Microsoft Project For Dummies

Introduction 1
About This Book 1
What's Not in This Book 2
Foolish Assumptions 2
Icons Used in This Book 3
Beyond the Book 3
Where to Go from Here 4

Part 1: Getting Started with Project 5
Chapter 1: Project Management, MS Project, and You 7
Chapter 2: Starting the Project 23
Chapter 3: Becoming a Task Master 41
Chapter 4: The Codependent Nature of Tasks 55
Chapter 5: Estimating Task Time 67
Chapter 6: Check Out This View! 83

Part 2: Managing Resources 103
Chapter 7: Creating Resources 105
Chapter 8: Working with Calendars 121
Chapter 9: Assigning Resources 137
Chapter 10: Determining a Project's Cost 149

Part 3: Before You Baseline 159
Chapter 11: Fine-Tuning Your Plan 161
Chapter 12: Negotiating Project Constraints 175
Chapter 13: Making the Project Look Good 189
Chapter 14: It All Begins with a Baseline 207

Part 4: Staying on Track 217
Chapter 15: On the Right Track 219
Chapter 16: Project Views: Observing Progress 235
Chapter 17: You're Behind â" Now What? 249
Chapter 18: Spreading the News: Reporting 265

Part 5: Working with Sprints Projects 285
Chapter 19: Setting Up a Sprints Project 287
Chapter 20: Tracking a Sprints Project 299
Chapter 21: Getting Better All the Time 307

Part 6: The Part of Tens 317
Chapter 22: Ten Golden Rules of Project Management 319
Chapter 23: Ten Cool Shortcuts in Project 327

Glossary 333
Index 341