2. Microsoft Project Quick Start

Okay, so you have acquired Microsoft Office Project Standard or Professional, you have installed it on your computer, and you are ready to go. Now, only one small obstacle stands in the way of your rise to Supreme Project Manager: How does this thing work?

This chapter provides an overview that helps you to get started immediately without having to read nearly a thousand pages first. Think back to when you were younger: Did you ever receive a present you just wanted to dive into and figure out its intricacies later? That is what this chapter is for—to help you dive into using Microsoft Project without going into too much detail.

Maybe Project is the present you have been asking for all year, or maybe it is something ...

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