99 Tricks and Traps for Microsoft Project 365 and 2021 : A Casual User Guide Including 2019, 2016 and 2013 - Paul E. Harris

99 Tricks and Traps for Microsoft Project 365 and 2021

A Casual User Guide Including 2019, 2016 and 2013

By: Paul E. Harris

Paperback | 4 July 2022

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The book is aimed at Project Management Professionals who are casual or new users and understand the software basics but require a short and snappy guide. It is the sort of book that may be read without a computer on the bus, train or plane.

This book quickly gets down to the issues that many people grapple with when trying to use some of the more advanced features of the software and enlightens readers on the traps that some users fall into and how to avoid them. It demonstrates how the software ticks and explains some tricks that may be used to become more productive with the software and generate better schedules.

Suitable for people who understand the basics of Microsoft Project but want a short guide to give them insight into the less intuitive features of the software. It is packed with screen shots, constructive tips and is written in plain English. The book is based on the Microsoft Project 365 and 2021 but may be used with earlier versions of Microsoft Project as this book points out the differences where appropriate.

The book picks out many of the key aspects from the author's exiting books and adds a substantial amount of new and original text to produce a pocket guide that omits describing the intuitive and obvious functions and concentrates on the issues that many users get stuck on or find hard to understand.


Industry Reviews

"Tricks and Traps" is an appropriate title for Paul's updated book as it explains what the intent and purpose of the book. It is very important that professional planners understand how the software operates and are confident that they understand how the program the schedule information. All software planning and scheduling packages calculate differently, all have functions and defaults which are not always suitable that will cause issues for unsuspecting users. The project schedulers transitioning from other planning tools or people learning the planning trade must therefore understand how the functions and options operate so they end up with predictable and correct outcomes. This book allows people who are time short to quickly get up to speed so they understand the complexity of the software and develop their skills to be confident that their program is calculating correctly.

Jan Hanak, Director, Primaskills Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia

 

A must read that will educate users in those areas that no other user manual talks about. Very easy to understand and follow thanks to visual examples of the explained features.

This book reveals the unimaginable in-built traps that will trick even the more experienced users. Several settings are required to get Microsoft Project to behave in a reasonable and expected manner due to the fact that a lot of hidden functionality often change the outcome, much to the frustration of the user.

Jesica Paula Yabo, Senior Technical Translator, Enterprise Project Controls Pty Ltd

 

Paul's latest version of Microsoft Project Tips and Tricks has added to his already substantial library of project controls manuals that novice and experts have come to rely upon over the years to take the mystery out of the sometimes very tricky options within Microsoft's ubiquitous software.

Paul's encyclopaedic knowledge of how the software really works, from a practical standpoint has allowed him to distil the most critical features into this concise guide.

The manual takes the guesswork out of using the sometime counter intuitive features and breaks them down into easy to understand steps that are able to be easily found and applied.

If you don't have a lot of time and want a quick reference guide to getting up and running in a safe and precise manner, allowing you to get the right answer the first time, then this is the book for you.

Michael Jack PMP, Independent Project Controls Consultant, Managing Director, Nietzsche Pty Ltd

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