Microsoft Project 2010: The Missing Manual

by Bonnie Biafore

Microsoft Project is brimming with features to help you manage any project, large or small. But learning the software is only half the battle. What you really need is real-world how to prep your project before touching your PC, which Project tools work best, and which ones to use with care. This book explains it all, helping you go from project manager to project master.Get a project management primer. Discover what it takes to handle a project successfullyLearn the program inside out. Get step-by-step instructions for Project Standard and Project ProfessionalBuild and refine your plan. Put together your team, schedule, and budgetAchieve the results you want. Build realistic schedules, and learn how to keep costs under controlTrack your progress. Measure your performance, make course corrections, and manage changesUse Project's power tools. Customize Project's features and views, and transfer info directly between Project and other programs

768 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2010

About the author

Bonnie is a zealous organizer of everything from software demos to gourmet meals with the occasional vacation to test the waters of spontaneity. Ironically, fate, not planning, turned this obsession into a career as a project manager. She earned a Project Management Professional certification (affectionately pronounced “pimp”) from the Project Management Institute. As a consultant, she manages projects for clients and wins accolades for her ability to herd cats. She has fun and makes new friends on every project, but mostly makes things happen.
She’s written 30 books including QuickBooks 2016: The Missing Manual (Intuit’s Official Guide to QuickBooks), Project 2013: The Missing Manual, and Fresh Squeezed, a funny thriller about hitmen and stupid criminals. Bonnie is an engineer, so she’s fascinated by how things work and how to make things work better. She tries to redeem herself by using her sick sense of humor to transform these drool-inducing subjects into entertaining reading.
She has a mostly unused Bachelor of Science in Architecture from MIT and an occasionally useful Master of Science in Structural Engineering from Columbia University. Don’t hold this against her. She’s quite nice, actually.

Reviews

[Owen O'Brien · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tried to figure out how to use this powerful and complex tool, Microsoft Project, but this book didn’t really help me with that. The description of functionality is way too superficial and it only covers the basic functions. Although the author has already published many books on this topic, I wouldn’t say he’s managed to create something comprehensive and easily understandable. After reading it, I realized that I just need to find something easier. If that's your case also, check a Microsoft Project alternative from this list: https://blog.ganttpro.com/en/microsof...

[J.L. McFadden · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a humorous onsite to MSP 2010. It was informative and was not a dry read at all. I would recommend this to anyone trying to get their head around Microsoft Project and don't want to be bored to death.

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

For my Project class and certification... Oh the joy...

All in all, it was well written.

[Benjamin Winkler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Also an introductory primer on project management. Very useful.