You're reading from Working Smarter with Microsoft Project Implement effective project control techniques to maximize efficiency and drive successful outcomes

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835883983

Length 312 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Business Management

Author (1):

Staci Warne

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Defining the Project Schedule

2. Chapter 2: Working with Project Calendars FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Managing and Defining Tasks

4. Chapter 4: Creating, Defining, and Assigning Resources

5. Chapter 5: Defining a Baseline for Project Progress

6. Chapter 6: Identifying and Managing the Critical Path

7. Chapter 7: Tracking Methods for Decision-Making

8. Chapter 8: Optimizing Projects with Advanced Resources

9. Chapter 9: Handling Overallocations

10. Chapter 10: Managing Costs Effectively

11. Chapter 11: Customizing Reports

12. Chapter 12: Project Manager’s Toolbox

13. Chapter 13: AI, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Project

14. Chapter 14: Practice Exercises

15. Index

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Appendix A: Project Management

Navigating project management

1. Appendix B: AI and ChatGPT Project Charter Prompt

Project charter for mobile banking app development

2. Appendix C: Discussion Points and Assessment Questions

Chapter 8, Optimizing Projects with Advanced Resources

Discussion points

Here are some key talking points and questions that a trainer for Chapter 8, Optimizing Projects with Advanced Resources, could discuss with the participants:

Question: Why is it important to manage resource availability in a project?
Answer: Managing resource availability is crucial to ensure that resources are only assigned to tasks when they are truly available. This helps in optimizing the project’s timeline and avoiding resource overallocation.
Question: How can you set multiple pay rates for a single resource in Microsoft Project?
Answer: To set multiple pay rates, locate the desired resource in the Resource Sheet view, open the Resource Information dialog box by double-clicking on the resource, select the Cost tab, and edit the cost rate tables represented as A, B, C, D, and E.
Question: What is the purpose of cost rate tables in Microsoft Project?
Answer: Cost rate tables allow for...