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To me PERT charts and network diagrams are just the initial stages of creating the activities and logic in a fully resourced Gant.Comment
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Originally posted by MPwannadecentincome View Postso Mr. d000hg - how do you plan / schedule then, if you need help I am available on a part time basis
My PM software runs about as far as an GoogleDoc spreadsheet right now, but there are only 2-3 of us on the projectOriginally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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I don't understand why anyone uses spreadsheets for "planning". Regardless of the size of project, Microsoft Project or similar is specifically designed to make planning simpler....that's what it's for!Comment
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Originally posted by opc View PostI don't understand why anyone uses spreadsheets for "planning". Regardless of the size of project, Microsoft Project or similar is specifically designed to make planning simpler....that's what it's for!
There are loads of free, simple planning tools out there. I use jxProject until I get my mitts on the client's corporate MS Project. It is not polished, but it is free-ish (adware) and does the bare minimum. It is easily good enough for projects with 100 detail lines. It is quirky and buggy and there must be good, free, open source ones out there by now.Drivelling in TPD is not a mental health issue. We're just community blogging, that's all.
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A list of tasks and their estimated time to finish.
Software gets finished when it gets finished, ask the client what they want, put estimates on each job and then tell them to decide to think of an end date and they use the estimates to decide what they want in by that date.
You wonder how they ever finished the pyramids without excel.Comment
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MS project and Gantt charts are good for forcing you to think carefully of the sequence, visualising all those dependencies, and highlighting chokepoints. The overhead of entering all the detail though means it's a PITA for smaller projects.
There's a great quote that often springs to mind when planning projects, something along the lines of "No plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first contact with the enemy..."
Also, "I love deadlines, especially the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."Comment
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Originally posted by opc View PostI don't understand why anyone uses spreadsheets for "planning". Regardless of the size of project, Microsoft Project or similar is specifically designed to make planning simpler....that's what it's for!
I think it's slightly over the top for a tiny project, especially if you have to train other people how to read the plans/reports.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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