Re: Is MS Project what I need?
- From: "Steve House [Project MVP]" <sjhouse.remove.this@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:38:59 -0500
MS Project is fundamentally a schedule development and budget estimating tool. It fits well into almost any project-oriented environment that uses Critical Path scheduling. Server extends the stand-alone environment into the enterprise and does it very well, but it's not for everyone. In many situations it's overkill. In environments that aren't very well "projectized" - i.e., haven't incorporated formal project management principles into their business processes - its adoption can be a painful process. Especially in organizations that have "rolled their own" ways of doing things, there can be a clash between their informal PM structure and the requirements of a more formal system.
The previous advice you got to get a copy of the MS Project desktop and a copy of a good tutorial such as the "Step-by-Step" book from MS Press is a good one. Get a good overview of MS Project and examine its functionality and approach with an eye to compatibility with your existing business processes and think about whre you can, or might want, to change your methods so they align better with CPM methodology. This is a vital first step in the decision process.
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Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer & Consultant
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"TomJones" <TomJones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4D887E8D-B431-4AEF-A555-352BAA47E944@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thank you for the replies.
We already have MS Server, MS SQL, MS Office, and I believe we would be able
to house Project on the same server we use for SQL. We have MS certified IT
services that should be able to handle software/hardware issues and
installation.
I have already been in contact with people who have created apps for other
governemnt agencies but don't fit our needs. I was hoping project would fit
our needs without having to hire someone to set it up for us. If I have
priced it correctly, the initial purchase would be less than $7k, which is
more in line w/ our budget. We are a small organization.
We need a project management software that allows us to set up relatively
simple and recurring projects that coordinate different departments. We need
all users to be able to easily assess the status of the project. We need to
automatically alert a user if a task is assigned, finished, or changed.
Scheduling is a bear because only some tasks are dependent on our deadlines:
the rest are up to the developer's timetable, but we can deal with that. We
need to be able to tie interdependent projects together. We need to be able
to share and manage project-related documents: images, tables,
correspondence, etc. We don't really care about "resource" time management,
because we don't bill for these services.
I don't need to build a skyscraper, I need a workshed: small, efficient and
functional. So far, indications are that MS Project is not the application I
am looking for.
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