ProjectLibre User Guide Reference Manual is a comprehensive description of the features provided by the ProjectLibre task tracking application. The free, open source tool is an evolution of the earlier OpenProj product, using the same source code as a base.
This book presents a full description of ProjectLibre from installation to data entry to reporting. Basic functions such as adding tasks, resources and assignments is covered in detail will illustrated examples. It also shows more advanced topics using screen prints from the actual application. Such concepts as critical path, project scheduling and cost baselines are introduced.
The contents span more than 10 chapters and 130 pages. The chapters include:
Introduction to ProjectLibre
Getting Started with ProjectLibre
Resources
Tasks
Critical Path
Assign Staff to Tasks
Reports
Project Baseline
ProjectLibre Additional Resources
The format is educational. Topics are introduced with valid examples generated from actual use of ProjectLibre. Readers may read the steps or follow along with their own application. Using the steps shown, they may start to develop their own project plans, task lists and resource assignments for educational or business purposes quickly. This book provides both a basic understanding of ProjectLibre as well as in depth coverage of advanced topics.
The intended audience is those individuals who have project management experience and who may have used OpenProj, Microsoft Project or another tracking application in the past. It is not a project management introduction although it does provide some background information about the field.
ProjectLibre is a free open source tool which may be used for any project tracking purpose, commercial or personal. It is an evolution of OpenProj, as stated above. Although some autocorrecting software may display the name as "ProjectLiber" or "Project Liber", it is actually based on "Libre", the French word for "Free". The product literally means "Free Project", a testament to its open source distribution model.
The ProjectLibre application is perfect for producing project plans that adhere to the full project management methodology as defined by industry standards. With it, the various usual project plans, communication plans and others can be developed, resources assigned and progress monitored. Created project plans may be shipped to anyone for use with their own copy of ProjectLibre.
Since the application may be installed on any workstation for any purpose, anyone interested in project management may actively apply task tracking, monitoring and controling for any project large or small, commercial or personal. There are no license costs to install or use the application.
Although ProjectLibre is an open source application, and the code used to build the tool is readily available, the book does not cover development in any detail. The link to the download site is provided as is a basic reference to the source code installation process. Technical users can contact the user community for more detailed instructions.
ProjectLibre User Guide Reference Manual is a comprehensive, illustrated study of the ProjectLibre application in use. The book contains a large number of actual screen shots of the tool, with annotations that clearly show how to use ProjectLibre.
This book presents a full description of ProjectLibre from installation to data entry to reporting. Basic functions such as adding tasks, resources and assignments is covered in detail will illustrated examples. It also shows more advanced topics using screen prints from the actual application. Such concepts as critical path, project scheduling and cost baselines are introduced.
The contents span more than 10 chapters and 130 pages. The chapters include:
Introduction to ProjectLibre
Getting Started with ProjectLibre
Resources
Tasks
Critical Path
Assign Staff to Tasks
Reports
Project Baseline
ProjectLibre Additional Resources
The format is educational. Topics are introduced with valid examples generated from actual use of ProjectLibre. Readers may read the steps or follow along with their own application. Using the steps shown, they may start to develop their own project plans, task lists and resource assignments for educational or business purposes quickly. This book provides both a basic understanding of ProjectLibre as well as in depth coverage of advanced topics.
The intended audience is those individuals who have project management experience and who may have used OpenProj, Microsoft Project or another tracking application in the past. It is not a project management introduction although it does provide some background information about the field.
ProjectLibre is a free open source tool which may be used for any project tracking purpose, commercial or personal. It is an evolution of OpenProj, as stated above. Although some autocorrecting software may display the name as "ProjectLiber" or "Project Liber", it is actually based on "Libre", the French word for "Free". The product literally means "Free Project", a testament to its open source distribution model.
The ProjectLibre application is perfect for producing project plans that adhere to the full project management methodology as defined by industry standards. With it, the various usual project plans, communication plans and others can be developed, resources assigned and progress monitored. Created project plans may be shipped to anyone for use with their own copy of ProjectLibre.
Since the application may be installed on any workstation for any purpose, anyone interested in project management may actively apply task tracking, monitoring and controling for any project large or small, commercial or personal. There are no license costs to install or use the application.
Although ProjectLibre is an open source application, and the code used to build the tool is readily available, the book does not cover development in any detail. The link to the download site is provided as is a basic reference to the source code installation process. Technical users can contact the user community for more detailed instructions.
ProjectLibre User Guide Reference Manual is a comprehensive, illustrated study of the ProjectLibre application in use. The book contains a large number of actual screen shots of the tool, with annotations that clearly show how to use ProjectLibre.
