"Tricks and Traps" is an appropriate title for Paul's updated book as it explains what the intent and purpose of the book. It is very important that professional planners understand how the software operates and are confident that they understand how the program the schedule information. All software planning and scheduling packages calculate differently, all have functions and defaults which are not always suitable that will cause issues for unsuspecting users. The project schedulers transitioning from other planning tools or people learning the planning trade must therefore understand how the functions and options operate so they end up with predictable and correct outcomes. This book allows people who are time short to quickly get up to speed so they understand the complexity of the software and develop their skills to be confident that their program is calculating correctly.
Jan Hanak, Director, Primaskills Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
A must read that will educate users in those areas that no other user manual talks about. Very easy to understand and follow thanks to visual examples of the explained features.
This book reveals the unimaginable in-built traps that will trick even the more experienced users. Several settings are required to get Microsoft Project to behave in a reasonable and expected manner due to the fact that a lot of hidden functionality often change the outcome, much to the frustration of the user.
Jesica Paula Yabo, Senior Technical Translator, Enterprise Project Controls Pty Ltd
Paul's latest version of Microsoft Project Tips and Tricks has added to his already substantial library of project controls manuals that novice and experts have come to rely upon over the years to take the mystery out of the sometimes very tricky options within Microsoft's ubiquitous software.
Paul's encyclopaedic knowledge of how the software really works, from a practical standpoint has allowed him to distil the most critical features into this concise guide.
The manual takes the guesswork out of using the sometime counter intuitive features and breaks them down into easy to understand steps that are able to be easily found and applied.
If you don't have a lot of time and want a quick reference guide to getting up and running in a safe and precise manner, allowing you to get the right answer the first time, then this is the book for you.
Michael Jack PMP, Independent Project Controls Consultant, Managing Director, Nietzsche Pty Ltd
