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From: hallett@shoreland.uucp (Jeff Hallett x4-6328)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Project Planning Packages under *nix, anyone?
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Date: 23 Aug 89 15:04:46 GMT
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In article <104090003@hpcvlx.HP.COM> mitchf@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Mitchel Fry) writes:
>>Anybody seen any project management software (source, preferably) for UNIX?
>>The PCs and Macs all have a bunch -- Micro Planner, MS Project, ....


Well, I've used MacProject II quite a bit and find it adequate for
about 75% of most project work.  I have not used the new version much,
but know that it incorporates a lot more smarts, particularly with
resources, than MacProject II 1.0.  Its basic operation is for the
user to define a dependency graph for the project tasks (hierarchical
tasks are supported), plus resources, durations for the tasks.  You
can also do some noting of resource allocation (e.g. Bob can work on
this 25% of his time) and even provide some measure of how effective
a resource really is.  You also get some rudimentary cost and task
progress management and some basic smarts like resource levelling.

The one thing I really would like to see is overall estimations of
progress, value-added, and budgetary projections based on the other
two.  I am forced to use a spreadsheet to fill in that blank.
(MacProject II can dump the required information to an ASCII file)

It is also the cheapest, if I recall correctly, of its middle to
high-end competitors.

Hope this helps some.

--
                Jeffrey A. Hallett, PET Software Engineering
                    GE Medical Systems, W641, PO Box 414
                            Milwaukee, WI  53201
          (414) 548-5173 : EMAIL -  hallett@positron.gemed.ge.com