Special Edition Using Microsoft Project 2000

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Features

• NEW - Comprehensive coverage of Microsoft Project 2000 and Microsoft Project Centrals Web-based project management features.

  • Covers the skills students will need to succeed with Microsoft Project regardless of their role or responsibilities.

• Start-to-finish coverage of the entire project management process—Organized to follow the typical project lifecycle: starting a project, developing and implementing a plan, tracking and analyzing progress, adjusting to changes and unforeseen events, and reporting.

  • Helps students understand Microsoft Project 2000 in the context of actual project management environment.

• Detailed step-by-step techniques—Walks students one step at a time through using all key Project 2000 features, including creating task lists, scheduling, reviewing project plans, views, reports, data sharing, and much more.

  • Enables students to rapidly master all the Microsoft Project 2000 skills they will need.

• Practical overview of the discipline of project management—Includes a detailed and practical guide to managing projects, and a clear discussion of how Microsoft Project 2000 can help.

  • Gives students the context they need to succeed with project management in general, and Microsoft Project 2000 in particular.

• Hundreds of notes, tips, and cautions—Gives students practical, hard-won insights they would otherwise have to learn from experience.

  • Shows students how to become effective with Microsoft Project 2000 far more quickly.

• Troubleshooting coverage in virtually every chapter—Presents a wide range of troubleshooting topics and techniques.

  • Shows students how to avoid and resolve the most common problems they will face in working with Microsoft Project 2000.

• Comprehensive coverage of customizing Microsoft Project 2000—Teaches students how to customize Microsoft Project 2000's interface and extend its power with Visual Basic macros.

  • Empowers students to customize Microsoft Project to their own needs and those of their organizations.

• Lead author: Tim Pyron, one of the worlds leading Microsoft Project experts—Authored by the editor of Woody's Project Watch, one of the worlds leading publications for Microsoft Project users.

  • Gives students confidence that they are receiving information that is thorough, accurate, clear, and useful—and reflects the challenges Microsoft Project 2000 users actually face.

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Description

• Copyright 2000
• Edition: 1st

• Book
• ISBN-10: 0-7897-2253-4
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-2253-9

In an increasingly complex world, the necessity for greater flexibility and understanding of project management is coming in to its own--even though most people manage projects as part of their other duties. Special Edition Using Project 2000 provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the features, functions and best practices of project management, by thoroughly covering the industry's leading project management tool. This book provides you with a firm grasp of the installation, configuration and troubleshooting of Microsoft Project. You will learn to schedule tasks effectively, track costs, review and distribute information (especially Web distribution), project analysis, juggling multiple projects effectively, and customization, including macro and VBA integration.

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Downloads

inflexibleconstraintfilters.mpp - This file, when opened in Project 2000, has all the instructions for using it embedded as an HTML document that's clearly visible on the opening screen just where the instructions were promised to be in the book. This is not a hyperlink to an external document - the document is embedded in the Project document. - 11 KB -- inflexibleconstraintfilters.mpp

This file contains The Microsoft duration estimating technique for Microst Project and related files - 1135KB - pertanalysis.zip

This file contains sample macros from the book - 80KB - macros.zip

Missing file from Chapter 14 - 173 KB - newproduct.mpp

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Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction.

I. Getting Started with Microsoft Project 2000.

 1. The Power of Microsoft Project 2000.
 2. Learning the Basics of Microsoft Project.
 3. Setting Up a New Project Document.
 4. Working with Project Files.

II. Scheduling Tasks.

 5. Creating a Task List.
 6. Entering Scheduling Requirements.
 7. Viewing Your Schedule.

III. Assigning Resources and Costs.

 8. Defining Resources and Costs.
 9. Understanding Resource Scheduling.
10. Assigning Resources and Costs to Tasks.
11. Resolving Resource Assignment Problems.

IV. Reviewing and Distributing the Project.

12. Reviewing the Project Plan.
13. Printing Views and Reports.
14. Publishing Projects on the Web.
15. Using Microsoft Project in Workgroups.

V. Tracking and Analyzing Progress.

16. Tracking Work on the Project.
17. Analyzing Progress and Revising the Schedule.

VI. Coordinating Projects and Sharing Data.

18. Working with Multiple Projects.
19. Exporting and Importing Project Data with Other File Formats.
20. Copying, Pasting, and Inserting Data with Other Applications.

VII. Working with Views and Reports.

21. Using the Standard Views, Tables, and Filters.
22. Formatting Views.
23. Customizing Views, Tables, Fields, and Filters.
24. Using the Standard Reports.
25. Customizing Reports.

VIII. Customizing and Programming Microsoft Project 2000.

26. Customizing Toolbars, Menus, and Forms.
27. Introduction to Visual Basic Macros with Project 2000.
28. Developing Visual Basic Macros.

IX. Appendixes.

Appendix A. Reviewing the Basics of Project Management.
Appendix B. Microsoft Project 2000 Shortcut Keys.
Appendix C. Companion Products for Microsoft Project 2000.
Glossary.
Index.

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Updates

Updates & Corrections

inflexibleconstraintfilters.mpp - This file, when opened in Project 2000, has all the instructions for using it embedded as an HTML document that's clearly visible on the opening screen just where the instructions were promised to be in the book. This is not a hyperlink to an external document - the document is embedded in the Project document. - 11 KB -- inflexibleconstraintfilters.mpp

This file contains The Microsoft duration estimating technique for Microst Project and related files - 1135KB - pertanalysis.zip

This file contains sample macros from the book - 80KB - macros.zip

Missing file from Chapter 14 - 173 KB - newproduct.mpp

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