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Project 2010 For Dummies®

Name: Project 2010 For Dummies®
Author: Nancy Muir
ISBN: 9780470501320

by Nancy Muir

May 2010

Beginner

432 pages

9h 37m

English

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Cover
Title Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: Setting the Stage for Project
Chapter 1: Project Management: What It Is, and Why You Should Care
The ABCs of Project ManagementThe Role of the Project ManagerFrom To-Do List to Hard DriveGetting StartedSaving a Project for PosterityGetting Help from Project
Chapter 2: The Best-Laid Plans
Project 2010’s New InterfaceNavigating ProjectA Project with a ViewCustomizing Views
Chapter 3: Mark It on Your Calendar
Mastering Base, Project, Resource, and Task CalendarsCalendar Options and Working TimesSetting the Project Calendar and Other Essential Project InformationModifying Task CalendarsMaking Resource Calendar SettingsDo It Yourself: Creating a Custom Calendar TemplateSharing Copies of Calendars
Chapter 4: A Tisket, a Task Kit
User-Controlled Scheduling: Manual versus AutomaticTackling Your First TaskYou’re in It for the DurationStarting and Pausing Tasks1 + 1 = 1/2: Effort-Driven TasksControlling Timing with ConstraintsDeleting Tasks and Using Inactive TasksMaking a Task NoteSaving Your Project — and Your TasksTask Information in Action: Planning Your Next Space Launch
Chapter 5: Getting Your Outline in Line
Summary Tasks and SubtasksThe One-and-Only Project Summary TaskStructuring the Project’s OutlineMoving Tasks All around Your OutlineUsing a Manually Scheduled Summary Task to Plan from the Top DownNow You See It, Now You Don’t: Collapsing and Expanding TasksCracking the WBS Code

Chapter 6: Timing Is Everything
How Tasks Become CodependentMaking the Dependency ConnectionTaking a Look at the Task Dependencies
Part II: People Who Need People
Chapter 7: Optimizing Your Resources
Resources: People, Places, and ThingsBecoming Resource-FullThe Birth of a ResourceSharing ResourcesSay, When Do These Guys Work?Now That I’ve Got ’Em, How Do I Manage ’Em?
Chapter 8: What's All This Gonna Cost?
Mary, Mary, How Do Your Costs Accrue?It All Adds Up: Specifying Cost Info in Your ProjectIt’s an Availability ThingAdding It Up: How Your Settings Affect Your BudgetCreating a Custom Text FieldWorking with Budgets
Chapter 9: Assigning Resources to Get Things Done
You’d Be Surprised What Assignments Can Do to Your TimingFinding the Right ResourceA Useful AssignationA Helpful PlannerCommunicating an Assignment to Your Team
Part III: Well, It Looks Good on Paper . . .
Chapter 10: Fine-Tuning Your Plan
Everything Filters to the Bottom LineGathering Info in GroupsFiguring Out What’s Driving Your ProjectIt’s About TimeGetting It for LessYour Resource RecourseRescheduling the ProjectMixing Solutions Up
Chapter 11: Making Your Project Look Good
Putting Your Best Foot ForwardGetting to the Critical StuffFormatting Task BarsRestyling Your Gantt ChartFormatting Task BoxesAdjusting the LayoutModifying GridlinesWhen a Picture Can Say It All
Part IV: Avoiding Disaster: Staying on Track
Chapter 12: It All Begins with a Baseline
All about BaselinesIn the Interim
Chapter 13: On the Right Track
Gathering Your DataWhere Does All This Information Go?Tracking Your Work for the RecordMoving a TaskUpdate Project: Sweeping Changes for DummiesTracking Materials UsageTracking More Than One: Consolidated Projects
Chapter 14: A Project with a View: Observing Progress
Seeing Where Tasks StandStudying by the NumbersAcronym Soup: BCWP, ACWP, EAC, and CVCalculations behind the Scenes
Chapter 15: You're Behind: Now What?
Justifying Yourself: Notes, Baselines, and Interim PlansWhat If?How Adding People or Time Affects Your ProjectWhen All Else FailsWhat Does Project Have to Say about This?
Chapter 16: Spreading the News: Reporting
Off the Rack: Standard ReportsA Custom JobGet a New Perspective on Data with Visual ReportsSpiffing Things UpCall the Printer!So Let’s Print!A Project Overview: The TimelineDressing Up Your Input and Output with Enhanced Copy and Paste
Chapter 17: Getting Better All the Time
Learning from Your MistakesComparing Versions of a ProjectBuilding on Your Success
Part V: Working with Enterprise Projects
Chapter 18: Project Web App for the Project Manager
Figuring Out Whether Project Server Is for YouGetting a Handle on What You Can Do with Project Server and Project Web AppPlanning to Use Project Server and Project Web AppLooking Over the Project Web App ToolsWorking with the Gang Online
Chapter 19: Project Web App for the Team Member
Seeing Project Web App from the User’s PerspectiveViewing Your AssignmentsReporting Work CompletedViewing Project InformationSending Task Work UpdatesSending Status Reports
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 20: Ten Golden Rules of Project Management
Don’t Bite Off More Than You Can ManageGet Your Ducks in a RowPlan for MurphyDon’t Put Off until TomorrowDelegate, Delegate, Delegate!CYA (Document!)Keep Your Team in the LoopMeasure SuccessHave a Flexible StrategyLearn from Your Mistakes
Chapter 21: Ten Project Management Software Products to Explore
DecisionEdge Chart and Report Products Enhance Project’s Own ToolsCobra Squeezes the Most from Cost/Earned ValueMindManuals Helps You Visualize Project InformationInnate Integrates Projects Large and SmallPlanView Models Your Workforce CapacityTenrox Streamlines Business ProcessesProject KickStart Gives Your Project a Head StartProject Manager’s Assistant Organizes Drawings for Construction ProjectsTeamTrack Solves Mission-Critical IssuesEPK-Suite Eases Portfolio Mangement Chores

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Part IV

Avoiding Disaster: Staying on Track

In this part . . .

And behold, Murphy decreed: No project shall happen the way you thought it would. To head off project manager’s frustration, this part shows you how to save a baseline picture of your project and how to use it as you track the ongoing struggle between actual activity and your ideal plan. You get a look at tracking and reporting progress, see how to update the plan, pick up tips on how to get back on track if the project goes off the rails, and try out handy tools for using past data to make better future project plans.

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