Overview

All scheduling software is difficult to learn for a number of reasons. None have the optimal settings when installed and templates, views and default options need to be adjusted to obtain the best possible performance. Usually the Help files do not connect the user to real life situations and do not explain the practical use of functions. Furthermore, there are many flicks and switches with obscure names that are difficult to understand or decide what they do or which are important. These issues make learning the software very difficult without a comprehensive guide written by an experienced user. Investing in a book written by Paul E Harris will address all these issues and allow you to setup the software properly and understand all the obscure functions letting you become productive more quickly and enhance your career opportunities and salary with a solid understanding of the software. This book is aimed at showing project management professionals how to use the software in a project environment. It designed for users of earlier versions to upgrade their skills and for new planners to learn how to use the software. It starts with the basics required to create a schedule, then setting a baseline and updating a schedule. It then covers resource planning and some of the more advanced features. Microsoft (R) Project 365 is a subscription version of Microsoft Project 2019 Professional and therefore this book covers versions 2013, 2016 and 2019. This book is similar to other books written by the author but has been tailored for Microsoft Project 365.. This publication was written so it may be used as: * A training manual, or * A self teach book, or * A user guide. The book stays focused on the information required to create and update a schedule with or without resources using Microsoft (R) Project 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 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 chapter topics. * Providing a comprehensive index of all topics. The book is aimed at: * Project managers and schedulers who wish learn the software, however are unable to attend a training course, or require a reference book. * Project management companies in industries such as building, construction, oil and 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 courses. This book is written by an experienced scheduler, who has used the software at the sharp end of projects and is not a techo. It draws on the author's practical experience in using the software in a wide variety of industries. It 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.

Full Product Details

Author:   Paul E Harris
Publisher:   Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd
Imprint:   Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd
ISBN:  

9781925185768

ISBN 10:   1925185761
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   01 December 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION 2 CREATING A PROJECT SCHEDULE 3 NAVIGATION AND SETTING THE OPTIONS 4 CREATING PROJECTS AND TEMPLATES 5 DEFINING CALENDARS 6 ADDING TASKS 7 ORGANIZING TASKS USING OUTLINING 8 FORMATTING THE DISPLAY 9 ADDING TASK DEPENDENCIES 10 NETWORK DIAGRAM VIEW 11 CONSTRAINTS 12 FILTERS 13 TABLES AND GROUPING TASKS 14 VIEWS AND DETAILS 15 PRINTING AND REPORTS 16 TRACKING PROGRESS 17 CREATING RESOURCES AND COSTS 18 ASSIGNING RESOURCES AND COSTS TO TASKS 19 RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION 20 UPDATING PROJECTS WITH RESOURCES 21 PROJECT OPTIONS 22 MICROSOFT PROJECT SERVER 23 MORE ADVANCED SCHEDULING 24 TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SCHEDULING 25 APPENDIX 1 - SCREENS USED TO CREATE VIEWS 26 INDEX

Reviews

While there is a heap of information and opinions out there relating to MS Project, there are few sources of knowledge at the depth we need to use the tool properly. An incredibly flexible tool, MS Project caters to the novice right through to the advanced user. As people's level of skill and scheduling maturity grows, so too does their needs and expectations of the tool. Paul has brought us an excellent reference, building on his 20 years experience using this and other scheduling tools. With changes made in MS Project and the popularity and function of MS Project Server growing, the need to schedule, update and report consistently becomes so much more important. This book is a guide; it is a reference and so much more. Martin Vaughan, Director, Core Consulting Group, Melbourne, AU. www.coreconsulting.com.au. The professional project controls people that are in the know have long been using Paul's manuals to help decipher the deceptively tricky options that the various vendors of project scheduling software produce. Once again Paul helps us to navigate through the sometimes complex settings within Microsoft's ubiquitous project scheduling tool by explaining in simple terms how each option works, often along with recommended options and settings that have been developed after years of using the tool in real world projects. Paul provides a simplified approach to the use of the tool that takes much of the mystique out and allows the user to produce a realistic schedule in a short timeframe that can provide real management information rather than just providing a pretty picture. Those of you that think that using MS Project is an easy job that requires no additional training may quickly change their minds after reading through Paul's book, and discovering that there are quite a few features that sometimes make the tool produce results that just don't seem to make sense. Paul is a project controls specialist first and an author second, this approach carries through in all his book's and also in his approach to planning and scheduling. If you are interested in using MS Project to develop a realistic project schedule that is aligned to the project scope that provides an accurate and realistic depiction of the project timeline that is also able to be updated correctly then this is the book for you. Michael Jack PMP, Independent Project Controls Consultant, Managing Director, Nietzsche Pty Ltd

Author Information

Paul Harris holds an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering obtained in the UK and is a Certified Cost Engineer through AACEI International, a PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner and a Managing Successful Programmes Registered Practitioner. 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 worldwide with a strong focus on Microsoft Project and Primavera software.

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