Chapter 20: Understanding the Project Workgroup and Enterprise Model
- Who s Who in Enterprise Project Management
- Understanding Project Server Components
- Understanding Project Workgroup Collaboration
- Understanding Enterprise Project Management
- Modeling Enterprise Implementations
- Chapter 21: Administering Project Server and Project Web Access for Your Enterprise
- Configuring Your Enterprise and Workgroup
- Managing Users and System Security
- Administering the Enterprise Resource Pool
- Establishing the Enterprise Portfolio
- Standardizing Enterprise Project Elements
- Setting Up Team Member Timesheets
- Chapter 22: Managing Enterprise Projects and Resources
- Connecting to Your Project Server
- Working with Enterprise Projects
- Building Your Enterprise Project Team
- Collaborating with Your Project Team
- Chapter 23: Participating On a Team Using Project Web Access
- Getting Started with Project Web Access
- Working with Assignments
- Tracking Progress on Your Assignments
- Reviewing Task and Project Information
- Setting Up E-Mail Reminders and Calendars
- Managing Risks, Issues, and Documents
- Managing Resources in Project Web Access
- Chapter 24: Making Executive Decisions Using Project Web Access
- Getting Started with Project Web Access
- Working with Views and Fields
- Analyzing Your Project Portfolio
- Analyzing Resource Information
- Examining Projects Using Portfolio Analyzer
- Running Scenarios Using Portfolio Modeler
- Setting Up E-Mail Reminders and To-Do Lists
- Managing Risks, Issues, and Documents
- Part VIII: Customizing and Managing Project Files
- Chapter 25: Customizing Your View of Project Information
- Customizing Views
- Customizing Tables
- Customizing Fields
- Customizing Groups
- Customizing Filters
- Working with Outline Codes
- Sharing Customized Elements Among Projects
- Chapter 26: Customizing the Microsoft Project Interface
- Creating and Customizing Toolbars
- Creating and Customizing Menus
- Creating and Customizing Forms
- Chapter 27: Automating Your Work with Macros
- Understanding Macros
- Creating Macros
- Running Macros
- Chapter 28: Standardizing ProjectsUsing Templates
- Understanding the Template Types
- Working with the Project Global Template
- Working with Project Templates
- Closing a Project
- Chapter 29: Managing Project Files
- Opening Project Files
- Saving Files
- Saving and Opening with Different File Formats
- Safeguarding Your Project Files
- Part IX: Programming Custom Solutions
- Chapter 30: Understanding the Visual Basic Language
- Understanding Objects, Properties,Methods, and Events
- Understanding Data Types
- Understanding Variables
- Understanding Procedures
- Understanding Scope
- Understanding Decision Structures
- Understanding Loop Structures
- Writing Code That Is Easily Understood
- Writing Efficient Code
- Trapping Errors
- Chapter 31: Writing Microsoft Project Code with Visual Basic for Applications
- Using the Visual Basic Editor
- Understanding the Microsoft Project Object Model
- Creating Macros
- Debugging Macros
- Creating UserForms
- Extending and Automating Microsoft Project
- Chapter 32: Working with Microsoft Project Data
- Introducing Common Database Elements
- Understanding Project OLE DB Provider Data
- Understanding the Microsoft Project Database
- Understanding the Project Server Database
- Part X: Appendixes
- Appendix A: Installing Microsoft Office Project 2003
- Installing Project Standard and Project Professional 2003
- Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Setup Issues
- Enterprise Project Management System Requirements
- Appendix B: Field Reference
- Field Types
- Special Field Categories
- Appendix C: Online Resources for Microsoft Project
- Microsoft-Sponsored Resources
- Independent Resources
- Appendix D: Keyboard Shortcuts
- Index to Troubleshooting Topics
- B
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- F
- G
- L
- M
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- V
- Index
- Index_Numbers
- Index_A
- Index_B
- Index_C
- Index_D
- Index_E
- Index_F
- Index_G
- Index_H
- Index_I
- Index_J-K
- Index_L
- Index_M
- Index_N
- Index_O
- Index_P
- Index_Q-R
- Index_S
- Index_T
- Index_U
- Index_V
- Index_W
- Index_X
- Index_Y-Z
- CD Content
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Troubleshooting Tips
- List of Inside Out Tips
- List of Sidebars
Microsoft Office Project 2003 Inside Out
ISBN: 0735619581
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 268
Pages: 268
Authors: Teresa S. Stover