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

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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

Chapter 10: Executing Agile Projects with MS Project

In recent years, nothing has ignited the world of Project Management quite like Agile methodologies. Agile offers a nimble and adaptive alternative to the traditionally rigid Waterfall methodology, which we have used so far in this book. With the exponential growth of digitization and internet technology in our lives, there was a need to execute software projects where the requirements and the solutions must symbiotically evolve. In such chaotic projects, there is no luxury of deeply analyzing the requirements with highly detailed plans before you hit the market. Applicable mainly to such projects, Agile offers an elegant framework of concepts, philosophy, and practices for successful project management.

Even if your expertise lies outside the software domain, you should still pursue this chapter. The venerable Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), sixth edition onward, includes the Agile Practice Guide. This is because...