Microsoft Project 98 Bible - Softcover

Stevenson, Nancy; Marmel, Elaine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764531557 ISBN 13: 9780764531552

Publisher: Wiley, 1997

Synopsis

Whether you're a seasoned project manager or an armchair planner, Microsoft Project 98 Bible, the most sophisticated project management software available, is the essential resource for project scheduling, budgeting, tracking, and troubleshooting. Microsoft Project 98 Bible covers it all, from project management basics and cost assignments to advanced techniques such as Internet applications and custom graphic features.

In Microsoft Project 98 Bible, authors Nancy Stevenson and Elaine Marmel will hone your project management skills by helping you
* Establish timing for your project tasks
* Handle unusual cost situations
* Use the GanttChartWizard's interactive dialog boxes to format certain aspects of your project
* Insert drawings and objects in Ghantt charts, notes, headers and resource forms.
* Resolve scheduling conflicts by splitting a task or changing constraints
* Record time and cost actuals during the course of your project
Microsoft Project 98 Bible also includes a bonus CD-ROM packed with timesaving project templates and high-productivity project management tools like PERT Chart EXPERT, TimeSheet Professional, and Project Kickstart.

About this title

Review:

Project management software can be very complex, theoretical, and difficult to manage, but Microsoft Project 98 is probably the easiest software tool to use among the choices. IDG's Microsoft Project 98 Bible is a systematic and comprehensive guide to the software, introducing the reader to using the software and digging in to get to the heart of the program's potential.

The book doesn't spend a lot of space explaining the concepts of project management. Instead, it sticks very closely to describing the software interface, how to create and maintain projects, how to write macros, how to use views, and how to deploy the various reporting tools in the software to help keep the project on track.

If you're looking for an abstract guide to organizing projects or theories of the mythical man-month, this is not the book you want. But if you're using Microsoft Project 98 as a bread-and-butter application and want some very concrete and detailed, practical examples of how the software can be used for project management, then this book is biblical indeed.

From the Back Cover:

Microsoft(r) Project 98 Bible If Project can do it, you can do it too ... From simple, everyday tasks to complex projects involving huge numbers of resources and priorities, Microsoft Project 98's powerful new tools help you increase productivity at all stages. Learn to use Project 98 to plan and track projects, manage resources efficiently, work collaboratively online, and generate revealing reports. With thorough instructions, expert project management advice, and dozens of real-world examples from various industries and disciplines, Stevenson and Marmel provide you with all the information you need to stay on top of your projects and meet your goals. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Project 98
* Master basic project management concepts
* Build and customize your schedule of tasks
* Make optimum use of time, people, and resources
* Create effective Gantt, Pert, and Resource charts
* Track and analyze your progress
* Build professional reports for follow-up
* Keep workgroup members in touch and files secure
* Save time by creating macros and importing files
* Turn Project schedules into HTML files for posting on the Web
Save time with high-productivity project management tools on CD-ROM:
* Pert Chart Expert
* WBS Chart for Project
* TimeSheet Professional
* Project Control
* Project Kickstart
* Milestones, Etc.
www.hungryminds.com System Requirements: PC running Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, 16MB RAM

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0764531557
• ISBN 13: 9780764531552
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 560