A User’s Manual and Interactive Learning AID This guide has been adopted from the “Online Learning Guide” prepared by the Microsoft Corporation Table of Contents Part The Basics and Beyond Chapter Project Management 101: Fundamentals Chapter Microsoft Project Demystified Part Putting Your Project Plan on the Fast Track Chapter Getting Started Chapter Breaking Your Project Into Tasks, Phases, and Milestones Chapter Getting Tasks Done in the Right Order, at the Right Chapter Tying Task to Specific Dates Chapter Assembling Your Resources and Specifying Working Times Chapter Assigning Resources to Tasks Chapter How to Assign and Manage Costs Part Making Your Schedule Lean and Mean Chapter 10 A Method for Evaluating and Adjusting Your Schedule Chapter 11 Shortening Your Schedule Chapter 12 Using Resources Efficiently: Resolving Overallocations Chapter 13 Reducing Costs Part Displaying and Printing Project Information Your Way Chapter 14 Viewing the Information You Want: Using Views, Tables, and Filters Chapter 15 Changing the Look of Your Project Chapter 16 Printing and Reporting Part Monitoring Your Project's Vital Signs Chapter 17 Setting the Baseline Chapter 18 Tracking and Updating Your Schedule Part Connections That Count Chapter 19 Exchanging Project Information with Team Members and Others Chapter 20 Sharing Information with Other Programs Chapter 21 Working With Multiple Projects Glossary of Terms