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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

Summary

Team selection and management involves choosing the best person to do a specific job. Skills, experience, availability, and costs are only some of the factors to be considered. It also requires you to ensure efficient utilization—that is, one that is well balanced; neither under- nor overallocated. This leads to peak performance. This is true for sports teams just as much as it is for projects. Resource management is one of the pillars within Project. The Resource Sheet is the central view from where you have to work your project. In future chapters, we will learn more about other resource-related views, tools, and techniques.

So far in this book, we have already come a far way into our Microsoft Project journey. You already know enough to create simple project schedules in Project. It is important that you keep the same pace as we are unravelling together. While I constantly urge you to be hands-on while learning, ignore the multitude of options and features available...