Planning and Control Using Microsoft Project 2013, 2016 & 2019

This book has been superceeded by Planning and Control Using Microsoft Project 365 and 2021: Including 2019, 2016 and 2013 - ISBN 9781925185850. All scheduling software is difficult to learn for a number of reasons. None have the optimal settings when installed and templates, views and default options need to be adjusted to obtain the best possible performance. Usually the Help files do not connect the user to real life situations and do not explain the practical use of functions. Furthermore, there are many flicks and switches with obscure names that are difficult to understand or decide what they do or which are important. These issues make learning the software very difficult without a comprehensive guide written by an experienced user. Investing in a book written by Paul E Harris will address all these issues and allow you to setup the software properly and understand all the obscure functions letting you become productive more quickly and enhance your career opportunities and salary with a solid understanding of the software. Microsoft(R) Project 2019 is a minor update of Microsoft(R) Project 2016 and therefore this book covers versions 2013, 2016 and 2019. This book is aimed at showing project management professionals how to use the software in a project environment. This book is an update of the author's last book "Planning and Scheduling using Microsoft(R) Project 2013 and 2016. It has revised workshops and incudes the new functions of Microsoft Project 2016. This publication was written so it may be used as: The book stays focused on the information required to create and update a schedule with or without resources using Microsoft(R) Project 2013, 2016 and 2019 by: The book is aimed at: This book is written by an experienced scheduler, who has used the software at the sharp end of projects and is not a techo. It draws on the author's practical experience in using the software in a wide variety of industries. It presents workable solutions to real day to day planning and scheduling problems and contains practical advice on how to set up the software and import data. About the Author: Paul Harris holds an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering obtained in the UK and is a Certified Cost Engineer through AACE International, a certified PRINCE2(TM) practitioner. He has worked in the project controls industry for a number of years and has assisted many companies in a range of industries to set up and run project controls systems. His Melbourne, Australia based company, Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd, offers project controls consulting and training services with a strong focus on Microsoft and Primavera software.