Planning and Scheduling Using Microsoft Office Project 2007: Including Microsoft Project 2000 To 2003 - Revised 2009 - Softcover

Paul E. Harris

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9781921059285: Planning and Scheduling Using Microsoft Office Project 2007: Including Microsoft Project 2000 To 2003 - Revised 2009

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ISBN 10: 1921059281 ISBN 13: 9781921059285

Publisher: Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd, 2009

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This book may be used with Microsoft Project as either: A self teach book, or A user guide, or A training manual for a two day training course. The book is aimed at: Project management companies in industries such as the building, construction, oil & gas, software development, government and defence who wish to run their own software training courses or provide their employees a good practical guide to using the software. Training organizations who require a training manual to run their own training courses. Project managers and schedulers who wish learn the software, however are unable to attend a training course. The book stays focused on the information required to create and update project schedules by: Concentrating on the core functions required to plan and control a project. Keeping the information relevant to each topic in the appropriate chapter. Providing a quick reference at the start of each chapter listing the chapters topics and associated menu commands. Providing a comprehensive index of topics. This book is designed to teach project team members in any industry how setup and use the software in a project environment and it: Explains in plain English and in a logical sequence the steps required to create and maintain a schedule. Highlights the sources of information and methods that should be employed to produce a realistic and useful project schedule. Presents workable solutions to real day to day planning and scheduling problems and contains practical advice on how to set up the software and import data. Each subject is covered in one chapter and the reader does not have to flick backwards and forwards through the book to read about a subject. Explains some of the important difference between Microsoft Project and other scheduling software. Explains some of the more difficult calculations, that are often omitted in other books, in plain English. Includes exercises to reinforce the learning outcomes, a large number of screen dumps, numerous tips and a detailed index. Every function and form in the book is listed in a very easy to use index that refers the user directly to the page and not to another index item. It has a chapter dedicated to the new functions available in Microsoft Project 2007 and Covers some of the more advanced features of the software.

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About the Author

Paul Harris holds an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering obtained in the UK and is a Certified Cost Engineer through AACE International, a certified PRINCE2A' practitioner and Approved PRINCE2A' Trainer. He has worked in the project controls industry for a number of years and has assisted many companies in a range of industries to set up and run project controls systems. His Melbourne, Australia based company, Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd, offers project controls consulting and training services with a strong focus on Microsoft and Primavera software.

Review

An accurate and maintainable project plan is critical for project success. Paul Harris has created a book that not only introduces a very powerful Project Management tool, Microsoft Project 2007, and he also provides the steps to ensure that a plan is created that is accurate and maintainable!!. The guidance in the book stresses the importance of setting up MS Project first before entering a plan by explaining how some of the subtle and critical settings influence the use of the product. In addition, Paul has provided a single example project that is developed through a series of workshops. Each workshop includes a set of correct answers and screen shots to confirm the correct use and understanding of the way MS Project helps project managers manage their planning data. The screen shots are carefully crafted to communicate each step of the way supported by text that is clear and written for the project manager in their language. I highly recommend the book as the basis for learning Microsoft Project in a workshop training or individual study environment. --not an easy feat. A. Larry Aaron CCE President, T&M Concepts Las Vegas

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