Microsoft Project

Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
	About This Book
	What’s Not in This Book
	Foolish Assumptions
	Icons Used in This Book
	Beyond the Book
	Where to Go from Here
Part 1 Getting Started with Project
	Chapter 1 Project Management, MS Project, and You
		Project Management Evolution
		What’s in a Name: Projects, Project Management, and Project Managers
			Project managers and Scrum masters
			The role of the project manager
			The role of the Scrum master
		Introducing Microsoft Project
		Getting to Know You
			Navigating Ribbon tabs and the Ribbon
			Displaying more tools
		Tell Me What You Want to Do
	Chapter 2 Starting the Project
		Creating the Project Charter
		Introducing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
		Organizing the Work
		Starting the Project
			Entering project information
			Entering the WBS
			Indenting and outdenting (a.k.a. promoting and demoting)
			Entering tasks
			Weighing manual scheduling versus automatic scheduling
			Inserting one project into another
			Inserting hyperlinks
	Chapter 3 Becoming a Task Master
		Creating Summary Tasks and Subtasks
			How many levels can you go?
			The project summary task
		Moving Tasks Up, Down, and All Around
			Moving tasks with the drag-and-drop method
			Moving tasks with the cut-and-paste method
		Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Collapsing and Expanding the Task Outline
		Showing Up Again and Again: Recurring Tasks
		Setting Milestones
		Deleting Tasks and Using Inactive Tasks
		Making a Task Note
	Chapter 4 The Codependent Nature of Tasks
		How Tasks Become Dependent
			Dependent tasks: Which comes first?
			Dependency types
			Allowing for Murphy’s Law: Lag and lead time
		Setting the Dependency Connection
			Adding the dependency link
			Words to the wise
			Understanding that things change: Deleting dependencies
	Chapter 5 Estimating Task Time
		You’re in It for the Duration
			Tasks come in all flavors: Identifying task types
			Effort-driven tasks: 1 + 1 = ½
		Estimating Effort and Duration
			Estimating techniques
			Setting the task duration
		Controlling Timing with Constraints
			Understanding how constraints work
			Establishing constraints
			Setting a deadline
		Starting and Pausing Tasks
			Entering the task’s start date
			Taking a break: Splitting tasks
	Chapter 6 Check Out This View!
		A Project with a View
			Navigating tabs and views
			Scrolling around
			Reaching a specific spot in your plan
		More Detail about Views
			Home base: Gantt Chart view
			Resourceful views: Resource Sheet and Team Planner
			Getting your timing down with the Timeline
			Going with the flow: Network Diagram view
			Calling up Calendar view
		Customizing Views
			Working with view panes
			Modifying Network Diagram view
			Resetting the view
Part 2 Managing Resources
	Chapter 7 Creating Resources
		Resources: People, Places, and Things
		Becoming Resource-Full
			Understanding resources
			Resource types: Work, material, and cost
			How resources affect task timing
			Estimating resource requirements
		The Birth of a Resource
			Creating one resource at a time
			Identifying resources before you know their names
			Many hands make light work
		Managing Resource Availability
			Estimating and setting availability
			When a resource comes and goes
		Sharing Resources
			Skimming from resource pools
			Importing resources from Outlook
	Chapter 8 Working with Calendars
		Mastering Base, Project, Resource, and Task Calendars
			Setting the base calendar for a project
			Understanding the four calendar types
			How calendars work
			How one calendar relates to another
		Scheduling with Calendar Options and Working Times
			Setting calendar options
			Setting exceptions to working times
		Working with Task Calendars and Resource Calendars
			Setting resource calendars
			Making a change to a resource’s calendar
		Creating a Custom Calendar Template
		Sharing Copies of Calendars
	Chapter 9 Assigning Resources
		Finding the Right Resource
			Needed: One good resource willing to work
			Custom fields: It’s a skill
		Making a Useful Assignation
			Determining material and cost-resource units
			Making assignments
			Shaping the contour that’s right for you
		Benefitting from a Helpful Planner
	Chapter 10 Determining a Project’s Cost
		How Do Costs Accrue?
			Adding up the costs
			When will these costs hit the bottom line?
		Specifying Cost Information in the Project
			You can’t avoid fixed costs
			Entering hourly, overtime, and cost-per-use rates
			Assigning material resources
Part 3 Before You Baseline
	Chapter 11 Fine-Tuning Your Plan
		Everything Filters to the Bottom Line
			Setting predesigned filters
			Putting AutoFilter to work
			Creating do-it-yourself filters
		Gathering Information in Groups
			Applying predefined groups
			Devising your own groups
		Figuring Out What’s Driving the Project
			Inspecting tasks
			Handling task warnings, suggestions, and problems
	Chapter 12 Negotiating Project Constraints
		It’s about Time
			Applying contingency reserve
			Completing a task in less time
		Getting What You Want for Less
		The Resource Recourse
			Checking resource availability
			Deleting or modifying a resource assignment
			Beating overallocations with quick-and-dirty rescheduling
			Finding help
			Leveling resources
		Rescheduling the Project
	Chapter 13 Making the Project Look Good
		Looking Good!
		Formatting the Gantt Chart
			Formatting taskbars
			Zeroing in on critical issues
			Restyling the Gantt chart
		Formatting Network Diagram Boxes
		Adjusting the Layout
		Modifying Gridlines
		Recognizing When a Picture Can Say It All
		Creating a Custom Text Field
	Chapter 14 It All Begins with a Baseline
		All about Baselines
			Saving a baseline
			Saving more than one baseline
			Clearing and resetting a baseline
		In the Interim
			Saving an interim plan
			Clearing and resetting an interim plan
Part 4 Staying on Track
	Chapter 15 On the Right Track
		Tracking Views
			Setting the status date
			Tracking status with the Task sheet
			Using the Tracking table
			Tracking buttons
			Determining the percent complete
			Tracking status with Task Usage view
			Tracking status with Resource Usage view
			Uh-oh — you’re in overtime
			Specifying remaining durations for auto-scheduled tasks
			Entering fixed-cost updates
		Moving a Task
		Update Project: Sweeping Changes
		Tracking Materials
		Tracking More than One Project
	Chapter 16 Project Views: Observing Progress
		Seeing Where Tasks Stand
			Baseline versus actual progress
			Lines of progress
				Displaying progress lines
				Formatting progress lines
		Delving into the Detail
		Tracking Progress Using Earned Value Management
			Viewing the Earned Value table
			Earned value options
		Calculating behind the Scenes
			An abundance of critical paths
	Chapter 17 You’re Behind — Now What?
		Using Project with Risk and Issue Logs
			Documenting issues
			Printing interim plans and baselines
		What-If Scenarios
			Sorting tasks
			Filtering
			Examining the critical path
			Using resource leveling (again)
			Determining which factors are driving the timing of a task
		How Adding People or Time Affects the Project
			Hurrying up and making modifications
			Throwing resources at the problem
			Shifting dependencies and task timing
		When All Else Fails
			Taking the time you need
			Finding ways to cut corners
	Chapter 18 Spreading the News: Reporting
		Generating Standard Reports
			What’s available on the Report tab
			Dashboard reports
		Creating New Reports
			Gaining a new perspective on data with visual reports
			Creating a visual report
		Fine-Tuning a Report
			Dragging, dropping, and sizing
			Looking good!
		Spiffing Things Up
		Calling the Printer!
			Working with Page Setup
			Getting a preview
			Finalizing your print options
		Working on the Timeline
			Adding tasks to the Timeline
			Customizing the Timeline
			Copying the Timeline
Part 5 Working with Sprints Projects
	Chapter 19 Setting Up a Sprints Project
		Creating a Sprints Project
		Enjoying a Whole New View
			The Task Board and Task Board sheet
			The Sprint Planning Board and Sprint Planning sheet
			The Current Sprint Board and Current Sprint sheet
			The Backlog Board and the Backlog sheet
		Adding Information to Tasks
		Prioritizing Tasks
		Inserting a Sprints Project into a Plan-Driven Project
	Chapter 20 Tracking a Sprints Project
		Viewing Your Sprints Project Data
			Using filters to focus
			Using tables to arrange data
			Being a groupie
			Sorting tasks
		Creating Sprints Reports
	Chapter 21 Getting Better All the Time
		Reviewing the Project
			Learning from your mistakes
			Fine-tuning communication
		Comparing Versions of a Project
		Building on Success
			Creating a template
			Mastering the Organizer
Part 6 The Part of Tens
	Chapter 22 Ten Golden Rules of Project Management
		Roll with It
		Put Your Ducks in a Row
		Expect the Unexpected
		Don’t Put Off until Tomorrow . . .
		Delegate, Delegate, Delegate
		Document It
		Keep the Team in the Loop
		Measure Success
		Maintain a Flexible Strategy
		Learn from Your Mistakes
	Chapter 23 Ten Cool Shortcuts in Project
		Task Information
		Resource Information
		Frequently Used Functions
		Subtasks
		Quick Selections
		Fill Down
		Navigation
		Hours to Years
		Timeline Shortcuts
		Quick Undo
Glossary
Index
EULA