Cynthia Snyder Dionisio - Microsoft Project For Dummies

19 Chapter 19FIGURE 19-1: Creating a new Sprints Project. FIGURE 19-2: The Sprints tab on the Ribbon. FIGURE 19-3: The Manage Sprints dialog box. FIGURE 19-4: The Sprint Planning sheet. FIGURE 19-5: The Sprint Planning Board. FIGURE 19-6: Sprint and Task views. FIGURE 19-7: Task Board view. FIGURE 19-8: The Task Board Format contextual tab. FIGURE 19-9: The Customize Task Board Cards dialog box. FIGURE 19-10: Customized cards. FIGURE 19-11: Prioritizing tasks. FIGURE 19-12: A Sprints Project inserted into a plan-driven project.

20 Chapter 20FIGURE 20-1: Filtered for remaining tasks. FIGURE 20-2: Tasks grouped by priority. FIGURE 20-3: Tasks sorted by sprint and then board status. FIGURE 20-4: Task Status report. FIGURE 20-5: The Report Design contextual tab. FIGURE 20-6: The Current Sprint report.

21 Chapter 21FIGURE 21-1: The Variance table. FIGURE 21-2: The Compare Project Versions dialog box. FIGURE 21-3: Comparing projects. FIGURE 21-4: Saving a file as a template. FIGURE 21-5: The Save As Template dialog box. FIGURE 21-6: The Organizer dialog box.

22 Chapter 23FIGURE 23-1: The Task Information dialog box. FIGURE 23-2: The Resource Information dialog box. FIGURE 23-3: Contextual menu. FIGURE 23-4: Adding tasks to the Timeline.

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Project management has evolved from a discipline that began with index cards and yarn to one that now uses sophisticated analysis techniques, projections, reporting, and time and resource tracking. Project management software offers functionality that makes planning and tracking the complex projects we undertake a little more manageable.

Microsoft Project is one of the most popular project management software applications. It offers a tremendous amount of functionality to users. However, as with most software, mastering it can seem like a daunting process.

It helps to understand how Project’s features relate to what you do every day as a project manager. In Microsoft Project For Dummies, my goal is to help you explore Project Professional (an on-premises or desktop version) and Project Online (a cloud-based version). This book provides information on relevant project management concepts while also offering step-by-step instructions to build and track a Project schedule.

Here are some broad topics that this book explores. You can:

Start out in Microsoft Project by entering tasks and dependencies and estimating durations

View your project as a Gantt chart, Task Board, network diagram, and other views

Work with resources, calendars, and costs

Negotiate constraints, fine-tune the schedule, and set a baseline

Gather data, analyze progress, take corrective actions, and report project status

Set up and track a Sprints Project with backlogs, Task Boards, and specialized reports

Throughout this book, I offer advice on how to make all these features and procedures mesh with what you already know as a project manager.