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Microsoft Project Fundamentals
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Microsoft Project Fundamentals

by Teresa S. Stover
April 2022
Beginner content levelBeginner
288 pages
6h 51m
English
Wiley
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Lesson 1Project Management Basics

When you decide to use Microsoft Project as a key tool in managing your projects, you also want to include a solid grounding in project management principles in that toolbox.

This lesson introduces you to the basics of projects and project manager responsibilities, including project management knowledge areas. You'll see the project triangle and the processes within the project life cycle. You'll review waterfall and agile project management methodologies.

Through all this, you'll preview how Microsoft Project can assist you in your responsibilities as a skilled project manager so that you can deliver your well-scoped project on deadline and within budget.

Projects and Project Managers

So what actually characterizes a project as such, rather than other activities we do like operations or task lists? And what are the responsibilities of the project manager? Let's break them down now.

What Is a Project?

A project is a unique activity that has a distinct starting point and a distinct finishing point. Here are some examples of projects:

  • Remodeling an office
  • Developing a new training program
  • Launching an awareness campaign
  • Hosting ...
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