Microsoft In the Trenches with Office Project 2007 English software manual

In the Trenches with Microsoft Office Project 2007 Led by a well-known Project expert, you’ll learn how to apply the right tools and techniques to the most common project-management scenarios you’ll encounter. Most important, you’ll see the effects of different approaches in action - so you can make the best decisions for your project.

Orchestrate great results by learning the most effective ways to:

- Identify project scope and goals
- Evaluate project costs
- Drive a project plan and schedule
- Organize and deploy resources
- Monitor and communicate status
- Manage cuts in budget and resources
- Get management buy-in on essential changes
- Resolve cross-project conflicts
- Get a wayward project back on track
- Work out the kinks - solving real problems, in real time

CONTENTS:

AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroductionPart 1: Defining Your Project
- Chapter 1: Scoping Out Your Project’s Details
- Chapter 2: How Dependencies and Constraints Affect Your Project
- Chapter 3: Pinning Down Your BudgetPart 2: Working Out the Kinks
- Chapter 4: Finding the Information You Need
- Chapter 5: Controlling an Out-of-Control Schedule
- Chapter 6: Solving Resource Conflicts
- Chapter 7: Taming That Monster Budget
- Chapter 8: Completing the Planning Phase in ProjectPart 3: Setting Up Your Infrastructure
- Chapter 9: Determining How to Communicate with Your Team
- Chapter 10: Establishing Guidelines for Tracking
- Chapter 11: Dealing with ManagementPart 4: Problem Solving in the Trenches
- Chapter 12: You’re Behind Schedule: Now What?
- Chapter 13: Managing Cross-Project Conflicts