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>Now that I'm finally getting settled in my new job, my boss wants me to start
>projecting out how long it'll take me to do my documents. I've looked at
>Microsoft Schedule, but that seems pretty limited. What other software is
>there that I can try out. What I would like is something that breaks out a
>task into sub-tasks. I've never done this before, so any info I can get is
>very welcome. Thanks!
>grant
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I think you'll find that no matter which software you use, your results
will only be as good as your estimate. We are using a high-end ($4,000)
system Primavera, and I guarantee you, that it hasn't improved my guesses a
bit.
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