Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. About the Author
  7. Credits
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. Part I: Project Management Basics
    1. Chapter 1: The Nature of Projects
      1. Understanding Projects
      2. The Life Cycle of a Project
      3. Summary
    2. Chapter 2: Exploring the Microsoft Project Environment
      1. Taking a First Look at Project
      2. What's New in Project 2010
      3. Summary
  11. Part II: Getting Your Project Going
    1. Chapter 3: Creating a New Project
      1. Gathering Information
      2. Opening a Project File
      3. Establishing Basic Project Information
      4. Looking at Project Calendars
      5. Working with Tasks
      6. Saving Project Files
      7. Working with a Project Outline
      8. Getting Help
      9. Summary
    2. Chapter 4: Building Tasks
      1. Establishing Timing for Tasks
      2. Assigning Task Timing
      3. Using Recurring Tasks
      4. Establishing Constraints and Deadline Dates
      5. Entering Task Notes
      6. Establishing Dependencies Among Tasks
      7. Viewing Dependencies
      8. Deleting Dependencies
      9. Summary
    3. Chapter 5: Creating Resources and Assigning Costs
      1. Understanding Resources
      2. Creating a Resource List
      3. Modifying Resource Information
      4. Assigning Resources to Tasks
      5. Handling Unusual Cost Situations
      6. Summary
  12. Part III: Getting Information about Projects
    1. Chapter 6: Understanding the Basics of Views
      1. What Is a View?
      2. Examining Indicators
      3. Admiring the Views
      4. Summary
    2. Chapter 7: Using Views to Gain Perspective
      1. Customizing Views
      2. Ordering Tasks in a View
      3. Filtering Views to Gain Perspective
      4. Summary
    3. Chapter 8: Modifying the Appearance of Your Project
      1. Changing Project's Looks
      2. Using the Gantt Chart Wizard
      3. Formatting Elements One by One
      4. Inserting Visuals
      5. Summary
    4. Chapter 9: Reporting on Progress
      1. Setting Up to Print a View or Report
      2. Creating Text Reports
      3. Taking Advantage of Visual Reporting
      4. Summary
  13. Part IV: Refining Your Project
    1. Chapter 10: Resolving Scheduling Problems
      1. Identifying Scheduling Problems
      2. Resolving Scheduling Conflicts
      3. Using the Critical Path to Shorten a Project
      4. Summary
    2. Chapter 11: Resolving Resource Problems
      1. Understanding How Resource Conflicts Occur
      2. Spotting Resource Conflicts
      3. Resolving Conflicts
      4. Summary
  14. Part V: Tracking Your Progress
    1. Chapter 12: Understanding Tracking
      1. Understanding the Principles of Tracking
      2. Using Baselines
      3. Changing the Baseline
      4. Understanding Tracking Strategies
      5. Summary
    2. Chapter 13: Recording Actuals
      1. Organizing the Updating Process
      2. Understanding Calculation Options
      3. Setting the Project Status Date
      4. Updating Tasks to Reflect Actual Information
      5. Actuals and Costs
      6. Techniques and Tips for Updating
      7. Summary
    3. Chapter 14: Ways to Review Progress
      1. Viewing Tasks That Are Slipping
      2. Viewing with Baseline Information
      3. Taking Advantage of the Tracking Gantt View
      4. Using Tables to View Progress
      5. Viewing Progress Lines
      6. Comparing Versions of Projects
      7. Summary
    4. Chapter 15: Analyzing Financial Progress
      1. Understanding Earned Value
      2. Evaluating Cost Information
      3. Making Adjustments During the Project
      4. Summary
  15. Part VI: Advanced Microsoft Project
    1. Chapter 16: Customizing Microsoft Project
      1. Modifying Project's Behavior and Interface
      2. Using Custom Fields
      3. Summary
    2. Chapter 17: Using Macros to Speed Your Work
      1. Using Macros
      2. Recording Macros
      3. Running Macros
      4. Using Shortcuts to Run Macros
      5. Creating VBA Code
      6. Summary
    3. Chapter 18: Importing and Exporting Project Information
      1. Using Copy and Paste
      2. Exporting Information
      3. Importing Information
      4. Troubleshooting
      5. Summary
  16. Part VII: Working in Groups
    1. Chapter 19: Coordinating Multiple Projects Outside Project Server
      1. Consolidating Projects
      2. Understanding Consolidated Projects and Dependencies
      3. Viewing Multiple Projects
      4. Viewing the Critical Path across Projects
      5. Sharing Resources Among Projects
      6. Collaborating Using SharePoint
      7. Summary
    2. Chapter 20: Preparing to Use Project Server
      1. Understanding Project Server and Project Web App
      2. Planning the Implementation
      3. Avoiding the Pitfalls
      4. Summary
    3. Chapter 21: Project Server and the Administrator
      1. Specifying Project Server Features for Your Organization
      2. Managing Security Settings
      3. Managing Users
      4. Working with Views
      5. Working with the Enterprise Global Template
      6. Setting Up and Editing Enterprise Resources
      7. Managing Timesheet and Task Settings
      8. Customizing Project Web App
      9. Setting Up Project Detail Pages
      10. Establishing Enterprise Project Types
      11. Workflow Phases and Stages
      12. Housekeeping Chores
      13. Summary
    4. Chapter 22: Project Server and the Project Manager
      1. Using Project Web App to Manage Projects
      2. Working with Web-Based Projects in Project Professional
      3. Assigning Resources to Projects
      4. Tracking Progress
      5. Summary
    5. Chapter 23: Project Server and the Day-to-Day User
      1. Logging on to Project Web App
      2. Reviewing the Home Page
      3. Customizing the Home Page
      4. Viewing and Recording Information
      5. Submitting a Project Proposal
      6. Working with Documents
      7. Reporting Status
      8. Summary
    6. Chapter 24: Project Server and the Executive
      1. Logging into Project Web App
      2. Using Workflows to Manage Projects
      3. Analyzing Possible Project Portfolios
      4. Summary
  17. Part VIII: Appendices
    1. Appendix A: What's on the Web Site
    2. Appendix B: Project Management Worksheet
    3. Appendix C: Available Fields and Functions for Custom Field Formulas
    4. Appendix D: Project Management Resources
    5. Appendix E: Glossary
  18. End User License Agreement

List of Tables

  1. Chapter 2: Exploring the Microsoft Project Environment
    1. TABLE 2.1 New Features in Project 2010
  2. Chapter 4: Building Tasks
    1. TABLE 4.1 Effort-Driven Scheduling and Task Types
  3. Chapter 7: Using Views to Gain Perspective
    1. TABLE 7.1 Default Task Filters
    2. TABLE 7.2 Default Resource Filters
  4. Chapter 9: Reporting on Progress
    1. TABLE 9.1 Headings in the Earned Value Report
  5. Appendix C: Available Fields and Functions for Custom Field Formulas
    1. TABLE C.1 Task Fields Available for Custom Field Formulas
    2. TABLE C.2 Resource Fields Available for Custom Field Formulas
    3. TABLE C.3 Functions Available for Custom Field Formulas