Microsoft Project 2019 Step by Step, 1st edition
Published by Microsoft Press (April 23, 2019) © 2019
- Cindy M. Lewis
- Carl Chatfield
- Timothy Johnson
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This is learning made easy. Get more done quickly with Project 2019. Jump in wherever you need answers–brisk lessons and many screenshots show you exactly what to do, step by step.
- Quickly start a new plan, build task lists, and assign resources
- Share your plan and track your progress
- Capture and fine-tune work and cost details
- Use Gantt charts and other views and reports to visualize project schedules
- Share resources across multiple plans and consolidate projects
- Master project management best practices while you learn Project
- Look up just the tasks and lessons you need
Introduction
Part 1: Get started with Microsoft project
Chapter 1 Project, project management, and you
Practice files
Meet the Project program
Meet the Project family
See the new features in Project 2019
New features in earlier versions
   New in Project 2016
   New in Project 2013
   New in Project 2010
Take a project manager’s perspective
Let’s get started!
Chapter 2 Take a guided tour
Practice files
Explore the Project user interface
Manage files and set options in the Backstage view
Work with schedule details in views
Use reports to check a plan’s status
Skills review
Practice tasks
   Explore the Project user interface
   Manage files and set options in the Backstage view
   Work with schedule details in views
   Use reports to check a plan’s status
Part 2: Simple scheduling basics
Chapter 3 Start a new plan
Practice files
Create a new plan and set its start date
Set nonworking days in the project calendar
Enter the plan title and other properties
Skills review
   Create a new plan and set its start date
   Set nonworking days in the project calendar
   Enter the plan title and other properties
Chapter 4 Build a task list
Practice files
Create tasks
Switch task scheduling from manual to automatic
Enter task durations and estimates
Enter milestone tasks
Create summary tasks to outline the plan
Link tasks to create dependencies
Check a plan’s duration and finish date
Document task information
Skills review
   Create tasks
   Switch task scheduling from manual to automatic
   Enter task durations and estimates
   Enter milestone tasks
   Create summary tasks to outline the plan
   Link tasks to create dependencies
   Check a plan’s duration and finish date
   Document task information
Chapter 5 Set up resources
Practice files
Set up work resources
Enter the maximum capacity for work resources
Enter work resource pay rates
Adjust working time in a resource calendar
Set up cost resources
Document resources by using notes
Skills review
   Set up work resources
   Enter the maximum capacity for work resources
   Enter work resource pay rates
   Adjust working time in a resource calendar
   Set up cost resources
   Document resources by using notes
Chapter 6 Assign resources to tasks
Practice files
Assign work resources to tasks
Control work when adding or removing resource assignments
Assign cost resources to tasks
Check the plan after assigning resources
Skills review
   Assign work resources to tasks
   Control work when adding or removing resource assignments
   Assign cost resources to tasks
   Check the plan after assigning resources
Chapter 7 Format and share your plan
Practice files
Customize a Gantt chart view
Add tasks to a Timeline view
Customize reports
Copy views and reports
Print views and reports
Skills review
   Customize a Gantt chart view
   Add tasks to a Timeline view
   Customize reports
   Copy views and reports
   Print views and reports
Chapter 8 Track progress: Basic techniques
Practice files
Understand progress tracking
Save a baseline of your plan
Track a plan as scheduled
Enter a task’s completion percentage
Enter actual values for tasks
Skills review
   Save a baseline of your plan
   Track a plan as scheduled
   Enter a task’s completion percentage
   Enter actual values for tasks
Part 3: Advanced scheduling techniques
Chapter 9 Fine-tune task scheduling
Practice files
See task relationships by using Task Path
Adjust task link relationships
Control task scheduling by using constraints
Interrupt work on a task
Adjust working time for individual tasks
Control task scheduling by using task types
See task schedule details by using the Task Inspector
Skills review
   See task relationships by using Task Path
   Adjust task link relationships
   Control task scheduling by using constraints
   Interrupt work on a task
   Adjust working time for individual tasks
   Control task scheduling by using task types
   See task schedule details by using the Task Inspector
Chapter 10 Fine-tune task details
Practice files
Enter deadline dates
Enter fixed costs
Create a recurring task
View the plan’s critical path
Schedule summary tasks manually
Skills review
   Enter deadline dates
   Enter fixed costs
   Create a recurring task
   View the plan’s critical path
   Schedule summary tasks manually
Chapter 11 Fine-tune resource and assignment details
Practice files
Change resource availability over multiple date ranges
Work with multiple resource pay rates
Change resource pay rates over different date ranges
Delay the start of assignments
Apply contours to assignments
Create and assign material resources
View resource capacity
Adjust assignments in the Team Planner view (Project Professional only)
Skills review
   Change resource availability over multiple date ranges
   Work with multiple resource pay rates
   Change resource pay rates over different date ranges
   Delay the start of assignments
   Apply contours to assignments
   Create and assign material resources
   View resource capacity
   Adjust assignments in the Team Planner view (Project Professional only)
Chapter 12 Fine-tune the Project plan
Practice files
Examine resource allocations over time
Resolve resource overallocations manually
Level overallocated resources
Check the plan’s cost and finish date
Inactivate tasks (Project Professional only)
Skills review
   Examine resource allocations over time
   Resolve resource overallocations manually
   Level overallocated resources
   Check the plan’s cost and finish date
   Inactivate tasks (Project Professional only)
Chapter 13 Organize plan details
Practice files
Sort plan details
Group plan details
Filter plan details
Create new tables
Create new views
Skills review
   Sort plan details
   Group plan details
   Filter plan details
   Create new tables
   Create new views
Chapter 14 Track progress: Detailed techniques
Practice files
Update a baseline
Track actual and remaining work for tasks and assignments
Track timephased actual work for tasks and assignments
Reschedule incomplete work
Skills review
   Update a baseline
   Track actual and remaining work for tasks and assignments
   Track timephased actual work for tasks and assignments
   Reschedule incomplete work
Chapter 15 View and report project status
Practice files
Examine a plan’s variance
Identify tasks that have slipped
Examine task costs
Examine resource costs
Skills review
   Examine a plan’s variance
   Identify tasks that have slipped
   Examine task costs
   Examine resource costs
Part 4: In-depth and special subjects
Chapter 16 Format and print views: In-depth techniques
Practice files
Format a Gantt chart view
Format a Timeline view
Format a Network Diagram view
Format a Calendar view
Print and export views
Skills review
   Format a Gantt chart view
   Format a Timeline view
   Format a Network Diagram view
   Format a Calendar view
   Print and export views
Chapter 17 Format reports: In-depth techniques
Practice files
Create a custom report
Customize charts in a report
Customize tables in a report
Skills review
   Create a custom report
   Customize charts in a report
   Customize tables in a report
Chapter 18 Customize project
Practice files
Share custom elements between plans
Record and run macros
Edit macros
Customize the ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar
Skills review
   Share custom elements between plans
   Record and run macros
   Edit macros
   Customize the ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar
Chapter 19 Share information with other programs
Practice files
Copy Project data to and from other programs
Open files in other formats in Project
Save to other file formats from Project
Generate reports with Excel and Visio
Skills review
   Copy Project data to and from other programs
   Open files in other formats in Project
   Save to other file formats from Project
   Generate reports with Excel and Visio
Chapter 20 Consolidate projects and resources
Practice files
Share a resource pool across multiple plans
Consolidate plans
Create dependencies between plans
Skills review
   Share a resource pool across multiple plans
   Consolidate plans
   Create dependencies between plans
Chapter 21 Use Agile project management with Project
Practice files
Navigate the Agile project management template
Reset the Agile project management template
Create the product backlog
Create the Agile team
Plan a sprint
Record progress from daily scrum meetings
Generate reports for sprint reviews
Sources for more information
Skills review
   Navigate the Agile project management template
   Reset the Agile project management template
   Create the product backlog
   Create the Agile team
   Plan a sprint
   Record progress from daily scrum meetings
   Generate reports for sprint reviews
Part 5: Appendixes
Appendix A A short course in project management
Understand what Defines a Project
The project triangle: View projects in terms of time, cost, and scope
   Time
   Cost
   Scope
Time, cost, and scope: Manage project constraints
   You have less time
   You have fewer resources
   You have more work
Manage your projects with Project
Appendix B Develop your project management skills
Join a Project learning community
Join a project-management learning community
Appendix C Collaborate: Project, SharePoint, and PWA
Set the Project desktop client to Computer mode
   Sources for more information
Share your plan by using SharePoint
   Sources for more information
Team collaboration with Project Web App
   Sources for more information
Project portfolio management
Sources for more information
Appendix D Use this book in a classroom
Match content to instructional needs
Teach project management with Project
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