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
