- Published 3/2/2022
- 1st Edition
Microsoft Project Desktop is still a popular software!
If you are using any of these products, this book is for you:
- Microsoft Project Standard 2021 or 2024
- Microsoft Project Professional 2021 or 2024
- Microsoft Project Online Desktop Client (subscription version)
- Earlier versions (Microsoft Project 2010 through 2019) feature differences are summarized in Chapter 1
Although Microsoft has announced they are retiring Project Online, this does not impact the desktop client software. In fact, the desktop client software is still needed for companies who are using Project Server. (Refer to Appendix C for a sample solution using Project Server).
Microsoft Project Desktop has been around for over 40 years and continues to be the most robust scheduling tool available for managing projects!
The quick way to learn Microsoft Project!
This is learning made easy. Get more done quickly with Microsoft Project. Jump in wherever you need answers. Brisk lessons and detailed screenshots show you exactly what to do, step by step.
- Quickly start a new plan, build task lists, and assign resources
- Share your plan and track your progress
- Capture and fine-tune work and cost details
- Use Gantt charts and other views and reports to visualize project schedules
- Share resources across multiple plans and consolidate projects
- Manage Agile plans using the new task boards to create backlogs, plan sprints, and hold scrum meetings
- Learn more about integrating Project with Microsoft 365 solutions for collaboration
- Master project management best practices as you learn Project
- Easily identify the features and lessons you need
Table of Contents
Part 1: Get started with Microsoft Project
1: Project, project management, and you
2: Take a guided tour
Part 2: Simple scheduling basics
3: Start a new plan
4: Build a task list
5: Set up resources
6: Assign resources to tasks
7: Format and share your plan
8: Track progress: Basic techniques
Part 3: Advanced scheduling techniques
9: Fine-tune task scheduling
10: Fine-tune task details
11: Fine-tune resource and assignment details
12: Fine-tune the Project plan
13: Organize plan details
14: Track progress: Detailed techniques
15: View and report project status
Part 4: In-depth and special subjects
16: Format and print views: In-depth techniques
17: Format reports: In-depth techniques
18: Customize Project
19: Share information with other programs
20: Consolidate projects and resources
21: Use Agile project management with Project
Part 5: Appendixes
A: A short course in project management
B: Develop your project management skills
C: Integration with Microsoft 365 solutions for collaboration
D: Use this book in a classroom
Glossary
Index
