Special Edition Using Microsoft Project 2000 [Paperback]

Tim Pyron (Author), Rod Gill (Author), Laura Stewart (Author), Melette Pearce (Author), Winston Meeker (Author), Tony Brown (Author), Ira Brown (Author), Jo Ellen Shires (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0789722534 | ISBN-13: 978-0789722539 | Publication Date: October 7, 2000

In an increasingly complex world, the necessity for greater flexibility and understanding of project management is coming in to its own--even though most people manage projects as part of their other duties. Special Edition Using Project 2000 provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the features, functions and best practices of project management, by thoroughly covering the industry's leading project management tool. This book provides you with a firm grasp of the installation, configuration and troubleshooting of Microsoft Project. You will learn to schedule tasks effectively, track costs, review and distribute information (especially Web distribution), project analysis, juggling multiple projects effectively, and customization, including macro and VBA integration.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

Although this book has been classified as Intermediate/Advanced that’s only because its coverage is so comprehensive that it extends from the beginner level into intermediate and advanced topics. It originated out of my experience teaching beginners to use Microsoft Project, but I wrote it to be a complete reference for beginners and advanced users. It’s not for dummies, that’s true, but it’s not rocket science either.

If you’ve never worked with project management software before, you will find all you need to start at the beginning and become an expert within this one book. The first 17 chapters correspond roughly to the contents of the competitive “quick start” books, except that the coverage is more thorough. Microsoft Project is a very complex product and beginners invariably need the answers provided in this, the most comprehensive book on the market. Since 1993 the various editions of this book have been the standard reference for Project trainers and power users – and it is the book recommended by the experts on Microsoft’s Project newsgroup.

This new edition has extensive references to project management best practices and theory provided by Toby Brown, a PMI certified Project Management Professional. And there’s a much more thorough survey of VBA for Project. The CD includes my Microsoft Project 2000 Field Reference which describes all the fields in Microsoft Project and how they work together.

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In an increasingly complex world, the necessity for greater flexibility and understanding of project management is coming in to its own--even though most people manage projects as part of their other duties. Special Edition Using Project 2000 provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the features, functions and best practices of project management, by thoroughly covering the industry's leading project management tool. This book provides you with a firm grasp of the installation, configuration and troubleshooting of Microsoft Project. You will learn to schedule tasks effectively, track costs, review and distribute information (especially Web distribution), project analysis, juggling multiple projects effectively, and customization, including macro and VBA integration.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1312 pages
• Publisher: Que (October 7, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789722534
• ISBN-13: 978-0789722539
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,946,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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114 of 118 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MS Project 2000 Book must have., October 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Special Edition Using Microsoft Project 2000 (Paperback)

This is a very well written book. The writers of this book understand program management and program management software even though Microsoft does not. The writers explain very well how to use the product and warn you of areas that I consider short comings of Project. I plan to use this book as a text book for teaching MS Project 2000. The book would not be good for self teaching beginners.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars thorough, accurate, clear, comprehensive, June 14, 2001

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Jim Fennessey (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Special Edition Using Microsoft Project 2000 (Paperback)

That about sums it up. I've used Project some, and have looked at several other books before this one. This book provides the detail and clarity to get the ideas across. One particular example ... effort driven scheduling and fixed units versus fixed duration, etc ... a tricky topic, and this book does it better than any other. Best book I've seen on the subject!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for my needs, May 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Special Edition Using Microsoft Project 2000 (Paperback)

I teach Project and I needed to get more in depth with the software. This book was great for that. I cannot recomend it for absolute beginers who dont "get" software programs quickly. If you are an advanced user, yet never worked with this particular program, you will like it also.