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[Tom Melendez]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions - I will check these out now.

I agree with you, John, and "managing" the software has proven to be
more of a pain than necessary.  The main problem we are having with
dotProject is the reporting features, and some of the calculations - the
numbers that we need to supply to management.  Hopefully some of these
other products prove to be better.

Thanks again!

Tom

On Mon, 2004-08-09 at 12:40, inforequest wrote:
> Tom tom-at-supertom.com |nyphp 04/2004| wrote:
> 
> >Hey Folks,
> >
> >I'm looking for suggestions/opinions about web-based project management
> >software.  We've been using dotProject for quite a while, and it is OK,
> >but it is still young and a little buggy.  Just thought I would see what
> >everyone else was using.  (Or, if anyone is using dotProject regularly,
> >I have some questions that I'd like to have answered - their forums have
> >not been too responsive.)
> >
> >Anyone have any thoughts/suggestions?  Commercial or OS is fine, makes
> >no difference whether I host it or not.  Also, this is for internal
> >development, so billing features, and client access are not a concern.
> >
> >Thanks for the feeback,
> >
> >Tom
> >www.liphp.org
> >
> >
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> I have always liked Project KickStart http://www.projectkickstart.com/
> as a supplement to whatever project management sw I use. It may be a bit 
> bloated or outdated at this point (I haven't looked for over a year), 
> but basically it's a (Windows only) gui for capturing project intent at 
> the earliest stage. It walks you (and your team, hopefully) through the 
> goal defining, milestones, brainstorming, etc  and then kicks out a 
> basic datafile suitable for import into popular PM software. It can do 
> basic charting as well.
> 
> I find it an excellent tool to project during a project kick-start 
> meeting . It helps builds the team, align the objectives, and in no 
> small way helps garner a bit of authority as PM (once they see the 
> effectivenes of good PM). The company has also been very accommodating 
> when I have asked for lower cost licensing to proviude every team member 
> with a copy (BTW, they don't usually use it, but they do look at it and 
> gain additional respect for the management steps I do).
> 
> Personally I do my PM by paying attention to details, and using tools, 
> not PM software. Kickstart plus my spreadsheets and calendar are all I 
> need... the big software usually gets in the way of actual analysis, 
> IMHO, and takes too much time and attention away from managing the project.
> 
> -=john andrews
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Tom Melendez
Senior Software Developer        
BASCOM Global Internet Services, Inc.
Phone : 631-434-6600
Fax   : 631-434-7800
Email : tmelendez at bascom.com
Web   : http://www.bascom.com
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