PRINCE2 2009 Planning And Control Using Microsoft Project 2010

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 PRINCE2 projects. It identifies which PRINCE2 processes may be handled with Microsoft Project 2010 and how the software may be effectively used to assist in managing a project. Paul Harris manual unlocks the power and versatility of Microsoft Project with a logical presentation of the tool in the context of a PRINCE2 project scenario. Microsoft Project 2010 is an extensive software update with many new functions and as a result this is a complete rewrite of the author s previous book. This book stays focused on the information required to create and update schedules using Microsoft Project 2010 by explaining which elements PRINCE2 may be supported by Microsoft Project and demonstrating how. It shows practical ways that Microsoft Project may be used to manage programmes, portfolios and projects in a PRINCE2 environment by concentrating on the core functions required to plan and control a project and keeping the information relevant to each topic in the appropriate chapter. It provides a quick reference listing of commands at the start of each chapter and a comprehensive index of all topics. The book is aimed at project management companies who wish to run their own software training courses or provide their employees with an alternative text to the user manual, training organizations who require a training manual to run their own training courses, or people who wish learn the software however are unable to attend a formal training course.