Microsoft Project 2013: The Missing Manual
by Bonnie Biafore
Copyright © 2013 Bonnie Biafore. All rights reserved.
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Projects: In the
Beginning
Microsoft Project 2013 is brimming with features to help you manage any kind of project, but you have to know something about project management to make those features sing. If your boss hands you a project to manage and
you ask what she means by “project” and “manage,” this chapter is for you.
A project is different from day-to-day work, and this chapter explains how. You’ll learn
what project management is at a high level—and why it’s worth the effort. Project
management helps you deliver the right results on time, within budget, and without
going into crisis mode. When a project falters, project-management techniques also
help you get it headed back in the right direction.
But before it even begins, a project has to make it through a selection process. Just
like a major-league baseball player waiting for a good pitch before he swings, you’ll
learn what to look for in potential projects. (Even if your boss currently mandates
which projects you manage, learning to prioritize and select projects may increase
your influence in the future.)
The chapter concludes by covering the one skill that no project manager can afford to ignore: gaining and maintaining the support of stakeholders—the folks who
care about the project’s success. You’ll learn how to identify stakeholders and their
expectations, and how to keep them on board so they’re ready and willing to pitch
in when the project needs their help.
by Bonnie Biafore
Copyright © 2013 Bonnie Biafore. All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America.
Published by O’Reilly Media, Inc.,
1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472.
O’Reilly books may be purchased for educational, business, or sales promotional use.
Online editions are also available for most titles (http://my.safaribooksonline.com). For
more information, contact our corporate/institutional sales department: (800) 998-9938
or corporate@oreilly.com.
April 2013: First Edition.
Revision History for the First Edition:
2013-04-09 First release
See http://oreilly.com/catalog/errata.csp?isbn=9781449357962 for release details.
The Missing Manual is a registered trademark of O’Reilly Media, Inc. The Missing
Manual logo, and “The book that should have been in the box” are trademarks of
O’Reilly Media, Inc. Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to
distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations
appear in this book, and O’Reilly Media is aware of a trademark claim, the
designations are capitalized.
While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher
assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the
use of the information contained in it.
Projects: In the
Beginning
Microsoft Project 2013 is brimming with features to help you manage any kind of project, but you have to know something about project management to make those features sing. If your boss hands you a project to manage and
you ask what she means by “project” and “manage,” this chapter is for you.
A project is different from day-to-day work, and this chapter explains how. You’ll learn
what project management is at a high level—and why it’s worth the effort. Project
management helps you deliver the right results on time, within budget, and without
going into crisis mode. When a project falters, project-management techniques also
help you get it headed back in the right direction.
But before it even begins, a project has to make it through a selection process. Just
like a major-league baseball player waiting for a good pitch before he swings, you’ll
learn what to look for in potential projects. (Even if your boss currently mandates
which projects you manage, learning to prioritize and select projects may increase
your influence in the future.)
The chapter concludes by covering the one skill that no project manager can afford to ignore: gaining and maintaining the support of stakeholders—the folks who
care about the project’s success. You’ll learn how to identify stakeholders and their
expectations, and how to keep them on board so they’re ready and willing to pitch
in when the project needs their help.
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