Microsoft Project 2010 Inside Out

Conquer Microsoft Project 2010—from the inside out! You're beyond the basics, so dive right in and really put your project management skills to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds. It's all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts tackle Project 2010—and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery. Take charge of the project triangle—time, money, and scope—to balance your plan Enable collaboration among team members, sponsors, and other project stakeholders Manually schedule tasks or use the automatic scheduling engine Track and control your project using earned value analysis Create pivot views of project data with Microsoft Excel(R) 2010 and Visio(R) 2010 Manage project activities in an enterprise project-management environment Apply your experience to future projects by creating your own custom templates Copyright......Page 3 Dedication......Page 4 Contents at a Glance......Page 6 Table of Contents......Page 8 Introduction......Page 24 Part 1. Project Fundamentals......Page 36 Introducing Microsoft Project 2010......Page 38 Using Project 2010—An Overview......Page 40 Project Professional 2010......Page 41 Project Web App......Page 43 What’s New in Project 2010......Page 44 What’s New in Project Standard 2010......Page 45 What’s New in Project Professional 2010......Page 54 What’s New in Project Server 2010 and Project Web App......Page 57 Using the Project Ribbon......Page 65 Using Keyboard Shortcuts to Access Commands......Page 66 Finding Lost Commands......Page 67 Getting Help......Page 69 Joining a Project Forum......Page 76 Working with Indicators and Option Buttons......Page 77 What Is a Project?......Page 80 What Is Project Management?......Page 81 Understanding Project Management Stages......Page 84 Initiating and Planning the Project......Page 85 Monitoring and Controlling the Project......Page 86 Facilitating Your Plan with Project 2010......Page 88 Creating a Model of Your Project......Page 90 Working with Your Team Through Project 2010......Page 94 Using Project 2010 in Your Enterprise......Page 96 Working with the Project Stakeholders......Page 97 Keys to Successful Project Management......Page 99 Part 2. Developing the Project Plan......Page 102 Getting from Idea to Proposal to Project......Page 104 Focusing the Project Vision......Page 105 Understanding Product Scope and Project Scope......Page 106 Developing the Scope Statement......Page 107 Creating a Project File......Page 109 Saving Your New Project......Page 116 Scheduling from a Start or Finish Date......Page 117 Setting Your Project Calendar......Page 119 Attaching Project Documentation......Page 129 Entering Tasks......Page 134 Importing Tasks from an Excel Worksheet......Page 137 Entering Recurring Tasks......Page 142 Moving Tasks......Page 144 Copying Tasks......Page 146 Deleting Tasks......Page 148 Undoing Multiple Edits......Page 149 Organizing Tasks into an Outline......Page 150 Understanding Work Breakdown Structure Codes......Page 154 Setting Up Work Breakdown Structure Codes......Page 157 Adding Supplementary Information to Tasks......Page 158 Viewing Project Information......Page 160 Understanding Project Information Categories......Page 161 Switching Between Views......Page 162 Using Views......Page 166 Using Tables......Page 185 Using Fields......Page 195 Using the Zoom Slider......Page 200 Showing and Hiding Screen Elements......Page 202 Splitting a Window......Page 204 Switching Between Open Projects......Page 206 Navigating to a Specific Location in a View......Page 207 Ordering Project Information with a Sort......Page 208 Grouping Project Information into Categories......Page 210 Seeing Only What You Need by Filtering......Page 213 Scheduling Tasks Manually or Automatically......Page 218 Manually Scheduling Tasks......Page 219 Automatically Scheduling Tasks......Page 220 Mixing Manual and Automatic Tasks in a Project Plan......Page 222 Switching Task Scheduling Modes......Page 223 Switching the Task Mode Default for New Tasks in a Plan......Page 225 Switching the Task Mode Default for a New Project Plan......Page 226 Switching the Task Mode Default for All New Project Plans......Page 227 Building Your Schedule......Page 230 Setting Task Durations......Page 231 Developing Reliable Task Duration Estimates......Page 232 Understanding Estimated vs. Confirmed Durations......Page 234 Entering Durations......Page 235 Understanding How Durations Affect Scheduling......Page 237 Establishing Task Dependencies......Page 241 Creating the Finish-to-Start Task Dependency......Page 243 Understanding the Dependency Types......Page 245 Delaying Linked Tasks by Adding Lag Time......Page 248 Overlapping Linked Tasks by Adding Lead Time......Page 249 Changing or Removing Links......Page 250 Reviewing Task Dependencies......Page 252 Scheduling Tasks to Achieve Specific Dates......Page 254 Understanding Constraint Types......Page 255 Changing Constraints......Page 258 Working with Flexible and Inflexible Constraints......Page 261 Reviewing Constraints......Page 262 Setting Deadline Reminders......Page 263 Creating Milestones in Your Schedule......Page 266 Setting Up the Task Calendar......Page 269 Assigning a Base Calendar to a Task......Page 271 Highlighting the Ripple Effects of Schedule Changes......Page 273 Reviewing the Factors That Affect Task Scheduling......Page 275 Setting Up Resources in the Project......Page 280 Understanding the Impact of Resources in the Plan......Page 281 Adding Resources to the Project......Page 282 Entering Resources in the Resource Sheet......Page 283 Adding Work Resources to the Project......Page 285 Adding Material Resources to the Project......Page 293 Adding Cost Resources to the Project......Page 294 Removing a Resource from the Project......Page 295 Identifying Tentative, Generic, or Budget Resources......Page 296 Proposing Tentative Resources......Page 297 Using Generic Resources as a Placeholder......Page 299 Setting When Resources Are Available for Work......Page 301 Setting Working Times and Days Off for Work Resources......Page 302 Specifying Resource Availability with Max Units......Page 306 Adding Detailed Resource Information......Page 310 Working with Supplemental Resource Fields......Page 311 Specifying Contact Information......Page 313 Adding a Note Regarding a Resource......Page 314 Hyperlinking to Resource Information......Page 315 Assigning Work Resources to Tasks......Page 318 Creating Work Resource Assignments......Page 319 Adding and Assigning Resources at the Same Time......Page 322 Finding the Right Resources for the Job......Page 325 Using the Team Planner to Assign Resources......Page 331 Understanding Assignment Calculations......Page 335 Assigning Material Resources to Tasks......Page 338 Assigning Cost Resources to Tasks......Page 341 Showing Assignments by Task or Resource......Page 344 Showing Assignment Information Under a Task View......Page 347 Changing Resource Assignments......Page 349 Contouring Resource Assignments......Page 352 Planning Resource and Task Costs......Page 356 Setting Costs for Work Resources......Page 358 Setting Costs for Material Resources......Page 361 Setting Multiple Costs for a Resource......Page 363 Setting Cost Accrual......Page 366 Entering Costs for Cost Resource Assignments......Page 367 Planning Fixed Costs for Tasks......Page 369 Reviewing Assignment Costs......Page 374 Reviewing Resource Costs......Page 376 Reviewing Task Costs......Page 378 Reviewing the Total Planned Cost for the Project......Page 380 Setting Up and Reviewing a Project Budget......Page 381 Creating Budget Resources......Page 382 Assigning Budget Resources to the Project Summary Task......Page 384 Entering Budget Values for the Budget Resources......Page 386 Aligning Resources with Their Budget Resource Type......Page 388 Comparing Resource Costs with Budget Resource Values......Page 392 Setting Up a Different Currency on Your Computer......Page 395 Setting Up a Different Currency in Project 2010......Page 396 Checking and Adjusting the Project Plan......Page 400 Working with the Critical Path and Critical Tasks......Page 402 Understanding Slack Time and Critical Tasks......Page 404 Viewing the Critical Path......Page 407 Controlling Schedule Changes with Task Types......Page 412 Should a Task Have Effort-Driven Scheduling?......Page 413 When Should a Task Have Fixed Units?......Page 415 When Should a Task Have Fixed Duration?......Page 416 Understanding Schedule Changes Based on Task Type......Page 417 Bringing in the Project Finish Date......Page 418 Viewing Finish Dates and the Critical Path......Page 419 Checking Your Schedule Assumptions......Page 421 Adjusting Resource Settings to Bring in the Finish Date......Page 427 Reducing Project Costs......Page 431 Viewing Project Costs......Page 432 Adjusting the Schedule to Reduce Costs......Page 436 Adjusting Cost Resources......Page 437 Balancing Resource Workloads......Page 438 Viewing Resource Workloads......Page 439 Adjusting Assignments......Page 447 Splitting Tasks......Page 455 Preventing Overallocations Using the Team Planner......Page 457 Leveling Assignments......Page 459 Changing Project Scope......Page 471 Reviewing the Impact of Changes......Page 473 Obtaining Buyoff on the Project Plan......Page 474 Part 3. Tracking Progress......Page 476 Setting a Baseline and Updating Progress......Page 478 Saving Original Plan Information Using a Baseline......Page 480 Setting a Baseline......Page 483 Reviewing Baseline Information......Page 486 Saving Additional Baselines......Page 488 Reviewing Multiple Baselines......Page 492 Saving Additional Scheduled Start and Finish Dates......Page 494 Clearing a Baseline......Page 495 Updating Task Progress......Page 497 Choosing the Best Method for Entering Actuals......Page 498 Updating Progress with Task Scheduling Controls......Page 499 Using Resource Work to Update Progress......Page 505 Updating Progress Using a Different Status Date......Page 511 Marking Tasks Exactly on Track......Page 512 Updating Actual Costs for Material Resources......Page 515 Manually Updating Project Costs......Page 516 Responding to Changes in Your Project......Page 518 Monitoring and Adjusting the Schedule......Page 520 Monitoring Schedule Progress......Page 521 Correcting the Schedule......Page 531 Rescheduling the Project......Page 533 Monitoring Project Costs......Page 537 Monitoring and Adjusting Resource Workload......Page 546 Monitoring Resource Workload......Page 547 Balancing the Resource Workload......Page 555 Part 4. Reporting and Analyzing Project Information......Page 558 Reporting Project Information......Page 560 Establishing Your Communications Plan......Page 561 Setting Up and Printing Views......Page 563 Specifying Options for Printed Views......Page 567 Drawing in a Gantt View......Page 568 Working with Text-Based Reports......Page 569 Working with Visual Reports in Excel and Visio......Page 573 Generating the Right Reports......Page 576 Summarizing with Overview Reports......Page 577 Focusing on Tasks with Schedule Progress Reports......Page 581 Analyzing Budget Status with Cost Reports......Page 586 Evaluating Resource Allocation with Assignment Reports......Page 593 Revising a Built-In Report......Page 599 Modifying a Text Report......Page 600 Modifying a Visual Report......Page 604 Creating a New Text Report......Page 606 Creating a New Visual Report Template......Page 608 Saving the Reporting Cube......Page 611 Saving the Reporting Database......Page 613 Saving a View as a PDF File......Page 614 Saving a Report as a PDF File......Page 615 Posting Project Information on a Web Page......Page 616 Analyzing Progress Using Earned Value......Page 620 Setting the Baseline......Page 621 Specifying the Status Date......Page 623 Working with Earned Value Tables......Page 624 Understanding the Earned Value Fields......Page 627 Generating the Earned Value Text Report......Page 630 Generating the Earned Value Over Time Visual Report......Page 631 Part 5. Managing Multiple Projects......Page 632 Managing Master Projects and Resource Pools......Page 634 Setting Up a Master Project......Page 635 Working with Subproject Information......Page 639 Unlinking a Subproject from Its Source File......Page 643 Removing a Subproject from the Master Project......Page 644 Consolidating Project Information......Page 645 Accessing the Save Workspace Command......Page 647 Creating the Project Workspace File......Page 648 Setting Up a Resource Pool......Page 649 Linking a Project to Your Resource Pool......Page 652 Checking Availability of Resource Pool Resources......Page 656 Updating Resource Pool Information......Page 657 Disconnecting a Resource Pool from a Project Plan......Page 658 Copying and Moving Information Between Projects......Page 660 Copying and Moving Task and Resource Information......Page 662 Copying Fields Between Projects......Page 663 Copying Project Elements by Using the Organizer......Page 665 Copying an Element from a Project to the Global Template......Page 666 Linking Information Between Project Plans......Page 668 Linking Tasks Between Different Projects......Page 669 Reviewing Cross-Project Links......Page 672 Updating Cross-Project Links......Page 674 Removing Cross-Project Links......Page 675 Part 6. Integrating......Page 678 Exchanging Information with Other Applications......Page 680 Copying from Project 2010 to Another Application......Page 682 Copying from Another Application to Project 2010......Page 684 Copying a Picture of a View......Page 686 Embedding from Project 2010 to Another Application......Page 691 Embedding from Another Application to Project 2010......Page 696 Linking from Project 2010 to Another Application......Page 703 Linking from Another Application to Project 2010......Page 705 Hyperlinking to Websites or Other Documents......Page 709 Creating a Hyperlink......Page 710 Importing and Exporting Information......Page 711 Updating Security Settings to Allow Data Import and Export......Page 712 Importing Information into Project 2010......Page 713 Exporting Information from Project 2010......Page 715 Saving Your Project Plan as a PDF File......Page 718 Working with Project 2010 and XML Files......Page 719 Importing and Exporting Database Information......Page 720 Integrating Project 2010 with Excel......Page 722 Copying Information from Excel......Page 725 Copying Information to Excel......Page 730 Embedding an Excel Object in Project 2010......Page 734 Embedding a Project 2010 File in Excel......Page 739 Linking from Excel to Project 2010......Page 742 Linking from Project 2010 to Excel......Page 744 Working with a Linked Object......Page 745 Importing from Excel to Project 2010......Page 749 Exporting from Project 2010 to Excel......Page 757 Reusing a Previously Saved Export Map......Page 768 Producing a Visual Report of Project Data in Excel......Page 769 Generating a Visual Report from a Built-in Template......Page 771 Configuring a Visual Report in Excel......Page 773 Creating and Editing Visual Report Templates in Excel......Page 775 Integrating Project 2010 with Visio......Page 780 Creating a Visual Report of Project Data in Visio......Page 781 Generating a Built-in Visual Report for Visio......Page 782 Configuring a Visual Report in Visio......Page 783 Creating and Editing Visual Report Templates in Visio......Page 786 Presenting Project 2010 Data with Visio......Page 788 Showing Project Timeline Information in Visio......Page 789 Displaying Project Information in a Visio Gantt Chart......Page 792 Exporting Timelines from Visio to Project 2010......Page 794 Exporting Visio Gantt Charts to Project 2010......Page 795 Using the Visio Timeline Template......Page 796 Using the Gantt Chart Template......Page 799 Using the PERT Chart Template......Page 801 Exchanging Task Information with Outlook......Page 802 Adding Outlook Tasks to Your Project Plan......Page 803 Adding Project 2010 Tasks to Outlook Tasks......Page 806 Building Your Resource List with Outlook......Page 808 Sending Project File Information......Page 809 Sending an Entire Project File......Page 810 Routing a Project File......Page 811 Publishing the Project File to an Exchange Folder......Page 814 Collaborating as a Team by Using SharePoint......Page 816 Creating a Project Tasks List on a SharePoint Site......Page 817 Exchanging Project Information with SharePoint......Page 820 Saving and Synchronizing SharePoint Tasks List Project......Page 821 Creating a New SharePoint Tasks List from a Project Plan......Page 823 Mapping Fields Between Project and SharePoint......Page 825 Opening and Viewing Connected Project Information......Page 827 Assigning Tasks to Team Members......Page 828 Updating Task Progress......Page 831 Part 7. Managing Projects Across Your Enterprise......Page 834 Why Use Enterprise Project Management?......Page 836 Who’s Who in Enterprise Project Management......Page 841 Understanding Project Server Architecture......Page 844 Understanding the Role of Project Professional......Page 846 Understanding Project Portfolio Management......Page 848 Understanding the Enterprise Project Management Project Life Cycle......Page 849 Collaborating as a Project Team......Page 851 Standardizing Enterprise Projects......Page 853 Managing Enterprise Resources......Page 854 Administering Your Enterprise Project Management Solution......Page 856 Signing In and Out......Page 857 Configuring Project Server Security......Page 858 Understanding Groups, Categories, and Permissions......Page 860 Creating a User Account......Page 862 Viewing or Changing Permissions for User Groups......Page 866 Creating a Security Template......Page 867 Creating a Group......Page 868 Customizing Categories......Page 870 Administering the Enterprise Resource Pool......Page 872 Creating the Enterprise Resource Pool......Page 873 Updating Resource Information......Page 885 Removing a Resource from the Enterprise Resource Pool......Page 888 Setting Up Project Workflows......Page 889 Managing Workflow Phases......Page 891 Managing Workflow Stages......Page 892 Configuring Enterprise Project Types......Page 893 Working with the Enterprise Global Template......Page 894 Customizing Enterprise Project Fields......Page 899 Creating Calendars to Reflect Nonworking Times......Page 904 Setting Up Team Member Work Pages......Page 905 What’s the Difference Between Tasks and Timesheets?......Page 906 Defining the Task Progress Page......Page 908 Defining the Timesheet Page......Page 913 Creating and Managing Pages with Web Parts......Page 916 Creating and Managing Views......Page 922 Customizing the Quick Launch......Page 925 Sending Automated Alerts and Reminders to Users......Page 926 Managing Enterprise Projects and Resources......Page 928 Setting Up Project Professional with Project Server......Page 930 Signing In via Project Web App......Page 933 Finding Your Way Around......Page 935 Working with Enterprise Projects......Page 939 Creating a New Enterprise Project......Page 940 Publishing Project Information to the Project Server......Page 944 Managing Your Files on the Project Server......Page 947 Refining Your Enterprise Projects......Page 951 Following a Project Workflow......Page 958 Initiating a Project Proposal......Page 959 Working Through the Define Phase and Beyond......Page 960 Building Your Enterprise Project Team......Page 962 Finding Resources to Meet Your Needs......Page 963 Assigning Tasks to Enterprise Resources......Page 976 Collaborating with Your Project Team......Page 980 Publishing Project Information for Resources......Page 982 Exchanging Task Progress Information......Page 983 Requesting and Receiving Text-Based Status Reports......Page 987 Tracking Billable and Nonbillable Time by Using Timesheets......Page 989 Configuring Task Update Options......Page 991 Managing Documents, Risks, and Issues......Page 993 Participating on a Team Using Project Web App......Page 1000 Getting Started with Project Web App......Page 1001 Signing In and Out of Project Web App......Page 1002 Finding Your Way Around......Page 1004 Working with Your Assignments......Page 1008 Reviewing New and Changed Assignments......Page 1009 Reassigning a Task to Another Resource......Page 1012 Assigning Yourself to New Tasks......Page 1013 Working with Your Task Information......Page 1017 Glimpsing the Big Project Picture......Page 1019 Tracking Assignments and Updating Progress......Page 1020 Submitting Text-Based Status Reports......Page 1025 Reviewing and Submitting a Timesheet......Page 1027 Requesting Nonproject or Nonworking Time......Page 1029 Working with Issues and Risks......Page 1030 Setting Your Alerts and Reminders......Page 1032 Working with Project Tasks in Outlook......Page 1033 Managing Resources in Project Web App......Page 1034 Making Executive Decisions Using Project Web App......Page 1036 Getting Started with Project Web App......Page 1037 Signing In and Out......Page 1038 Navigating Project Web App......Page 1039 Understanding Project Portfolio Management......Page 1041 Viewing Your Business Drivers......Page 1042 Prioritizing Business Drivers......Page 1043 Working with the Portfolio of Projects......Page 1044 Reviewing Project Information......Page 1045 Reviewing Project Workspaces......Page 1050 Viewing the Enterprise Resource Pool......Page 1051 Reviewing Resource Assignments......Page 1053 Reviewing Resource Availability......Page 1054 Reviewing Resource Plans......Page 1055 Analyzing and Reporting on Project Information......Page 1056 Understanding the Portfolio Analysis Tools......Page 1057 Generating Reports......Page 1058 Using Dashboards......Page 1061 Managing and Analyzing Project Portfolios......Page 1062 Understanding Project Portfolio Management......Page 1064 Understanding Workflow Basics......Page 1067 Using the Default Workflow......Page 1068 Customizing an Existing Workflow......Page 1069 Creating a New Workflow......Page 1071 Reflecting Strategy by Defining Business Drivers......Page 1072 Selecting the Best Projects for the Portfolio......Page 1079 Viewing Project Information......Page 1083 Seeing Project Summary Information......Page 1084 Viewing Project Details......Page 1086 Creating Reports......Page 1087 Creating Dashboards......Page 1090 Part 8. Customizing and Managing Project Files......Page 1094 Customizing Your View of Project Information......Page 1096 Changing the Content of a View......Page 1097 Creating a New View......Page 1101 Changing Text Formatting in Views......Page 1103 Formatting a Gantt Chart View......Page 1106 Modifying the Timescale......Page 1116 Modifying a Network Diagram......Page 1118 Modifying the Timeline......Page 1122 Modifying the Team Planner......Page 1124 Modifying the Resource Graph......Page 1126 Modifying the Calendar......Page 1131 Modifying a Sheet View......Page 1134 Modifying a Usage View......Page 1135 Modifying the Columns in a Table......Page 1138 Modifying Other Table Options......Page 1141 Customizing Fields......Page 1142 Customizing a Field......Page 1143 Specifying Lookup Values for a Custom Field......Page 1145 Creating a Calculated Field......Page 1147 Calculating Group and Summary Values......Page 1148 Working with Graphical Indicators......Page 1149 Working with Outline Codes......Page 1151 Setting Up Outline Codes......Page 1152 Assigning Outline Codes......Page 1157 Reviewing Your Tasks or Resources by Outline Code......Page 1158 Customizing Groups......Page 1159 Modifying a Group......Page 1160 Creating a New Group......Page 1162 Customizing Filters......Page 1164 Modifying a Filter......Page 1165 Creating Filters......Page 1167 Customizing AutoFilter Criteria......Page 1172 Sharing Customized Elements Among Projects......Page 1173 Working with the Organizer......Page 1174 Copying Customized Elements......Page 1175 Removing Customized Elements......Page 1177 Restoring Customized Elements to their Default State......Page 1178 Customizing the Project 2010 Interface......Page 1180 Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar......Page 1181 Adding a Command to the Quick Access Toolbar......Page 1182 Rearranging Commands on the Quick Access Toolbar......Page 1184 Removing a Command from the Quick Access Toolbar......Page 1186 Moving the Quick Access Toolbar......Page 1187 Customizing the Project 2010 Ribbon......Page 1188 Adding a Custom Group or Tab to the Ribbon......Page 1189 Changing Tabs, Groups, and Commands......Page 1194 Removing Tabs, Groups, and Commands......Page 1197 Resetting Ribbon Defaults......Page 1200 Exporting a Custom Ribbon for Another User......Page 1201 Importing a Custom Ribbon from Another User......Page 1202 What Is a Macro?......Page 1204 Why Use Macros?......Page 1205 Understanding the Record Macro Dialog Box......Page 1206 Recording a Macro......Page 1209 Looking at Macro Code......Page 1212 Running Macros......Page 1214 Creating Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 1215 Adding Macro Commands to the Ribbon......Page 1217 Standardizing Projects by Using Templates......Page 1222 Understanding the Template Types......Page 1223 Customized Elements Controlled by the Organizer......Page 1224 Customized Project Options......Page 1225 The Customized Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar......Page 1226 Starting a New Project from a Template......Page 1227 Creating Your Own Project Template......Page 1233 Updating an Existing Template......Page 1236 Analyzing Project Performance......Page 1237 Saving Acquired Project Knowledge......Page 1238 Saving Project Files......Page 1240 Saving a New Project......Page 1241 Saving Project Files Automatically......Page 1242 Specifying the Default Save Location......Page 1244 Opening a Saved Project......Page 1245 Searching for Files......Page 1248 Saving and Opening with Different File Formats......Page 1249 Working with Microsoft Project File Formats......Page 1253 Exchanging Project Information with Databases......Page 1254 Working with Common Cross-Application File Formats......Page 1256 Comparing Project Plans Side by Side......Page 1258 Safeguarding Your Project Files......Page 1260 Backing Up Your Project Files......Page 1261 Protecting Your Project Files with a Password......Page 1262 Opening Files Safely......Page 1264 Appendixes......Page 1266 Understanding System Requirements......Page 1268 Setting Up Project 2010......Page 1270 Activating Project 2010......Page 1271 Changing Your Project 2010 Setup......Page 1272 Understanding the Components of EPM......Page 1274 Analyzing Your Project Server Requirements......Page 1276 Understanding Project Server System Requirements......Page 1277 Finding Resources for Project Server Setup......Page 1280 Project Desktop Basics......Page 1282 Project Server Basics......Page 1283 Developer Information......Page 1284 Project Certification......Page 1285 Experts and Resources......Page 1286 Blogs and Discussions......Page 1287 Keyboard Shortcut Reference Tables......Page 1288 Finding More Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 1290 Using Ribbon KeyTips to Access Commands......Page 1291 Index to Troubleshooting Topics......Page 1292 Index......Page 1294 About the Authors......Page 1344 You're beyond the basics, so dive right in and really put your project management skills to work! This in-depth reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds in a supremely organized format. It's all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts tackle Microsoft Project 2010 -- and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery. Enable collaboration among team members, sponsors, and other project stakeholders Track team performance and help everyone understand the big picture Locate commands quickly in the new ribbon interface Tailor the way Project 2010 works with personalized views, menus, and fields Create pivot views of project data with Visio 2010 and Excel 2010 Manually schedule tasks or use the automatic scheduling engine Manage project activities in an enterprise project-management environment Configure Project Server 2010 and administer users and enterprise resource poolsAvailable online: Fully searchable eBook

Conquer Microsoft Project 2010—from the inside out!

You're beyond the basics, so dive right in and really put your project management skills to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds. It's all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts tackle Project 2010—and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery.

Take charge of the project triangle—time, money, and scope—to balance your plan Enable collaboration among team members, sponsors, and other project stakeholders Manually schedule tasks or use the automatic scheduling engine Track and control your project using earned value analysis Create pivot views of project data with Microsoft Excel® 2010 and Visio® 2010 Manage project activities in an enterprise project-management environment Apply your experience to future projects by creating your own custom templates