This book is designed to teach project management professionals how to use Microsoft Project in a project environment. The book is based on Microsoft Office Project 2007 but may be used with Microsoft Project 2000 2002 or 2003 as the book outlines the differences between the versions. This book may be used with Microsoft Project as either a self teach book user guide or training manual for a two day training course.The book is aimed at project management companies in industries such as the building construction oil & gas software development government and defence who wish to run their own software training courses or provide their employees a good practical guide to using the software and training organizations who require a training manual to run their own training courses. Project managers and schedulers who wish learn the software however are unable to attend a training course. The book stays focused on the information required to create and update project schedules by concentrating on the core functions required to plan and control a project keeping the information relevant to each topic in the appropriate chapter and providing a quick reference at the start of each chapter listing the chapters topics and associated menu commands. 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™ practitioner and Approved PRINCE2™ Trainer. 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.