Product Description

* A comprehensive, soup-to-nuts resource that shows business people how to master the latest version of this popular project-management software
* Begins with an overview of project management basics and moves on to showing how to create a new project, track a project's progress, and work in groups
* More advanced topics discussed include customizing Project, using macros, and importing and exporting information
* Includes coverage of building tasks, using views, modifying the appearance of a project, and resolving scheduling and resource problems, plus new sample projects and a new chapter on using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and VBScript with Project
* Provides expanded coverage of Project Server-installation, hardware and software requirements, and software configurations-all needed to ensure that Project Server is administered and used effectively
* CD-ROM includes an evaluation copy of Project, add-on tools, sample cases, and PMI Certification test preparation questions

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #524745 in Books
• Published on: 2003-12-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 960 pages

From the Back Cover
If Project 2003 can do it, you can do it too...

If you’re responsible for project management, you need Project 2003 and the complete information in this comprehensive guide. From understanding the project life cycle to setting up and refining schedules, analyzing costs, allocating resources, and tracking progress, this book guides you through the basics and into increasingly detailed Project applications. When you’re ready, explore using Project Server to manage Web-based projects across multiple locations, and learn to extend and customize Project’s capabilities using VBA and VBScript. It’s all here.

Inside, you’ll find complete coverage of Project 2003

• Understand the elements of a project and learn to navigate the Project 2003 environment
• Set up a project, assign tasks, resources, and costs, and develop a schedule
• Use Gantt charts and tables at each phase of project development
• Manage rate changes, scheduling conflicts, and problems involving resource allocation
• Track project progress with baselines and interpret the Tracking Gantt
• Record actual durations, tasks accomplished, and costs, and set up Project to reschedule uncompleted work
• Generate project summaries and reports on costs, time, assignments, and workloads
• Analyze cost information with PivotTables
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot Project Server
• Import and export project information

BONUS CD-ROM

Includes trial versions of

• PERT Chart EXPERT to organize and timescale charts
• WBS Chart Pro, a tool to display projects in a tree-style diagram
• Project Kickstart, an aid to brainstorming key project goals and strategies

Plus other trial and demo software, time-saving templates, and helpful Web links to project management resources

About the Author
Elaine Marmel is president of Marmel Enterprises, Inc., an organization that specializes in technical writing and software training. She routinely employs project management software and skills to manage critical business projects, and otherwise spends most of her time writing. Elaine has authored or coauthored more than 30 books about software, including Project, Word for Windows, Word for the Mac, Quicken for Windows, Quicken for DOS, 1-2-3 for Windows, Lotus Notes, and Excel. Elaine is a contributing editor to the monthly magazines Peachtree Extra and QuickBooks Extra.
Elaine left her native Chicago for the warmer climes of Florida (by way of Cincinnati, Ohio; Jerusalem, Israel; Ithaca, New York; and Washington, D.C.) where she basks in the sun with her PC, her dog, Josh, and her cats, Cato, Watson, and Buddy. Elaine also sings in the Toast of Tampa, an International Champion Sweet Adeline barbershop chorus.

Customer Reviews

Very Useful
I'm an engineer who uses Project in my work and this book has been a great help. Every time I've had a problem getting the software to do what I wanted this book has provided a clear and consise explanation that helped me get through the problem. I'd recommend it to anyone who uses Project for major projects and doesn't have time to waste finding an answer on how to get the software to do what you want it to.

Good choice, Very thorough
I have the Excel Bibble, Access Bible, and now the Project Bible. The books are very thorough and easy to understand. These books are much more detailed than the "Books for Dummies". I have had these books for some time now and still use the books for reference.

e-books a nightmare, beware the pdf e-book format!
I recently bought this book in electronic format to save time with delivery and then also to give e-books a try. Afterall, they have benefits, like little storage requirements, portability, you can search them through, etc..

Well, it all turned out to be a nightmare experience :(

First of all there is Adobe DRM (Digital Rights Management) which obviously limits you from opening the ebook PDF on any computer you like. Each time you want to read it on a different computer, say at work, you must go through a painstaking activation process. Excerpt from adobe store:

"Adobe Reader 6.0 ebooks cannot be moved from machine to machine, as the security of the file is tied to the machine on which the ebook is downloaded."

Not only that this takes all your time and energy, frustrates and enfuriates you it also does not work it turned out. I got server timeouts, "excuse us, but the server will be up running shortly" notices, you name it. Beware, I'd not be writing this if I wasn't thoroughly frustrated with the service. It gets better, read on..

After I searched and searched to find answers regarding the secretive digital rights management I wrote to customer support asking them a few questions just to understand how often and where I will be able to read my ebook (which cost the same amount as the regular paperback) and if at all I will still be able to access my ebook after, let's say, 5 years when I have reactivated it on several computers?! NO answer. Great.

You will find that part of their service is to let you activate it on PocketPC so that you can read it both on your computer and on your handheld. I can't find the excerpt right now, but it clearly stated you can do this. Well... as it turned out, not really and neither did it say so anywhere readily accessible. Having myself spent about 1.5 hours trying to get it to work, reinstalling Adobe Reader on both the PC and the PocketPC, reactivating, etc.. I looked into forums and found a post by a man who said he had spent 2 days trying to get it to work and then right underneath his call for help a cold answer apparrently from adobe employee that PocketPC 2003 (available since beginning of 2003) does not work with it yet, and they are planning on implementing it in the future. Tough luck, I just bought a book and should be glad I can read it on my own PC after having activated it. I better read it fast, because who knows, if my windows crashes I might even need to buy it again!? :(

The essence of a book for me means that
* I can take it anywhere with me and read it
* store it in my library for literally 100+ years and still be able to "access" it and read it whenever I like
* even borrow it to my friends ocassionally or sell it to a book shop after I don't want it

None of these seem to apply to e-books, yet advantages for publishers are enormous considering there are NO printing expenditures involved and they cost normally the same amount as regular books.

Last I'd like to say that I hope the ebook business survives, it would be a pitty to use technology to help disseminate. I hope Adobe reads this and takes action, too. I have 8 years of experience in computer support so no excuses on my part, sorry.

Good day to all and thanks to amazon for their great service in every respect.