PRINCE2 Planning & Control Using Microsoft Project - Updated for Microsoft Office Project 2007

This book is primarily a Microsoft Project book and designed to teach project management professionals, who understand the PRINCE2 methodology, to use Microsoft Project to plan and control a PRINCE2 projects. It identifies which PRINCE2 processes may be handled with Microsoft Project and how the software may be effectively used to manage a project. The book is based on Microsoft Project 2007, but may be used with earlier versions. This book was written for people who understand PRINCE2 and are learning to utilize Microsoft Project in a PRINCE2 environment. The book focuses on Microsoft Project but describes which PRINCE2 processes many be managed with Microsoft Project. It shows the user how to plan and progress projects created within the software package to an intermediate level and stays focused on explaining how to use Microsoft Project to plan and control projects by: - Explains in plain English and in a logical sequence the steps required to create and maintain a schedule. - Highlights the sources of information and methods that should be employed to produce a realistic and useful project schedule. - Presents workable solutions to real day to day planning and scheduling problems and contains practical advice on how to set up the software and import data. - Showing practical ways that Microsoft Project may be used to manage programmes, portfolios and projects in a PRINCE2 environment. - Explains some of the important difference between Microsoft Project and other scheduling software making it easier to convert from other software. - Providing command lists at the start of each chapter as a quick reference. - Providing a comprehensive index of all topics.