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This educational text book was developed for the academic market. This works provides comprehensive coverage of Project Management theory that is applied to the use of Microsoft Project 2016, from the project manager's perspective.This academic version was designed to serve the specific needs of the education market, including: * End of chapter student quizzes * Access to answer key for instructors * Access to PowerPoint slides for instructors that align to the content of the text * Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter * Hands-on exercises and supporting screen captures for each chapter that covers Microsoft Project * Microsoft Project MPP files available for download to support the hands-on exercises * Full color interior * Bonus chapter on the extended features Microsoft Project in the cloud, available for downloadOur debut of Project Management Using Microsoft Project 2013 was well received by the project management education community in over 25 countries. It has been so successful that we decided to convert that work to our new text: Project Management Using Microsoft Project 2016. We have improved the hands-on exercises with new features, we have re-captured the screen images in larger, improved quality, full color with higher resolution. We have also added the new features in Microsoft Project 2016, especially the new Resource Engagement feature (in the bonus chapter).This text has been created to serve as a comprehensive reference and training guide that presents the main principles of project management theory which is then applied to the best practices of using Microsoft Project 2016.When used cover-to-cover, this text serves as a comprehensive guide to running a project from definition and initiation thru execution and closeout, accompanied with hands-on guidance that shows how to effectively apply project management principles to the use of Microsoft Project. The hands-on exercises are delivered in appropriate detail that provide detailed