How it’s designed
This book strives to offer real-world examples of projects from many industries and disciplines. You’ll see yourself and your own projects somewhere in this book. A wealth of tips and advice show you how to address, control, and overcome real-world constraints.
As a tutorial. You can use Microsoft Project 2003 Bible as a linear tool to learn Project—from the ground up.
As a reference. You can put it on the shelf and use it as your Project reference book, to be pulled down as needed—for advice, information, and step-by-step procedures. Either way, this book is designed to enrich your Microsoft Project experience and to make you a better project manager.
Who it’s for
Unlike word processing or spreadsheet software, many of you may have come to project management software never having used anything quite like it before. You may also have used earlier versions of Project or other project management software.
If you’re new to project management. This book is for you. The early chapters explain the basic concepts of computerized project management and what it cando for you, so that you have a context for learning Project.
If you’re experienced with project management. This book is also for you. It explains what’s new in the latest version of Project and shows you techniquesfor using the software that you may not have considered before.
You will benefit most from this book if you have at least a basic understanding of the Windows environment, have mastered standard Windows software conventions, and are comfortable using a mouse. But beyond that, you need only the desire to succeedas a project manager, which this book will help you do.
