An Introduction to Microsoft Project 2010.pdf

An Introduction to Microsoft Project 2010 Microsoft Project 2010 is a robust project-management platform packed with features. While it can handle enormous projects with myriad components, it can be equally useful for managing the types of small-scale projects that modestly sized nonprofits often tackle. By using Microsoft Project 2010, your project-management team can benefit from the latest updates and features of a popular and fully featured software program. Project-management software is more often seen in the for-profit world, but nonprofits and libraries can also benefit from being able to plan out projects with multiple tasks, resources, and constraints. A project can be anything with a discrete beginning and end, such as a fundraising drive, a membership event, or a board-member search. A formal project-management approach helps tie projects in to the organization’s overall mission. With time and resources often in short supply, a systematic approach to project management means that the projects a nonprofit undertakes flow more smoothly and are more likely to deliver optimal results. Childreach International is a nonprofit that has put Microsoft Project 2010 to good use, along with other Microsoft software the nonprofit has received through Charity Technology Trust, a TechSoup Global Network partner. Childreach International works in partnership with local communities in the developing world to help improve children’s access to healthcare, education, child rights, and protection. Childreach International decided that they needed a more formal process to help them with project management. A lot of employees had used Microsoft Project in their previous jobs, so they felt it was a good use of their time to adopt it rather than training people to use something new. They have had good success in using Microsoft Project to guide their projects. Now lets dive into a tutorial that showcases some of the useful features that Microsoft Proj