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Suggestions on Project Management Software ?

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From: Alan G. Arndt
Date: Mon, 06 Jan 1992 21:27
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We are in need of finding a Project management software package.
I would certianly prefer that it would run in windows but the primary
requirement is that it functions well, not that is is windows based.

I have experience with MS Project.  It seems to do somethings ok but has
many quirks that I hate.  It is also lacking quite a few capabilities that
I would certainly like to see in a product.  Those I can think of I will
list below to see if anyone knows if their package will do them.

  Assign resources to a Pool as well as Individually.  Meaning I can request
  a person by name on one task.  And also select "HW Engineer" for some other
  task.  And that same person may do both task but in the second case ANYONE
  assigned to that pool could.  I realize this might get complex but it
  certainly seems like a nice feature.

  The ability to fractionally assign resources.  MS Project allows me to
  assign things on a fractional basis but that is FIXED.  If I want someone
  to do .3 of their time on a task, no problem.  But if I have that person
  assigned to a number of tasks.  One being a long one with low priority and
  another being a short one that will happen in the middle I don't belive it
  will interrupt the long even, much less assign .6 time to it.  Or allow the
  long task to procede at full load until this .6 takes some away from it.

I guess those are the main things I can think of right now.  Does anyone
know of a Project management program to perform these tasks?

Thanks in advance,
Alan Arndt					Comtech Labs
415-813-4500					4005 Miranda Avenue, Suite 150
aga@Comtech.com					Palo Alto, CA   94304-1218
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From: aga@Comtech.com (Alan G. Arndt)
Subject: Suggestions on Project Management Software ?
Message-ID: <1992Jan6.212707.29959@Comtech.com>
Organization: Comtech Labs Inc.
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1992 21:27:07 GMT