A comprehensive reference on the latest version of the leadingenterprise project management software: Microsoft Project 2010Microsoft Project allows users to manage business activitieseffectively by sharing project information, performing modeling andscenario analyses, standardizizing reporting processes, and more.This soup-to-nuts reference covers both the professional andstandard versions of the latest iteration of Microsoft Project, aswell as Project Server, so that you can efficiently manage yourbusiness projects. Veteran author Elaine Marmel begins with anoverview of project management basics and then gradually moves onto more advanced topics so that you can learn the scope of whatsuccessful project management entails.* Popular author Elaine Marmel provides comprehensive coverage ofMicrosoft Project 2010 and shows you how to successfully manageyour business activities* Begins with project management basics, such as creating a newproject, tracking a project's progress, and working in groups* Covers more advanced topics, including customizing Project,using macros, and importing and exporting information* Demonstrates how to build tasks, use views, modify theappearance of a project, and resolve scheduling and resourceproblemsWith Project 2010 Bible by your side, you'll learnto confidently and skillfully put Microsoft Project 2010 to workfor you.

Part I: Project Management Basics 1Chapter 1: The Nature of Projects 3Chapter 2: Exploring the Microsoft Project Environment 21Part II: Getting Your Project Going 39Chapter 3: Creating a New Project 41Chapter 4: Building Tasks 91Chapter 5: Creating Resources and Assigning Costs 131Part III: Getting Information about Projects 167Chapter 6: Understanding the Basics of Views 169Chapter 7: Using Views to Gain Perspective 211Chapter 8: Modifying the Appearance of Your Project 257Chapter 9: Reporting on Progress 293Part IV: Refining Your Project 339Chapter 10: Resolving Scheduling Problems 341Chapter 11: Resolving Resource Problems 369Part V: Tracking Your Progress 399Chapter 12: Understanding Tracking 401Chapter 13: Recording Actuals 415Chapter 14: Ways to Review Progress 447Chapter 15: Analyzing Financial Progress 465Part VI: Advanced Microsoft Project 487Chapter 16: Customizing Microsoft Project 489Chapter 17: Using Macros to Speed Your Work 517Chapter 18: Importing and Exporting Project Information 539Part VII: Working in Groups 563Chapter 19: Coordinating Multiple Projects Outside ProjectServer 565Chapter 20: Preparing to Use Project Server 601Chapter 21: Project Server and the Administrator 615Chapter 22: Project Server and the Project Manager 655Chapter 23: Project Server and the Day-to-Day User 693Chapter 24: Project Server and the Executive 723Part VIII: Appendices 741Appendix A: What's on the Web Site 743Appendix B: Project Management Worksheet 749Appendix C: Available Fields and Functions for Custom FieldFormulas 759Appendix D: Project Management Resources 775Appendix E: Glossary 783Index 789