S
J
Jan De Messemaeker
Hi,
Trying to learn it just by working on your own is not just hard, it is
nearly impossible.
With a good book it is feasible but it will take quite some time.
Follow a two day course and you'l have a good start.
Hope this helps,
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Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
For availability check:
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
Trying to learn it just by working on your own is not just hard, it is
nearly impossible.
With a good book it is feasible but it will take quite some time.
Follow a two day course and you'l have a good start.
Hope this helps,
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
For availability check:
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf
O
oz_cast
Does Microsoft have a free training class or virtual class online?
R
RichardJ
Oz,
Nothing in life is 'free'
MSP has very good help files and tutorials that will enable you to pick up
the basics and develop a schedule quickly. One of the best ways to learn is
to use the tool.
Nothing in life is 'free'
MSP has very good help files and tutorials that will enable you to pick up
the basics and develop a schedule quickly. One of the best ways to learn is
to use the tool.
C
Crook
Hello oz_cast,
Copying over a portion of my reply to your similar question in the "Step by
step instructions thread ...":
Project is not terribly intuitive to use (mostly
because project management via Critical Path Method is something not
generally taught in standard curriculums at any level), but you could get by
with a good book like the Ultimate Learning Guide to Microsoft Office
Project 2007, also by Howard and Chefetz, and also on my desk right now.
https://www.projectserverbooks.com/shopexd.asp?id=114
Critical Path Method (CPM) is a methodology that is simply not taught in
most western curriculums. Because MS Project is based on CPM Project
Management, it is quite non-intuitive for most new users. Additionally,
Project is based around a tri-part equation, Work = Duration * Units. A
misunderstanding of this equation caused me much heartache and lost hair
years ago when I first picked up MS Project.
Hope this helps,
Crook
Copying over a portion of my reply to your similar question in the "Step by
step instructions thread ...":
Project is not terribly intuitive to use (mostly
because project management via Critical Path Method is something not
generally taught in standard curriculums at any level), but you could get by
with a good book like the Ultimate Learning Guide to Microsoft Office
Project 2007, also by Howard and Chefetz, and also on my desk right now.
https://www.projectserverbooks.com/shopexd.asp?id=114
Critical Path Method (CPM) is a methodology that is simply not taught in
most western curriculums. Because MS Project is based on CPM Project
Management, it is quite non-intuitive for most new users. Additionally,
Project is based around a tri-part equation, Work = Duration * Units. A
misunderstanding of this equation caused me much heartache and lost hair
years ago when I first picked up MS Project.
Hope this helps,
Crook
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Steve House
It *appears* easy to learn but its simplicity is deceiving. In terms of
learning to "work the software" (using menus, entering data, getting help,
etc) it's old hat to anyone familiar with Office applications and I think
simpler than, say, MS Word. But it does absolutely no hand-holding
whatsoever, while some of its default settings just make no sense at all, so
learning to use it correctly to build project schedules that are workable in
the real world is quite a bit more challenging. Even understanding what it
is and what it is supposed to do can be a hurdle for many people - ask the
average IT person what MS Project is for and you'll be told "it creates
Gantt charts." Well, it certainly does that but so does a big piece of
graph paper and a box of magic markers and they're well over a thousand
dollars cheaper. What Project does is tell you what you ought to be putting
on that Gantt chart, what your Project schedule ought to be so you can
realistically expect to deliver the project's results on time and within
budget, and that's quite a bit more subtle.
learning to "work the software" (using menus, entering data, getting help,
etc) it's old hat to anyone familiar with Office applications and I think
simpler than, say, MS Word. But it does absolutely no hand-holding
whatsoever, while some of its default settings just make no sense at all, so
learning to use it correctly to build project schedules that are workable in
the real world is quite a bit more challenging. Even understanding what it
is and what it is supposed to do can be a hurdle for many people - ask the
average IT person what MS Project is for and you'll be told "it creates
Gantt charts." Well, it certainly does that but so does a big piece of
graph paper and a box of magic markers and they're well over a thousand
dollars cheaper. What Project does is tell you what you ought to be putting
on that Gantt chart, what your Project schedule ought to be so you can
realistically expect to deliver the project's results on time and within
budget, and that's quite a bit more subtle.
M
Mike Glen
Hi Sandra,
No - take a course for the quickest results. However, you might like to
have a look at my series on Microsoft Project in the TechTrax ezine at this
site: http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc or this:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMFrame.asp?CMD=ArticleSearch&AUTH=23
(Perhaps you'd care to rate the articles before leaving the site,
Thanks.)
FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>
Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on
Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
sandra vele wrote:
No - take a course for the quickest results. However, you might like to
have a look at my series on Microsoft Project in the TechTrax ezine at this
site: http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc or this:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMFrame.asp?CMD=ArticleSearch&AUTH=23
(Perhaps you'd care to rate the articles before leaving the site,
Thanks.)
FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>
Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on
Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
sandra vele wrote: