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Learning Microsoft Project 2019

You're reading from Learning Microsoft Project 2019 Streamline project, resource, and schedule management with Microsoft's project management software

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838988722

Length 504 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Microsoft Project

Concepts

Management Software

Author (1):

Srikanth Shirodkar

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Table of Contents (32) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: The Iron Triangle – a Quick Primer for Project Management

2. Chapter 1: Project Management – the Essential Primer FREE CHAPTER

3. Section 2: Project Initiation with Microsoft Project

4. Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Microsoft Project

5. Chapter 3: Initiating projects with Microsoft Project

6. Chapter 4: Underlying Concepts of Microsoft Project

7. Chapter 5: Resource Management with Microsoft Project

8. Section 3: Project Planning Like a Pro!

9. Chapter 6: Work Breakdown Structure – the Single Critical Factor

10. Chapter 7: Tasks – under the Microscope

11. Chapter 8: Mastering Link Dependency and Constraints

12. Chapter 9: Extended Customization – Task and Gantt Formatting

13. Section 4: Project Execution – the Real Deal

14. Chapter 10: Executing Agile Projects with MS Project

15. Chapter 11: Overallocation – the Bane of Project Managers

16. Chapter 12: Baselines – Techniques and Best Practices

17. Chapter 13: Project Tracking Techniques

18. Section 5: Monitoring and Control with Microsoft Project

19. Chapter 14: Views, Tables, and Customization

20. Chapter 15 : Resource and Cost Management

21. Chapter 16: Critical Path Monitoring and Advanced Techniques

22. Chapter 17: Project Reports 101

23. Section 6: Project Closure with Microsoft Project

24. Chapter 18: Reviewing Projects and Creating Templates for Success

25. Chapter 19: Advanced Custom Reports and Templates

26. Chapter 20: Book Conclusion and Next Steps

27. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Appendix A: Using This Book as a Textbook

1. Appendix B: Available Fields Reference

Task fields – a small curated subset

2. Appendix C: Keyboard Shortcuts

3. Appendix D: Glossary

Task fields – a small curated subset

Resource fields – a small curated subset

Assignment fields – a small curated subset

These are only a subset of all the available fields. Getting familiar with Project's data fields will allow you to create efficient custom views and attractive reports with ease.

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Authors (1)

Srikanth Shirodkar

Srikanth Shirodkar

Srikanth Shirodkar leads online courses relating to Microsoft Project, on which more than 50,000 professionals from 150 countries have enrolled. With a broad range of experience in software delivery management, project and program management, and the design and architecture of software solutions, spanning high-transaction, enterprise-level applications to standalone product development, he has worked with a variety of software development methodologies, including ISV Product Lifecycle, traditional Waterfall, and Agile (Scrum and DSDM). He has managed global projects and software applications, including one of the world's largest learning management system implementations for online structured higher education, with more than 400,000 students pursuing master's/bachelor's/certificate programs.

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