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[suityou01]

Update: just had the pimpette on the phone to tell me I'm being extended until early December

That's Christmas taken care of

Been meaning to ask. Nick Fits what?

[Fred Bloggs]

Well done NF.

[Mat7777]

The issue here, is Microsoft Project. It's a toy town tool which is not capable of doing what PM's and PD's need to see, the sooner the IT, Banking and Public Sector financiers realise they need to invest in a proper tool like Primavera P3/P6 the better.

I've just about had it with MSP as it's tulipe.

Hate to correct you but Ive been a contract programme planner for over 10 years and the Tool - be it MSP, Open Workbench or P3 etc is in the main irrelevant - if you can plan - you can plan - its like comparing Lotus 123 to Excel - theyre still spreadsheets with only slightly different functionality.

As for the Gantt chart comments - the guy is mostly right - but left out the option that the PM actually knows what he/she is doing and how planning is actually a big part of Project Management !

[Sockpuppet]

Update: just had the pimpette on the phone to tell me I'm being extended until early December

That's Christmas taken care of

[Menelaus]

Ace news.

In other GANT related stuff - I like their mens clothes but in Hong Kong where I was on a gig last year they don't do without "speshul order sir" Gant trousers about a 34" waist and 30" inside leg.

I'm not a fcuking whale but I'm a solid 36/32.

Fcukers.

[cailin maith]

Update: just had the pimpette on the phone to tell me I'm being extended until early December

That's Christmas taken care of

Good news

[suityou01]

Update: just had the pimpette on the phone to tell me I'm being extended until early December

That's Christmas taken care of

Congrats mate. Good work. Now get on the phone and tell the pimpette you want a 15% rate hike. If clientco won't pay they will have to sacrifice some of their gargantuan commission.

[NickFitz]

Update: just had the pimpette on the phone to tell me I'm being extended until early December

That's Christmas taken care of

[jim2406]

I was physically named in a 2 year contract between clientco and their major customer - a large building society - as one of 4 people 'that would be working on the project' (their customer liked me)

I only found out by accident!

Still didn't get me renewed when it was the time to cut costs though.. :-)

(though that turned out to be a good thing)

having said that - nice one and hope it works out well

[TheFaQQer]

Just got given a printout of a Gantt chart. Being in the sixth week of a three month contract, it was nice to see that my time is allocated on this project until late November

Congrats, assuming you want to stay there.

I'd be suicidal if I saw my name on a plan at current gig for more than the 7 weeks I'm under contract for.

[Pondlife]

Pondlife wanders past squabbling children to congratulate Nick.

Well done fella.

[DimPrawn]

Well done Nick.

[tino]

btw, the GANTT reference was just for chuckles

[tino]

What is it about the expression 'my friend' that makes my blood boil?

Ooh, look at you: you can use MS Project. So you're a user. Wow.

All theoretical savings. And a Gantt chart does not do that, PERT does. A Gantt chart is just a pretty picture.

All in capitals.

Excuse me while I go and change my underpants - I've just wet myself laughing.

**** off

[BrilloPad]

Excuse me while I go and change my underpants - I've just wet myself laughing.

Too much information : rather like in tpd yesterday........