Microsoft Project 2016: Up To Speed - E-book - ePub

The Project 2016: Up To Speed guide helps you to get up and running  quickly with the world's most popular project management application.  This handy step-by-step guide is written from scratch, starting with basic Microsoft Project and project management topics and moving on to more advanced features of application, designed to help you to become more productive more quickly.  Though comprehensive, the information in this book is presented in a clear, concise manner with screenshots providing helpful visual guidance all along the way.
In no time at all you're be creating and updated project files, managing resources, linking and scheduling task, tracking project progress, updating costs, updating work performance and much more. Some of the topics include:                Understanding Project ManagementA Look at the Project EnvironmentCreating a New ProjectEntering Project InformationCreating a Project CalendarSetting Project OptionsUsing Tell Me to Obtain HelpEntering, Editing & Rearranging TasksInserting & Deleting TasksAdding a Project Summary TaskOutlining TasksAdding Recurring TasksUnderstanding Task RelationshipsLinking TasksAdding Lead Time & Lag TimeChanging Task DependencySplitting TasksSetting Task ConstraintsSetting Task DeadlinesWorking in Network Diagram ViewEntering ResourcesCreating a Resource CalendarAssigning Resources to TasksFiltering ResourcesEntering Resource CostsEntering Fixed CostsUsing the Cost TableWorking in Calendar ViewFormatting a Gantt ChartUsing Split ViewsUsing Task Usage & Resource Usage ViewsSorting Tasks & ResourcesUsing AutoFiltersUsing TablesPrinting a ViewIdentifying Slack in a ProjectSaving a Baseline PlanSaving an Interim PlanOverallocated ResourcesLeveling Overallocated ResourcesUpdating & Tracking ProjectsUpdating Task ProgressUpdating Work PerformedManually Updating CostsRescheduling Uncompleted TasksFiltering TasksImporting a Task ListExporting Project DataUsing the Copy Picture CommandPrinting a View as a ReportViewing Standard ReportsCustomizing a ReportModifying Report FormattingModifying a Header and a FooterInserting a Graphic into a ReportCreating Visual ReportsWork with Visual Report TemplatesCreating a Resource PoolLinking Projects to a Resource PoolUpdating Resource Pool InformationConsolidating ProjectsLinking Tasks between ProjectsSharing Elements between ProjectsCreating a Project Plan TemplateFormatting Bar StylesFormatting TimescalesCreating Custom Fields, Tables and ViewsCreating Custom GroupsUsing Drawing ToolsCreating & Running a Macro...and more