The ideal on-the-job reference guide for project managers who use Microsoft Project 2010 This must-have guide to using Microsoft Project 2010 is written from a real project manager's perspective and is packed with information you can use on the job. The book explores using Project 2010 during phases of project management, reveals best practices, and walks you through project flow from planning through tracking to closure. This valuable book follows the processes defined in the PMBOK® Guide, Fourth Edition, and also provides exam prep for Microsoft's MCTS: Project 2010 certification. Explains Microsoft Project 2010, the leading software tool for project managers Shows working project managers practical ways to use Project 2010 on the job Delves into project planning, tracking, reporting, and project closure, and explores best practices for all phases of planning Reveals new software features, including tools that show what factors are affecting the schedule, a "what-if" scenario builder, and how slippages affect other aspects of the project Follows processes and procedures from The Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), Fourth Edition Covers the skill set required for the MCTS: Microsoft Project 2010, Managing Projects certification, so you can use this book for exam prep This valuable book follows the processes defined in the PMBOK Guide, Fourth Edition, and also provides exam prep for Microsoft's MCTS: Project 2010, Managing Projects certification. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. (PMBOK is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.)

Market_Desc: Primary Reader--The book is targeted at project managers. This can also include resource managers, team leads, project schedulers, project administrators, project management students. The ideal Reader are new project managers, new Microsoft Project users, and experienced Microsoft Project users who are looking for the right way to use Microsoft Project.Secondary Reader--Candidates for Microsoft's new MCTS: Misrosoft Project 2010, Managing Projects (70-178) exam. Special Features: " By Project Managers, For Project Managers--Unlike other Microsoft Project 2010 books, this book focuses on essential skills Project Managers need to have when using Project to perform their jobs." Practical Look at a Complex Product--Microsoft Project is a difficult product to master. This book focuses on Project's features that users will need to use to effectively manage projects, bypassing features they will rarely if ever use." Systematic Approach-Author shows the reader how to use Microsoft Project in all phases of project management, from creating a work breakdown structure to closing a project." Enhanced CD--CD includes ove an hours worth of video walkthroughs from author Robert Happy, as well as project files used throughout the book." Maps to PMBOK Guide--The Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge is the standard for all project managers. The book focuses on the process and procedures defined in PMBOK Guide 4th Ed, showing them how Microsoft Project can be used to perform these tasks." Ideal for Certification Candidates--Book covers the entire skill set for the MCTS: Micorosoft Project 2010, Managing Projects (70-178) certification offered my Microsoft Learning. About The Book: This book is a practical guide to using Microsoft Project 2010 from a real project management practitioner's perspective. It incorporates best practices and follows the natural process flow of project planning through tracking and closure. The goal of this book is not to overwhelm and impress the reader with how many features can be crammed between the covers, but instead, place value on getting project managers using Project properly and as quickly as possible.Readers can begin planning their projects immediately, using best practices and see quick results from applying the techniques they have learned. This is a how-to book on project planning, tracking and reporting using Microsoft Project and not a product reference guide which is what the market is currently flooded with.

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Use this self-paced study guide to learn Microsoft Project 2010 by working through real-world scheduling scenarios. Download the practice files and follow the hands-on lessons to master the mysteries of the Microsoft Project 2010 scheduling engine. This book is for beginners and novice users who want to solidify their skills or study for Microsoft's 77-178 certification exam, Microsoft Project 2010 Managing Projects. Microsoft Project MVPs Dale Howard and Gary Chefetz put their years of field experience and teaching expertise into the Ultimate Study Guide and loaded it with best practice recommendations, side notes and warnings to help you succeed.

The Ultimate Learning Guide to Microsoft Project 2010: Foundations is a complete learning experience and reference manual for managing projects using the Microsoft Project 2010 desktop application. This book takes a systematic approach to the topical ordering which follows the Project Management Institute (PMI) standard. The Foundations volume provides you with detailed and in-depth information for the most important foundational concepts needed for effectively using Microsoft Project 2010.

This is the world’s most expert, complete, and practical guide to succeeding with Microsoft Project 2010! World-renowned project management consultants QuantumPM help you improve Project 2010 planning, scheduling, resource assignments, budgeting, collaboration, workload analysis, progress reporting, completion, closure, and more. Get comfortable with Project 2010, leverage its immense power, and tailor it to your unique needs–no matter how large or complex your project may be! Real solutions, new techniques, innovative shortcuts! • Get started fast with Microsoft Project 2010 and its new Ribbon interface • Plan and initiate your project to maximize the likelihood of success • Create an effective preliminary project schedule • Accurately define task logic and project resources • Prepare work formulas and schedule resource assignments • Refine and review your schedules, and perform an effective “Reality Check” • Use Project 2010 to collaborate more efficiently with colleagues and partners • Track progress and costs, and analyze project performance • Customize Project 2010’s reports, views, tables, filters, groups, fields, toolbars, menus, and forms • Work with multiple projects at once, and resolve complex resource allocation problems • Analyze and present Project data in other applications, including Excel and Visio • Identify and solve problems with your project and with Project 2010 itself 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 2010 book you need!

Microsoft Project is brimming with features to help you manage any project, large or small. But learning the software is only half the battle. What you really need is real-world guidance: how to prep your project before touching your PC, which Project tools work best, and which ones to use with care. This book explains it all, helping you go from project manager to project master. Get a project management primer. Discover what it takes to handle a project successfully Learn the program inside out. Get step-by-step instructions for Project Standard and Project Professional Build and refine your plan. Put together your team, schedule, and budget Achieve the results you want. Build realistic schedules, and learn how to keep costs under control Track your progress. Measure your performance, make course corrections, and manage changes Use Project's power tools. Customize Project's features and views, and transfer info directly between Project and other programs