The quick way to learn Microsoft Project! This is learning made easy. Get more done quickly with Microsoft Project. Jump in wherever you need answers. Brisk lessons and detailed screenshots show you exactly what to do, step by step.
- Quickly start a new plan, build task lists, and assign resources
- Share your plan and track your progress
- Capture and fine-tune work and cost details
- Use Gantt charts and other views and reports to visualize project schedules
- Share resources across multiple plans and consolidate projects
- Manage Agile plans using the new task boards to create backlogs, plan sprints, and hold scrum meetings
- Learn more about integrating Project with Microsoft 365 solutions for collaboration
- Master project management best practices as you learn Project
- Easily identify the features and lessons you need
Cindy M. Lewis is a project management consultant and trainer with 4 Pillars of Success, her consultancy business. She helps clients around the world gain business value and is also a sought after speaker who presents on a variety of topics related to project management.
Cindy is a multiyear recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award, with specific expertise in Microsoft Project Online desktop client, Project for the web, and Project Online. She is also a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS), Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).
In addition, Cindy is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) by the Project Management Institute (PMI). She earned her bachelor’s degree from WMU in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and her MBA degree from Regis University in Denver, Colorado.
To stay current with the latest industry developments and explore new ideas, Cindy attends as many professional events and conferences as she can. She is active in several chapters of the PMI and enjoys both sharing her knowledge with the project management community and helping others gain satisfaction in what they do.Part 1: Get started with Microsoft Project
1: Project, project management, and you
2: Take a guided tour
Part 2: Simple scheduling basics
3: Start a new plan
4: Build a task list
5: Set up resources
6: Assign resources to tasks
7: Format and share your plan
8: Track progress: Basic techniques
Part 3: Advanced scheduling techniques
9: Fine-tune task scheduling
10: Fine-tune task details
11: Fine-tune resource and assignment details
12: Fine-tune the Project plan
13: Organize plan details
14: Track progress: Detailed techniques
15: View and report project status
Part 4: In-depth and special subjects
16: Format and print views: In-depth techniques
17: Format reports: In-depth techniques
18: Customize Project
19: Share information with other programs
20: Consolidate projects and resources
21: Use Agile project management with Project
Part 5: Appendixes
A: A short course in project management
B: Develop your project management skills
C: Integration with Microsoft 365 solutions for collaboration
D: Use this book in a classroom
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