Microsoft Project 2013 Quick Guide For Beginners

Microsoft Project 2013 Quick Guide for Beginners

Project 2013 Absolute Beginner's Guide

Make the most of Project 2013—without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to take control of Project 2013, and use it to efficiently manage every phase of your project, from up-front planning through project completion and post-mortems. Even if you’ve never used Microsoft Project before, this book will show you how to do what you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. Project 2013 has never, ever been this simple! Who knew how simple Project® 2013 could be? This is the easiest, most practical beginner’s guide to running real projects with Project 2013... simple, reliable instructions for doing everything you really want to do! Here’s a small sample of what you’ll learn: • Master today’s best project management techniques • Use Project 2013 to solve many key project management problems • Master Project’s revamped interface, from Start screen to Backstage • Leverage Project 2013’s best new features in your day-to-day work • Get comfortable with the Project Window and its powerful views • Set up realistic project schedules and calendars • Add new tasks, dependencies, and resources • Create budgets, track costs, and quickly resolve cost overruns • Smoothly reflect changes in your project • Report on progress, from completed work to anticipated finish dates • Strengthen decision-making with dashboards, plans, and timelines • Streamline processes by integrating Project with SharePoint and Office • Securely share project data with team participants and stakeholders • Improve efficiency by customizing Project’s interface to your needs • Coherently manage complex project portfolios • Extend project management to smartphones, tablets, and the cloud Brian Kennemer, Microsoft MVP for Project and Project Server, has worked with Project since 1997. He served on the Microsoft Consulting Services Global Enterprise Project Management team for five years, and has helped several Microsoft Partners design and deploy Project Server-based systems. Sonia Atchison has worked with Microsoft Project since 1999. In 2006, she joined Microsoft’s writing team, producing extensive help content, videos, and content for Office.com and TechNet.

Project 2013 In Depth

Do more in less time! This book’s packed with intensely useful Project 2013 knowledge, tips, and shortcuts you just won’t find anywhere else. It’s the fastest, best way to master every phase of project management with Project 2013: initiation, planning, scheduling, resource assignments, tracking, revision, completion, and more. You’ll get comfortable with Project 2013’s most valuable new features...master powerful new cloud-based tools for running your projects...even learn to manage complex project portfolios for your entire organization! • Discover what’s new in Project 2013 and get started with new projects fast • Apply project management best practices through Project 2013 • Initiate, plan, and organize projects to maximize your odds of success • Create realistic schedules for your project and all your team members • Define task logic to intelligently link sequences of activities • Identify and eliminate bottlenecks before they interfere with your project • Use Project’s automated scheduling engine to optimize efficiency • Review and tweak your schedule using views, tables, filters, and groups • Track your project’s progress and analyze your performance to date • Adjust resources, tasks, and schedules to reflect project changes • Officially close your project, and evaluate it via Lessons Learned analyses or Earned Value tracking • Tailor Project 2013 to your individual and organizational needs • Leverage Project 2013’s powerful cloud-based collaboration features • Customize reports, including Project 2013’s advanced Visual Reports • Work with multiple projects at once and resolve complex resource allocation problems • Integrate Project 2013 with other Microsoft Office and third-party applications All In Depth books offer • Comprehensive coverage with detailed solutions • Troubleshooting help for tough problems you can’t fix on your own • Outstanding authors recognized worldwide for their expertise and teaching style Learning, reference, problem-solving...the only Project 2013 book you need!