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Learning Microsoft Project 2019

By : Srikanth Shirodkar
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Learning Microsoft Project 2019

By: Srikanth Shirodkar

Overview of this book

Microsoft Project is one of the most popular project management tools for enterprises of all sizes thanks to its wide variety of features such as project scheduling, project budgeting, built-in templates, and reporting tools. Learning Microsoft Project 2019 will get you started with the basics and gradually guide you through the complete project life cycle. Starting with an overview of Microsoft Project 2019 and a brief introduction to project management concepts, this book will take you through the different phases of project management – initiation, planning, execution, control, and closure. You will then learn how to identify and handle problems related to scheduling, costing, resourcing, and work allocation. Understand how to use dynamic reports to create powerful, automated reports and dashboards at the click of a button. This Microsoft Project book highlights the pitfalls of overallocation and demonstrates how to avoid and resolve these issues using a wide spectrum of tools, techniques, and best practices. Finally, you will focus on executing Agile projects efficiently and get to grips with using Kanban and Scrum features. By the end of this book, you will be well-versed with Microsoft Project and have the skills you need to use it effectively in every stage of project management.
Table of Contents (32 chapters)
1
Section 1: The Iron Triangle – a Quick Primer for Project Management
3
Section 2: Project Initiation with Microsoft Project
8
Section 3: Project Planning Like a Pro!
13
Section 4: Project Execution – the Real Deal
15
Chapter 11: Overallocation – the Bane of Project Managers
18
Section 5: Monitoring and Control with Microsoft Project
23
Section 6: Project Closure with Microsoft Project
Appendix A: Using This Book as a Textbook
Appendix C: Keyboard Shortcuts
Appendix D: Glossary

The complete Project roadmap

Throughout this book, the priority has been on Microsoft Project. In this chapter, we will instead focus on the project life cycle and map Project to it. This chapter will answer the question, how will an experienced practitioner use Project across the entire project life cycle? We are not interested in discussing the nitty-gritty details of ribbons, buttons, and dialog boxes, although we will provide the references for you to find the detailed discussions of these topics. Rather, our interest now is to put together all the best practices, pitfalls, tools, tips, techniques, and concepts in this book together for a big-picture view of common practice when working with Project in the real world.

Initiating with Project

Initiating processes constitutes the honeymoon period of a project. The pragmatic project manager will strive to set the correct expectations for all stakeholders. For the rest of the project, the project manager will strive to uphold...