In the Trenches with Microsoft Office Project 2007

Led by a well-known Project expert, you’ll learn how to apply the right tools and techniques to the most common project-management scenarios you’ll encounter. Most important, you’ll see the effects of different approaches in action—so you can make the best decisions for your project.

Orchestrate great results by learning the most effective ways to:

• Identify project scope and goals
• Evaluate project costs
• Drive a project plan and schedule
• Organize and deploy resources
• Monitor and communicate status
• Manage cuts in budget and resources
• Get management buy-in on essential changes
• Resolve cross-project conflicts
• Get a wayward project back on track
• Work out the kinks—solving real problems, in real time

Led by a well-known Project expert, you’ll learn how to apply the right tools and techniques to the most common project-management scenarios you’ll encounter. Most important, you’ll see the effects of different approaches in action—so you can make the best decisions for your project.

Orchestrate great results by learning the most effective ways to:

• Identify project scope and goals
• Evaluate project costs
• Drive a project plan and schedule
• Organize and deploy resources
• Monitor and communicate status
• Manage cuts in budget and resources
• Get management buy-in on essential changes
• Resolve cross-project conflicts
• Get a wayward project back on track
• Work out the kinks—solving real problems, in real time

Elaine Marmel is president of a technical writing and software training organization. She holds an MBA from Cornell University, and is the author of the highly regarded MICROSOFT PROJECT 2007 BIBLE (Wiley). Elaine has participated in Project software betas over several years and worked closely with the Microsoft product group to provide feedback and insight.