This book is aimed not so much at the full-time professional project manager as at the person who makes use of project management techniques to perform any one of a number of varied activities.

After introducing general project management concepts, this text concentrates on examining the use of project management software, and in particular Microsoft Project, to assist with the management of projects of various types. It should be remembered that management is a human activity, and that in this respect project management is no different. Project management software provides useful tools to assist with effective project planning, monitoring and control. It is, however, only useful in assisting the project manager and can never become a substitute for good management skills. Unless the project manager understands the dynamics of projects and the variety of interactions of humans project team members, interpreting the results shown by the software will be impossible.

Chapter 1 » Project Management Concepts
Chapter 2 » Introduction to Microsoft Project
Chapter 3 » Top-Down and Bottom-Up Design
Chapter 4 » Matilda District Hospital’s New Information System
Chapter 5 » Project Tables and Views
Chapter 6 » Resource Over-allocation and Levelling
Chapter 7 » Fine Tuning the Schedule
Chapter 8 » Communication - Project Reports
Chapter 9 » Project Monitoring and Control
Chapter 10 » Wotan’s Wonders – Planning a New Kitchen
Chapter 11 » Gutenberg Publications - a New Book
Chapter 12 » Handling Multiple Projects
Chapter 13 » The Management of Change
Chapter 14 » A New Computer System for Hotel Château Melba

ISBN: 1 875415 59 9 (paperback), 1 875415 60 2 (hardcover)
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