Planning Software .... will you use this
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Dieter
You are quite right we are refer to the same product from your posting I know.
I have difficulity to ask our planner to use "xxx" and also to find a company use "xxx" in a project / resource planning environment. Difficult I know, since you are in Germany, what is the local do with planning.
Thanks in advance
Alex
Alex
If we discuss the same software, you might check if it was ever designed for project time- and resource-control or if it was designed for the control of the investment for a project and the cash flow. You might check the GUI (Graphical User Interface). Take a scheduling engineer and let him work with the software - will he feel comfortable?
I know some companies who use both: this software AND Primavera taking advantage of the strengths of both.
Regards
Dieter
Dieter
Seem like you know what software I am using....
Yes I have the list of customer use it for Financial control but the list of customer use it for "Real" project control is very hairy .... Can you share your experience
Alex
Hi Alex,
you might ask for a list of customers who use both, the one for (accounting based)controlling, the other for project planning, scheduling and controlling. Maybe this financial software even offers a link to MSP because they know of its weaknesses.
You might ask too for:
- Constraints, how they are scheduled,
- More than one resource assigned to an activity
- Calendar per activity different to the projects calendar
- ...
- Special strength of the other software
Regards and good luck!
Dieter
p.s. or it will be a horror for you.
Hi Ravi,
i have not much used MSP so i have no idea about it.
if you know, will you please add in my knowledge.
cheers,
Dev
Alex,
do you still select role resources manually or find something more efficient?
I can add a lot to your requirements list that is very useful.
Regards,
Vladimir
Thanks Karen
Did a bit of that today, hope it works.
Cheers
Alex
Alex,
Thats easy, Ive been in a similar position. Senior management usually know nothing about planning that is why they have you, as soon as you speak with authority the same list you posted they will be over whelmed and gratful of your valuable input. Just keep in mind, speak facts discuss pros and cons and you will be home sailing.
Good Luck
Karen
Dear All,
I am not bored or anything but just that I am in a position of evulation of a software provided by a major player in the financial software market. And after find out that it wont do any of the mentioned functions, how can I explain to the senior management the tool they as me to evulate is crab... It is not a planning tool at all...
Back to you all
Alex
Hi Alex,
What planning software do you have in mind?
Is it other than Primavera P5 or Spider.
Please let us know what software you encounter and I will recommend to my CEO.
Cheers,
Joseph
Hi Dev,
Just a query!!
Does MSP 2004/07 supports point no. 04 as asked by Alex.
I know, it doesnt make huge difference in programming, but still does MSP supports it?
Alex,
I agree with Dev, if you are a planner you already know the answer.
Regards
Karen
hey Alex,
if there are no features in the software as you mentioned. that will not be an planning software.
i think you just wanted do pass your time so you wrote this message.
its so foolish to ask such question.