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Project 2016 For Dummies

by Cynthia Snyder

March 2016

Beginner

360 pages

8h 5m

English

For Dummies

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About This BookFoolish AssumptionsIcons Used in This BookBeyond the BookWhere to Go from Here
Introducing Project ManagementGetting to Know YouTell Me What You Want to Do
Creating the Project CharterIntroducing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)Organizing the WorkStarting the ProjectSaving the Project
Creating Summary Tasks and SubtasksMoving Tasks Up, Down, and All AroundNow You See It, Now You Don’t: Collapsing and Expanding the Task OutlineShowing Up Again and Again: Recurring TasksSetting MilestonesDeleting Tasks and Using Inactive TasksMaking a Task Note
How Tasks Become DependentSetting the Dependency Connection
You’re in It for the DurationEstimating Effort and DurationControlling Timing with ConstraintsStarting and Pausing Tasks
A Project with a ViewMore Detail about ViewsCustomizing Views

Resources: People, Places, and ThingsBecoming Resource-FullThe Birth of a ResourceManaging Resource AvailabilitySharing Resources
Mastering Base, Project, Resource, and Task CalendarsScheduling with Calendar Options and Working TimesWorking with Task Calendars and Resource CalendarsCreating a Custom Calendar TemplateSharing Copies of Calendars
Finding the Right ResourceMaking a Useful AssignationBenefitting from a Helpful Planner
How Do Costs Accrue?Specifying Cost Information in the ProjectHow Your Settings Affect Your Costs
Everything Filters to the Bottom LineGathering Information in GroupsFiguring Out What’s Driving the Project
It’s about TimeGetting What You Want for LessThe Resource RecourseRescheduling the Project
Looking Good!Formatting the Gantt ChartFormatting Task BoxesAdjusting the LayoutModifying GridlinesRecognizing When a Picture Can Say It AllCreating a Custom Text Field
All about BaselinesIn the Interim
Developing a Communications Management PlanTracking Work for the RecordMoving a TaskUpdate Project: Sweeping ChangesTracking MaterialsTracking More Than One: Consolidated Projects
Seeing Where Tasks StandDelving into the DetailTracking Progress Using Earned Value ManagementCalculating Behind the Scenes
Using Project with Risk and Issue LogsWhat-If ScenariosHow Adding People or Time Affects the ProjectWhen All Else Fails
Generating Standard ReportsCreating New ReportsFine-Tuning a ReportSpiffing Things UpCall the Printer!Working on the TimelineEnhanced Copy and Paste
Reviewing the ProjectComparing Versions of a ProjectBuilding on Success
Roll with ItPut Your Ducks in a RowExpect the UnexpectedDon’t Put Off until Tomorrow …Delegate, Delegate, DelegateDocument ItKeep the Team in the LoopMeasure SuccessMaintain a Flexible StrategyLearn from Your Mistakes
Task InformationResource InformationFrequently Used FunctionsSubtasksIndenting and OutdentingFill DownNavigationHours to YearsTimeline ShortcutsQuick Find