Book description
Led by a well-known Project expert, you will learn how to apply the right tools and techniques to the most common project-management scenarios you will encounter. Most important, you will see the effects of different approaches in action so you can make the best decisions for your project. Orchestrate great results by learning the most effective ways to: Identify project scope and goals Evaluate project costs Drive a project plan and schedule Organize and deploy resources Monitor and communicate status Manage cuts in budget and resources Get management buy-in on essential changes Resolve cross-project conflicts Get a wayward project back on track Work out the kinks solving real problems, in real time.
Table of contents
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In the Trenches with Microsoft® Office Project 2007
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- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction
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1. Defining Your Project
- 1. Scoping Out Your Project’s Details
- 2. How Dependencies and Constraints Affect Your Project
- 3. Pinning Down Your Budget
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2. Working Out the Kinks
- 4. Finding the Information You Need
- 5. Controlling an Out-of-Control Schedule
- 6. Solving Resource Conflicts
- 7. Taming That Monster Budget
- 8. Completing the Planning Phase in Project
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3. Setting Up Your Infrastructure
- 9. Determining How to Communicate with Your Team
- 10. Establishing Guidelines for Tracking
- 11. Dealing with Management
- 4. Problem Solving in the Trenches
- Index
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Product information
- Title: In the Trenches with Microsoft® Office Project 2007
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2009
- Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
- ISBN: 9780735626164
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