With these two books, youll learn essential skills for leading any project, as well as techniques for using the rich functionality of Microsoft Office Project 2003 to help you successfully complete your project. On Time! On Track! On Target! focuses on the core project management skills you need to manage any project, giving you a practical education in project management and how-to instruction for using Microsoft Office Project 2003 and other Microsoft Office programs. With Microsoft Office Project 2003 Step by Step, you work at your own pace through easy-to-follow lessons and practice exercises to learn exactly the tools and techniques you need. Discover how to develop a project plan with tasks, resources, and assignments; create reports; manage multiple projects and dependencies; and track progress and costs while making real-time adjustments.
Step-by-step books are good for a tutorial drive-by and I got most of the information I needed. Having used Project 2000 I was well equiped to quickly move through it. However, I did find critical path explanations to be lacking and turned to the internet and co-workers for a more in-depth understanding of how to manipulate and track critical paths.