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Project 2016 For Dummies

by Cynthia Snyder

March 2016

Beginner

360 pages

8h 5m

English

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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

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About the Author

Cynthia Snyder is a well-known project management speaker, consultant, and trainer. She is the project manager of the team that updated PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge, 6th Edition, and she is the author of many books, including PMP Certification All-in-One For Dummies, A Project Manager's Book of Forms: A Companion to the PMBOK Guide, and A User’s Manual to the PMBOK Guide (all from Wiley). Her books have been translated into several languages. Cynthia provides consulting services focusing on project management maturity, and she is a much-sought-after trainer in the private, public, and educational sectors. She makes her home in the Pacific Northwest, with her husband and a menagerie of animals.

Author’s Acknowledgments

Publishing a book is not a solo endeavor. It takes many people to transfer information from the author’s head into the reader’s hands. If you’re reading this, it is because the following people at For Dummies and Wiley have been instrumental in getting this information to you.

I am grateful to my acquisitions editor, Steve Hayes, for giving me the opportunity to write this book. Elizabeth Kuball is an excellent project editor — I appreciate her time and effort associated with keeping the schedule on track and helping me with the artwork.

Finally, I would like to acknowledge all the students I have had the opportunity to teach. Project management is a wonderful profession, but it is not for the faint of heart. Thank you for allowing ...