Book description
The quick way to learn Microsoft Project 2019!
This is learning made easy. Get more done quickly with Microsoft Project 2019. Jump in wherever you need answers–brisk lessons and informative screenshots show you exactly what to do, step by step. Other Project users will want to grab this book as well.
Quickly start new plans, build task lists, and assign resources
View resource capacity and track progress
Capture and fine-tune work and cost details
Visualize schedules with Gantt charts and other views and reports
Consolidate projects, and share resources across plans
Manage modern Agile projects (James Mills, Jr., contributor)
Customize Project to maximize your efficiency
Leverage improvements to task linking, timelines, and accessibility
Master PM best practices while you learn Project
Look up just the tasks and lessons you need
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- Author Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part 1: Get started with Microsoft Project
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Part 2: Simple scheduling basics
- 3. Start a new plan
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4. Build a task list
- Practice files
- Create tasks
- Switch task scheduling from manual to automatic
- Enter task durations and estimates
- Enter milestone tasks
- Create summary tasks to outline the plan
- Link tasks to create dependencies
- Check a plan’s duration and finish date
- Document task information
- Skills review
- Practice tasks
- 5. Set up resources
- 6. Assign resources to tasks
- 7. Format and share your plan
- 8. Track progress: Basic techniques
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Part 3: Advanced scheduling techniques
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9. Fine-tune task scheduling
- Practice files
- See task relationships by using Task Path
- Adjust task link relationships
- Control task scheduling by using constraints
- Interrupt work on a task
- Adjust working time for individual tasks
- Control task scheduling by using task types
- See task schedule details by using the Task Inspector
- Skills review
- Practice tasks
- 10. Fine-tune task details
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11. Fine-tune resource and assignment details
- Practice files
- Change resource availability over multiple date ranges
- Work with multiple resource pay rates
- Change resource pay rates over different date ranges
- Delay the start of assignments
- Apply contours to assignments
- Create and assign material resources
- View resource capacity
- Adjust assignments in the Team Planner view (Project Professional only)
- Skills review
- Practice tasks
- Change resource pay rates over different date ranges
- 12. Fine-tune the Project plan
- 13. Organize plan details
- 14. Track progress: Detailed techniques
- 15. View and report project status
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9. Fine-tune task scheduling
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Part 4: In-depth and special subjects
- 16. Format and print views: In-depth techniques
- 17. Format reports: In-depth techniques
- 18. Customize Project
- 19. Share information with other programs
- 20. Consolidate projects and resources
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21. Use Agile project management with Project
- Practice files
- Navigate the Agile project management template
- Reset the Agile project management template
- Create the product backlog
- Create the Agile team
- Plan a sprint
- Record progress from daily scrum meetings
- Generate reports for sprint reviews
- Sources for more information
- Skills review
- Practice tasks
- Part 5: Appendixes
- Glossary
- Index
- About the authors
Product information
- Title: Microsoft Project 2019 Step by Step, Fifth Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2019
- Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
- ISBN: 9781509307463
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