A comprehensive reference on the latest version of the leading enterprise project management software: Microsoft Project 2010Microsoft Project allows users to manage business activities effectively by sharing project information, performing modeling and scenario analyses, standardizizing reporting processes, and more.

Part I: Project Management Basics 1 Chapter 1: The Nature of Projects 3 Chapter 2: Exploring the Microsoft Project Environment 21 Part II: Getting Your Project Going 39 Chapter 3: Creating a New Project 41 Chapter 4: Building Tasks 91 Chapter 5: Creating Resources and Assigning Costs 131 Part III: Getting Information about Projects 167 Chapter 6: Understanding the Basics of Views 169 Chapter 7: Using Views to Gain Perspective 211 Chapter 8: Modifying the Appearance of Your Project 257 Chapter 9: Reporting on Progress 293 Part IV: Refining Your Project 339 Chapter 10: Resolving Scheduling Problems 341 Chapter 11: Resolving Resource Problems 369 Part V: Tracking Your Progress 399 Chapter 12: Understanding Tracking 401 Chapter 13: Recording Actuals 415 Chapter 14: Ways to Review Progress 447 Chapter 15: Analyzing Financial Progress 465 Part VI: Advanced Microsoft Project 487 Chapter 16: Customizing Microsoft Project 489 Chapter 17: Using Macros to Speed Your Work 517 Chapter 18: Importing and Exporting Project Information 539 Part VII: Working in Groups 563 Chapter 19: Coordinating Multiple Projects Outside Project Server 565 Chapter 20: Preparing to Use Project Server 601 Chapter 21: Project Server and the Administrator 615 Chapter 22: Project Server and the Project Manager 655 Chapter 23: Project Server and the Day-to-Day User 693 Chapter 24: Project Server and the Executive 723 Part VIII: Appendices 741 Appendix A: What s on the Web Site 743 Appendix B: Project Management Worksheet 749 Appendix C: Available Fields and Functions for Custom Field Formulas 759 Appendix D: Project Management Resources 775 Appendix E: Glossary 783 Index 789