Take control of your projects with this in-depth guide Whether you're managing a project for a small team or supervising a corporate assignment involving hundreds, the power of Microsoft Project 2007 and the detailed information in this comprehensive guide can keep you on track. From setting budgets to allocating resources to tracking results, each of the book's seven parts thoroughly focuses on key elements in a logical sequence so you can find what you need. Identify your goals and the scope of your projects Manage projects across organizations and multiple locations Get the most out of Gantt charts and views Assign tasks, check progress, and make adjustments Issue interim reports and look at the Big Picture Create a custom HTML page with VBA and VBScript Import and export Project information What's on the CD-ROM? You'll find a wealth of trial versions, demo software, sample projects, and bonus appendixes on the CD-ROM, including Milestones Professional(r) - Advanced formatting, calculation, Web publishing, and reporting features PERT Chart Expert - Create eye-opening PERT chart project plans PlanView(r) Project Portfolio Management - A comprehensive decision-making platform for enterprises WBS Chart Pro - Plan your projects with these graphing tools System Requirements: See the CD-ROM Appendix for details and complete system requirements. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Schedules, budgets, communications, resources. Projects big and small include them all, and Microsoft Project 2007 can help you control these variables -- not be controlled by them. But Project is complex software, and learning it is, well, a project in itself. Get up to speed fast with Microsoft Project 2007: The Missing Manual. Written by project management expert Bonnie Biafore, this book teaches you how to do everything from setting budgets and tracking schedules to testing scenarios and recognizing trouble spots before your project breaks down. Find out what's new in Project 2007 from previous versions, and get help choosing the right edition, whether it's Project Standard, Project Professional, or Enterprise Project Management Solution. With Microsoft Project 2007: The Missing Manual, you get more than a simple software how-to. You also get a rundown on project management basics and plenty of solid advice on how to use Project to: Define your project and plan your approach Estimate your project, set up a budget, define tasks, and break the work into manageable chunks Create a schedule, define the sequence of work, and learn the right way to use date constraints and deadlines Build a project team and assign resources to tasks: "who does what" Refine the project to satisfy objectives by building reality into the schedule, and learn to keep project costs under control Track progress and communicate with team members via reports, information sharing, and meetings that work Close out your project and take away valuable lessons for the future Microsoft Project 2007 is the flagship of all project management programs, and this Missing Manual is the book that should have been in the box. No project manager should be without it.

Presents an illustrated A-Z encyclopedia containing approximately 600 entries on computer and technology related topics.

A must-have resource on the new features of Microsoft’s enhanced SharePoint Server 2010 With SharePoint Server, an organization’s information can be organized and combined in a central, Web-based application. Featuring in-depth coverage on all of SharePoint Server 2010’s new features, this authoritative resource provides you with solid timesaving techniques, fast solutions, and expert advice on connecting employees and managing data easily and efficiently. You’ll explore ways SharePoint Server 2010 enhances corporate intranets and portals, proposal management portals, project management portals, team and customer collaboration sites, document management systems, and enterprise application integration portals. Examines the newest updates and enhancements to the latest version of Microsoft SharePoint Server Shares timesaving techniques, sophisticated solutions, and expert advice on how to manage data easily and efficiently with SharePoint Server 2010 Reviews ways to enhance portals, collaboration sites, and management systems Featuring expert advice for content managers, project managers, administrators, and small business owners or managers who use SharePoint Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Bible is a must-read.

Provides a comprehensive guide to managing projects using both the basic and advanced functions of Microsoft Project 2003. Explains how to use Project Server to manage Web-based projects across multiple locations.

"The Project Bible is comprehensive, well organized, and appeals to beginners and project managers alike. I heartily recommend it." -Roy Nierenberg, President, Experience In Software, Inc. * Harness new enterprise-class project management functionality * Unleash the power of the new SQL-based Microsoft Project Server 2002 * Empower your project teams with new collaboration tools If Microsoft Project 2002 can do it, you can do it too . . . Microsoft Project 2002 brings new enterprise-class collaboration functionality to the world's leading project management software. Organized the way you work, this comprehensive tutorial and reference delivers all the know-how you need to increase productivity and reduce costs on all your business projects with Project 2002. Special coverage of new features for collaboration, ease of use, and enterprise functionality will help you reap the full benefits of this powerful planning tool. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Microsoft Project 2002 * Plan your projects for maximum efficiency and cost savings * Connect workgroups with e-mail or Web-based collaboration tools * Organize, track, store, and share project details and documents * Standardize project reporting and analysis across your organization * Manage and allocate enterprise resources and personnel across multiple projects * Gain insight through simulation and analysis tools * Integrate Project with other applications and databases * Develop custom Project applications for greater flexibility Bonus CD-ROM Get ready-to-use Project sample files plus additional project management tools, including trial or demo versions of: * Innate Timesheets and Innate Resource Manager * Project Kickstart * WBS Chart Pro * PERT Chart EXPERT * TimeSheet Professional * Milestones Professional 2002 * MPX Translator

Create rich, cross-platform, interactive Web applications with Microsoft's new Silverlight and this essential guide. Designers will discover how to add animation, audio, video, and other high-impact effects. Programmers will cover Visual Studio, .NET, and other programming tools—and work with Silverlight's presentation, communications, and data frameworks. Packed with techniques, tips, and a 16-page color insert of striking examples, this is the book you need to succeed with Silverlight—whether you're a designer or programmer.

This is a guide to creating, editing and outputting digital video to PCs, CD-ROM, the Web and videotape using Adobe Pro Premiere. It covers the basics right through to what digital video professionals should know.