Follow real-life, step-by-step examples that provide the building blocks to build engaging dashboards. This practical guide is all about doing. Get your data, open up Excel, and go! You don't need to be an expert to get the most out of your Dynamics GP implementation and build great-looking, easily maintained dashboards using Microsoft Excel. If you have a working knowledge of Dynamics and Excel you'll be producing amazing dashboards in hours not days.

This training and reference guide will provide an overview of Microsoft Project 2013, from a project manager's perspective. It is also an excellent preparation guide for Microsoft Exam 74-343: Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2013. Project Assistants has been providing Project Management Theory and Microsoft Project training material for our training courses since the release of Microsoft Project version 3 (1993). Prior to the release of Microsoft Project 2013, we were surprised to find that there were no hands-on training manuals available for Microsoft Project 2010 that also covered the enterprise features used in Microsoft Project Professional and Project Web Application. This guide has been created to serve as that comprehensive reference and training guide, assembling content and best practices honed over many years of Microsoft Project and general project management training. Many training guides on technology are primarily manuals on features and functions of the software. The goal of this book is to show why those features and functions are important from a project management standpoint (based on PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge, PMBOK), and then demonstrate how to effectively leverage that value. When used cover-to-cover, this text serves as a comprehensive guide to running a project from initiation to closeout with guides along the way for how to use Microsoft Project. The information in this book was selected based on our 20+ years of project management and Microsoft Project consulting experience, and covers Microsoft Project 2013 Standard, Microsoft Project 2013 Professional, Microsoft Project Server 2013, Microsoft Project Web Application 2013 (PWA) and Microsoft Project Online 2013 for Office 365.

Over the past decade, there has been an increase in attention and focus on the discipline of software engineering. Software engineering tools and techniques have been developed to gain more predictable quality improvement results. Process standards such as Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), ISO 9000, Software Process Improvement and Capability dEtermination (SPICE), Agile Methodologies, and others have been proposed to assist organizations to achieve more predictable results by incorporating these proven standards and procedures into their software process. Software Process Improvement and Management: Approaches and Tools for Practical Development offers the latest research and case studies on software engineering and development. The production of new process standards assist organizations and software engineers in adding a measure of predictability to the software process. Companies can gain a decisive competitive advantage by applying these new and theoretical methodologies in real-world scenarios. Researchers, scholars, practitioners, students, and anyone interested in the field of software development and design should access this book as a major compendium of the latest research in the field.

This book is packed with real world examples that cover concepts and usability of the core modules of a complex application. If you are Project manager or consultant looking forward to using and implementing Oracle Primavera Contract Management in your rganization, then this is the best guide for you. No prior knowledge of PCM required.

Understand Metrics and KPIs for IT Service Management When companies look to identify opportunities for improvement, they often turn to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure their current performance in achieving business strategies and objectives. There is a common misconception, however, that KPIs are simple measurements that are easy to create, and that the mere act of this measurement will cause people to change their behaviour and improve their performance without additional intervention. Learn to implement an ITSM KPI management system Integrated Measurement - KPIs and Metrics for ITSM is the third title in a series designed to explain, at an operational level, how to implement new processes within an organisation, and how to facilitate the necessary changes to people's behaviour, in order to make that implementation a success. Real-world KPI experience Through an engaging narrative story, this volume in the series looks at the implementation of a KPI management system. Through the central character, readers witness (and learn from) real-world conversations and situations that are commonplace in an everyday business environment. The characters are fictitious, but the story comes from the author's own experience and real accounts. Each chapter ends with valuable lessons and conclusions drawn from events in the narrative, giving the reader a wealth of real-world, practical advice on what works, what fails, and the common traps and pitfalls to anticipate and avoid during an implementation project. People with little or no ITIL(R) experience, or even a limited IT background, will find this book interesting, entertaining and, above all, extremely useful in understanding the means to a successful implementation of a KPI management system. "I really enjoyed it. I couldn't put it down once I had started!" Dave Jones, Pink Elephant Written by an ITIL / ITSM Expert Daniel McLean is an ITIL consultant with over 20 years' experience in IT. He has spent the last 10 years designing, implementing and operating processes supporting ITSM. He was also a peer reviewer during development of the OGC ITIL v3 Service Strategy Best Practice. Daniel has been involved in the development and delivery of company-focused ITSM courseware, and he is the author of several other titles, including The ITSM Iron Triangle: Incidents, Changes and Problems and No One of Us Is As Strong As All of Us: Services, Catalogs and Portfolios.

The Laws of E-commerce Project Management is the first book dedicated on management of e-commerce projects. Based on real life experience and boiled down to the point, it solves the mystery to successful e-commerce software delivery. This is a condensed guidebook, based on direct experience of what works and what does not in e-commerce project management. In other words, what an e-commerce project manager should take care of so that, should everything else not work out, the project would still be a success This is not an overwhelming 300-page textbook, but a condensed, pocket-size handbook to read and refer to before, during and after a project. To complete the picture, there is a free 30-days access (worth 27$) to the E-CHIEVE membership area providing you with online coaching and resources, including functional specifications, budget planning, software and software supplier assessment and much more.
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"Boiled down to the point, fast to read and pocket format - in other words everything you need for daily business with e-commerce. A must have for e-commerce project managers in all industries."
Kai Thomas Krause, e-commerce project manager and author of "Change Management"
"This book is a spot on summarizing pitfalls and challenges for e-commerce project managers and offers practical ideas how to handle them. It is like reading a well and easy written summary of all my learnings in previous projects. A must read-guide for e-commerce project managers."
Jeroen Van Eck, e-Business consultant and founder of Social Media Club Rotterdam.
"The book is an excellent user-guide for effective and modern e-commerce project management. Enyo Markovski created a brief and very exact overview of all aspects a modern project manager should consider."
Rico Neitzel, CEO Buro 71a
"Enyo Markovski's book is a great base for successfully executing e-commerce projects. The book covers all areas of project management and applies them to the specifics of e-commerce. The author's broad experience is condensed into easy to remember laws which should guide each e-commerce project."
Frank Reinartz, IT Manager Gulf Countries, Henkel Arabia
"An excellent guide that will help you become aware of a number of issues that are common to those who work very closely with e-commerce projects, and explain in a clear and simple way how to tackle them in a better way. Topics are addressed in an analytical way and get right to the heart of the matter without getting lost in unnecessary verbiage."
Matteo Cordini, CEO at PLAYGROUND creative web agency
"The book describes a set of laws which you must definitely take in consideration when you are involved in an E-Commerce project. Even if you're not actually managing the project I'd recommend this book to help avoid common mistakes. I like the way the information is summarized, especially funny parts like "riding the death horse of the law of failure." Proper focus, clear priorities and responsibilities together with the other "E-commerce Laws" summarized by the author must help you to avoid riding the "death horse" of the ever changing E-commerce."
Felix Hanos, Senior Developer Next Commerce

This book is written in a simple, easy to understand format with lots of screenshots and step-by-step explanations. If you are Project Managers or IT professionals looking to design and develop a data warehouse and business intelligence solution, then this is the best guide for you. This book assumes that you have a fundamental knowledge of data warehouse and business intelligence projects.

The book covers the use of the SureTrak(r) software in easy format by walking through the software in a way similar to the practical use of the software which makes it easy to apply. It has project examples which allow user to grasp the concept and us the software efficiently. SureTrak(r) is planning and scheduling software that is trademarked and owned by Oracle that can be used in any industry including building, construction, oil & gas and software developm

Designed to provide software engineers, students, and IT professionals with an understanding of the fundamentals of project management in the technology/IT field, this book serves as a practical introduction to the subject. Updated with information on how Fundamentals of Project Management integrates with and complements Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge, this collection explains fundamental methodologies and techniques while also discussing new technology, tools, and virtual work environments. Examples and case studies are based on technology projects, and there are sample documents ranging from initial RFP to closing reports and different meeting agendas, status reports, cost analysis, and technical specifications. The book includes 60 templates to lead technology professionals through the six phases of the project life cycle: planning, design, development, integration, deployment, and postdeployment. A chapter on using social media is also included.

For anyone who wants to be operating at a high level with the Excel Solver quickly, this is the book for you. Step-By-Step Optimization With Excel Solver is more than 200+ pages of simple yet thorough explanations on how to use the Excel Solver to solve today's most widely known optimization problems. Loaded with screen shots that are coupled with easy-to-follow instructions, this book will simplify many difficult optimization problems and make you a master of the Excel Solver almost immediately. Here are just some of the Solver optimization problems that are solved completely with simple-to-understand instructions and screen shots in this book: The famous "Traveling Salesman" problem using Solver's Alldifferent constraint and the Solver's Evolutionary method to find the shortest path to reach all customers. This also provides an advanced use of the Excel INDEX function. The well-known "Knapsack Problem" which shows how optimize the use of limited space while satisfying numerous other criteria. How to perform nonlinear regression and curve-fitting on the Solver using the Solver's GRG Nonlinear solving method. How to solve the "Cutting Stock Problem" faced by many manufacturing companies who are trying to determine the optimal way to cut sheets of material to minimize waste while satisfying customer orders. Portfolio optimization to maximize return or minimize risk. Venture capital investment selection using the Solver's Binary constraint to maximize Net Present Value of selected cash flows at year 0. Clever use of the If-Then-Else statements makes this a simple problem. How use Solver to minimize the total cost of purchasing and shipping goods from multiple suppliers to multiple locations. How to optimize the selection of different production machine to minimize cost while fulfilling an order. How to optimally allocate a marketing budget to generate the greatest reach and frequency or number of inbound leads at the lowest cost. Step-By-Step Optimization With Excel Solver has complete instructions and numerous tips on every aspect of operating the Excel Solver. You'll fully understand the reports and know exactly how to tweek all of the Solver's settings for total custom use. The book also provides lots of inside advice and guidance on setting up the model in Excel so that it will be as simple and intuitive as possible to work with. All of the optimization problems in this book are solved step-by-step using a 6-step process that works every time. In addition to detailed screen shots and easy-to-follow explanations on how to solve every optimization problem in the book, a link is provided to download an Excel workbook that has all problems completed exactly as they are in this book. Step-By-Step Optimization With Excel Solver is exactly the book you need if you want to be optimizing at an advanced level with the Excel Solver quickly.

Git is a version control Swiss army knife. A reliable versatile multipurpose revision control tool whose extraordinary flexibility makes it tricky to learn, let alone master. As Arthur C. Clarke observed, any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. This is a great way to approach Git: newbies can ignore its inner workings and view Git as a gizmo that can amaze friends and infuriate enemies with its wondrous abilities. Rather than describe one mysterious command after another, we provide recipes for typical workflows. After repeated use, you will inevitably gain proficiency with Git.

For trainers free additional material of this book is available. This can be found under the "Training Material" tab. Log in with your trainer account to access the material. Note: This book is available in several languages: English, Dutch. An increasing number of companies are working in a project-like manner, using the PRINCE2(TM) project management method. The advantages of a standard method are great: a uniform method of working and terminology makes projects comparable, transferable and orderly. Moreover, PRINCE2 has additional qualities, such as the standard no go/go decision with each stage, the Business Case at the centre of the project and clear agreements about who is responsible for what. The book gives a faithful representation of the 2009 Edition of the PRINCE2 methodology, with many lists serving as reference material for all project types and sizes. Furthermore, as the content of the book covers all specs for the PRINCE2 Foundation exams, it can serve as a good basis for the PRINCE2 Foundation exams. The three authors of this title have successfully combined their tremendous experience and made this available in a structured manner to those who are involved in controlling, designing or managing projects. And whatever they missed was added by a team of expert reviewers. The content for this book is also intended for everyone doing projects in real world, it covers more than the minimum reference that is necessary for the Foundation exam. Therefore it is also very useful as a solid starting point for anyone studying for the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam. Available in English and Dutch.

"Finally a CM book for the rest of us " "Configuration Management" is a must-have book for anyone deploying CM within their organization. In "Configuration Management," you will learn: - What Configuration Management is - CM Lifecycle Management - Software CM - Hardware CM - Enterprise CM - How to establish a CM Program - How to write a CM Plan - The differences between CMMI, ISO 9000, PRINCE2, ITL - and so much more This handy desk reference is complete with acronyms and a glossary of popular CM terms.

A practical field guide to the practice of scrum, an agile software project management methodology.

How to find balance and satisfaction in life, work and play. Why things like Agile, Lean, NLP, Systems Thinking and Theory of Constraints are essential for effective project management.

Note: This pocket book is available in several languages: English, German, French, Dutch. This Pocket Guide supplies a summary of the PRINCE2 method, to provide a quick introduction as well as a structured overview of the method; Main target Group for this pocket guide is anyone who wants to get to know the method PRINCE2 or a methodical approach for project management. The book is also very useful for members of a project management team on a project using the PRINCE2 method. Furthermore this pocket guide can be used as literature for the preparation of the PRINCE2 2009 Edition Foundation exam; This pocket guide is based on PRINCE2 2009 Edition; This pocket book deals with processes, themes and principles within project management and PRINCE2. Tailoring PRINCE2 explains how to fit the PRINCE2 method onto the specific project circumstances; A complete but concise description of PRINCE2 2009 Edition, for anyone involved in projects or project management. Available in English, Dutch and French.

Project Management Websites is an excellent resource for project managers, business analysts, testers, engineers and anyone working on virtual teams. Certified Project Management Professional James Thomas will carefully guide even beginners through step by step instructions for building professional Project Management Websites. In a matter of hours you will be comfortable with the skills to build and deploy websites for any size project. If you really want to look good as a project manager, you have to master virtual team communications. Why not take advantage of the net and leverage the power of websites. This book has been simplified for non-technicals. No programming experience is required. It utilizes proven PM principles. The Website templates and Project Management templates are included on-line. As a bonus, he has included his techniques for building interactive screen mockups for website prototyping.

Practical Guide to Project Scope Management

Discusses the usage, debate, and conceptual and theoretical issues of e-collaboration support of distributed project management.

It's late Friday afternoon and you have just been told by your boss that you will be the project manager for a new software development project starting first thing on Monday morning. Congratulations Now, if only you had taken some project management training... This book was written as a crash course for people with no project management background but who still are expected to manage a small software development project. It cuts through the jargon and gives you the basics: practical advice on where to start, what you should focus on, and where you can cut some corners. This book could help save your project... and your job

"J2EE Simplified" is for project managers and other team members with little or no background in J2EE application development working on Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications.

By the end of "J2EE Simplified," you'll understand and be able to explain the J2EE application flow. The very simplistic examples will show you how to follow a user's request to log on to a Web site as it travels from the Web browser, through the Internet to a Web server, onto the J2EE application server where the Java Servlets, Enterprise JavaBeans, and JavaServer Pages executes, and then responds back to the Web browser.

"J2EE Simplified" goes beyond the basic theory of concepts like object-oriented analysis and design, object-oriented programming, Web technologies, and J2EE, explaining how to these technologies work together in a Web application.

The goal of this J2EE introduction is to provide a foundation for non-technical project members to use and build upon as they continue to work with these technologies.

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Covering the latest version of this versatile project management tool, How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office Project 2007 helps you maximize the software to organize work and people and ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. You will learn how to set up projects, manage tasks and resources, track status, report project information, and much more. The book covers the standard as well as the professional editions, includes details on Microsoft Office Project Server 2007. Work with the project calendar Create tasks and assign constraints, dependencies, and resources Estimate project costs Resolve scheduling problems and resource conflicts Establish project baselines Track schedule and cost information Create and customize project reports Consolidate projects and share resources Create custom fields, change the interface, and use macros

STUDY, PRACTICE, REVIEW! This complete package includes: The PMP Project Management Professional Exam Deluxe Study Guide, Third Edition, is a comprehensive study aid for the upcoming Project Management Professional (PMP) certification administered by PMI. The book is designed to prepare candidates for the PMP exam, as well as serve as a good reference for project managers.The book will reflect the the Project Management Process and Procedures that are outlined in the revised A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Sixth Edition--also known as the PMBOK(R) Guide. Readers will benefit from the detailed discussion of the wide-range of project management and exam topics, concepts, and key terms, and will present the material in a logical manner; each section builds upon previous sections and a chapter on previous chapters. The book will cover 100% of the exam outline, including new and expanded coverage of agile. Each chapter will include a list of topics covered in that chapter, following by in-depth discussion of those objectives, complete with hands-on Real World Scenarios and How This Applies to Your Current Project sidebars. The chapter will conclude with an Exam Essentials section and comprehensive review questions. Organized by exam objectives, the PMP Project Management Professional Exam Review Guide, Fourth Edition, is a focused, concise review guide that works hand-in-hand with any learning tool, including the Sybex PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, Ninth Edition. The book is designed to prepare candidates for the PMP exam, as well as serve as a good reference for project managers.The book is organized around the five domain areas of the PMP exam: * Initiating the Project * Planning the Project * Executing the Project * Monitoring and Controlling the Project * Closing the Project The book will reflect the the Project Management Process and Procedures that are outlined in the updated A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Sixth Edition--also known as the PMBOK(R) Guide. The Certification Kit includes: INTERACTIVE ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND TEST BANK! The Sybex interactive online learning environment and test bank includes Assessment test, practice exam questions, hundreds of electronic flashcards, a PDF of the Glossary of Terms, as well as audio instruction and review, FREE eBooks in multiple formats to read on your favorite device, and bonus chapter resources to supplement your learning and help you study for the exam. ALSO INCLUDES TWO BONUS CAPM EXAMS! This Deluxe Study Guide includes two bonus CAPM exams for those candidates preparing for the entry-level Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification offered by PMI. 30 DAYS FREE VIDEO TRAINING FROM ITPro.TV! Take your exam prep to a new level! Access over 20 hours of hands-on PMP video training from subject-matter experts at ITPro.TV.

A friendly reference guide to Microsoft Project, the leading enterprise project management software

As project management software, Microsoft Project allows you to oversee your business activities effectively. You can manage resources, share project info, perform modeling and scenario analysis, and standardize reporting processes. This easy-to-understand guide is completely updated to cover the latest changes and newest enhancements to Project 2010 and shows you how to get Project 2010 to work for you.

After an introduction to basic project management concepts, you'll discover the mechanics of using Project software to create and manage projects. Other topics covered include working with calendars, using and sharing resources, budgeting, formatting taskbars, gathering and tracking data, working with reports, and creating templates.Microsoft Project allows you to manage resources, share project information, perform scenario analysis, and standardize reporting processesOffers completely updated coverage of the new Project 2010, which is expected to implement the Office RibbonReviews formatting taskbars, gathering and tracking data, and working with reportsAddresses using and sharing resources, creating templates, and managing projects

Let the friendly "For Dummies" writing style guide you through maximizing the new features of Project 2010.