Re: Project scheduling SW

[Bill Bledsoe <taft!bledsobl -at- UUSTAR -dot- STARNET -dot- NET>]

Richard, Techwr-ler's,

We unfortunately use Project right now.  It IS a tremendous resource hog
and really has a "bottom-up" mentality when it comes to project
scheduling.  We are waiting on our copy of PUB$ Estimator from Comtech.
Much better product, much cheaper too!!!

I am not affiliated with Comtech either, but I've taken JoAnn's Managing
Documentation & Instructional Design Projects from SkillTech.  Great
class!!!!!!!!!!

Bill Bledsoe
AGE Systems
Systems Administration Center
Technical Writer
bledsobl -at- agedwards -dot- com


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*  Bill's opinions are Bill's, not Ben's!!!     *
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On Fri, 30 Jun 1995, Richard Dimock wrote:

> Grant,

> I have used MS Project successfully in managing multiple-
> document, multiple-writer projects.

> It is not **TOO** hard to learn the basic uses, such as
> one writer, tasks and sub-tasks. It gives great charts,
> time lines, etc.

> Where it gets difficult is using half of Joe and 2/3rds of
> Suzie and Sally only on weekends, to do ten different
> books. But once you get it figured out, you can see how
> the project can actually run.

> No big machine requirements. I've run it on my 386 4Meg
> notebook.

> The larger software stores have it. There are 3rd party
> books written on it.

> Happy Planning!

> Dick Dimock,   Artfully Senior Tech Writer
> AT&T Global Information Solutions
> El Segundo, CA   Overlooking the sleek German Shepards along
>                  the LA Airport security fence.