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- PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE - AN FAQ
- ===================================================================
- Compiled by Pete Phillips (pete@smtl.demon.co.uk)
-
- This article contain the answers to some Frequently Asked Questions
- (FAQ) often seen in various newsgroups on the net, regarding project
- management software.
-
- In addition it includes some extra information (such as a glossary)
- to help those new to the field to understand some of the issues
- discussed.
-
- New in this version
-
- - Pointer to a glossary file (thanks to suggestion by
- alan@huey.wst.com and to Dave Wagner <dave@nis.com> for providing
- the file). Please send any more project management jargon
- to me for inclusion in the next edition.
-
- - Info on mailing list
-
- - New PD (?) project planning tool available (xopps).
-
- This article includes answers to the following questions. Questions
- marked with a + indicate questions new to this issue; those with
- significant changes of content since the last issue are marked by !:
-
- Project Management Programs - Frequently asked Questions (FAQ)
- 0) Introduction
- 1)+ What newgroups/mailing lists discuss PM ?
- 2) Are there any Reviews of Project Management Software ?
- 3)! How can I get the latest FAQ ?
- 4)+ How can I contribute to the FAQ or Review file ?
- 5) Is there any public domain PM software for UNIX available ?
- 6)! Is there any commercial PM software around for UNIX ?
- 7)! What MSDOS PD/Shareware project management software is available ?
- 8)+ What MSDOS commercial project management software is available ?
- 9)! Jargon List/Glossary
- 10)+ What Books/References are available ?
- 11)+ What other information is available ?
- 12)+ What groups/organisations exist for project managers ?
- 13) Postscript
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 0) Introduction
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Quite frequently on the net, you hear people asking the following
- questions:
-
- - "Is there project-management software that runs under
- X/DOS/UNIX/SunOS ?"
-
- - "Is there any Public Domain project management
- software for XXX ?"
-
- These questions come up quite a lot. I've been collecting most
- responses to project management questions, and they are summarised
- in this FAQ. In addition, I've had quite a bit of mail asking for
- information on books etc on project planning. All of the
- information I have so far is distilled into this FAQ and its sister
- file which contains reviews of project management software (see
- Question below on "Reviews").
-
- I will use the term "PM" as shorthand for project management throughout
- this file.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 1)+ What newgroups/mailing lists discuss PM ?
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Presently, [26th Sep 1993] no newsgroups.
-
- However, I am in the process of setting up a mailing list to discuss
- project management. You can join the list by sending mail to
-
- project-management-request@smtl.demon.co.uk
-
- with the subject line of "subscribe".
-
- Any postings to the list go to
-
- project-management@smtl.demon.co.uk
-
- The aim of the list is to discuss project management techniques generally,
- not just project management software and programmes.
-
- In addition, there is, apparently, a Project Management BBS being run
- by the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the USA. The number is
- 414-961-7807 8,n,1.
- [from a net posting by bergmap@govonca.gov.on.ca (Paul Bergman)
- to news.newusers.questions on 21/October/1993]
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 2) Are there any Reviews of Project Management Software ?
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- There is a sister file to the one you are reading,
-
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE - REVIEWS
-
- which is NOT posted to the net, but is available from a mail server:
- You can retrieve a copy of the review file from the mail server or
- ftp sites specified in the question "How can I get the latest FAQ ?".
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 3)! How can I get the latest FAQ ?
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Both the latest version of the FAQ, the Review file and the glossary
- may be obtained from the SMTL mail server.
-
- Send mail to
-
- mail-server@smtl.demon.co.uk
-
- with
- send <FILENAME>
- end
-
- in the body of the message, where
-
- <FILENAME> = proj-plan.reviews - for the reviews file
- = proj-plan.FAQ - for the FAQ file
- = proj-plan.glossary - for the PM glossary
-
- All files are (or should be) available for ftp from:
-
- demon.co.uk:/pub/misc/proj-plan
- huey.wst.com:/pub/projplan.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 4)+ How can I contribute to the FAQ or Review file ?
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Well, I'm glad you asked me that!
-
- If you have any info or opinions on the FAQ or Reviews file, I'll be
- glad to add them to this file.
- Mail them to myself (Pete Phillips) at
-
- pete@smtl.demon.co.uk
-
- (please note the change from our previous addresses of
- pete@egh-qc.co.uk, and uknet!egh-qc!pete - do NOT send mail to egh-qc
- anymore please).
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 5) Is there any public domain PM software for UNIX available ?
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Up until recently no. However there is now at least one package
- (xplan) which is in the public domain.
-
- **** Please Note - XPLAN needs Xview 3.0 ****
- **** and Guide to compile. If you are ****
- **** running Non-SUN h/w, you are probably ****
- **** out of luck ****
-
- XPLAN
- -----
- In comp.software-eng in December 92, Leon Dent <lcd@ais.org> saw this
- post from lacey@egr.msu.edu (Mark M. Lacey) (thanks to Leon for
- sending this in and to Mark and his team for making it available):
-
- >Dear Netters:
- >
- >I've seen a few requests for project planning tools here in
- >comp.software-eng, so I talked to a few classmates of mine from last
- >semester, and we've decided to make the tool we wrote for our software
- >engineering class publicly available via FTP. The tool supports
- >entering and saving of task information (task name, description,
- >relevent dates, etc.). Project files can be loaded later for
- >consultation. The tool graphically generates both PERT and Gantt
- >charts on screen, and has an option to generate LaTeX source for Gantt
- >charts and task sheets.
- >
- >All of the documentation generated for the project during the semester
- >(over 300 pages printed) is also distributed in LaTeX form. This includes:
- >
- > Weekly Status Reports
- > Project Plan
- > Requirements Specification
- > Preliminary Design
- > Detailed Design
- > Top-Level Code
- > Testing Specification
- > User's Manual
- > Presentation Materials
- > Final Report (with updated user's manual and addendums to
- > other documents).
- >
- >
- >Xplan has been tested on Sun SPARCstation IPC's, IPX's, 1's, 1+'s,
- >2's, and 10's. It requires the XView libraries and header files to
- >compile.
- >
- >It is currently available at:
- >
- > cpsacs.cps.msu.edu (35.8.56.92)
- >
- >in pub/xviewsrc, with the name xplan-1.0.tar.Z.
- >
- >Please read README, INSTALL, and COPYING, all included in the tar
- >file. As stated in README, this was a project for a class --- none of
- >the authors, and nobody else at MSU, has any intention of making
- >further modifications or bug-fixes. Feel free to make your own
- >enhancements and bug-fixes, and make those publicly available (but
- >read COPYING, which contains the GNU GPL to understand what
- >circumstances you can distribute it in).
- >
- >The user's manual to refer to is the one included in the final report.
- >I have a feeling there may be a missing .rs or .fig file here or there
- >(I'm not sure, but some omission of that sort might have occured). In
- >any event, we all hope you find xplan useful.
- >
- > Mark M. Lacey
- > Brian Gaubert
- > Richard Malingkas
- > Mike Marlow
- >
- >The man-page follows:
- >----------------------------------------------------------------------
- >XPLAN(1) USER COMMANDS XPLAN(1)
- >
- >
- >
- >NAME
- > xplan - a project planning tool
- >
- >SYNOPSIS
- > xplan
- >
- >DESCRIPTION
- > xplan is a tool for project planning. It allows the user to
- > enter task information, including task dependencies, and
- > generates both PERT and Gantt charts, along with task sheets
- > for the project being planned. It must be run under some X
- > Windows window manager. To start xplan, just type 'xplan'
- > at the prompt. There are no command-line options. All
- > interaction happens through the graphical user interface
- > (GUI).
- >
- >
- >FILES
- > xplan's project files end in the suffix .prj.
- >
- >AUTHORS
- > Brian Gaubert, Mark M. Lacey, Richard Malingkas, and Mike
- > Marlow
- >
- > xplan was created as a project for CPS 470 (Software
- > Engineering) at Michigan State University, Fall semester
- > 1992, with Dr. Betty Cheng as instructor and Gerald Gannod
- > as TA. It is distributed under the GNU General Public
- > License (please see the file COPYING, which should always be
- > distributed with the software).
- >
-
- PLEASE NOTE:
- ************
- You need Xview 3.0 (I tried compiling with Xview 2.0 and
- found a number of header files etc missing) and 'guide' (Open
- Windows development guide) to compile this. However, there is
- a Sun binary available for ftp at the above site.
-
- Also, you need latex/tex to print the documentation (the latest versions,
- otherwise you won't have any joy).
-
- Mark and his team do not intend to support xplan in future, but it
- does seem as if there is sufficient here for someone to develop a
- package that is less platform specific. Any offers ?
-
- Auburn University Project Planner
- ---------------------------------
-
- On 21st July 1992, a message was posted to comp.windows.x about a
- project management tool written by students at Auburn University,
- Australia.
-
- There was quite a lot of information about this tool in previous
- FAQ's, but I have recently heard from Auburn as follows:
-
- > The PMT tool is not available for public
- > distribution. (Although it looked great at first, it has some
- > serious problems and there is no one here with the time to
- > work on it right now.) PMT was developed as a undergraduate
- > project and was supposed to be made publicly available at its
- > completion. Unfortunately, however, the students took some
- > "shortcuts" and the project can not be released in its present
- > form. Sorry.
- >
- > -----> kell
-
- [Kelly Morrison <morrison@eng.auburn.edu> - October 1993]
-
- XOPPS
- -----
- 'xopps' was developed by a group at NASA/JPL, including Susan
- Murphy <susan@natasha.jpl.nasa.gov>, who was responsible for
- getting it placed on an ftp site along with Mike Tankenson
- <mike@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov>.
-
- A copy of the executable for Suns is on devvax.jpl.nasa.gov
- (137.79.113.100) for anonymous FTP. There is no source at present
- in the public domain.
-
- I am impressed with this software. If only the source were
- available, this would fill the gap in the market for a good PD
- planning tool.
-
- The structure of the file is available, so you can get your own
- database system to print out good looking gantt charts. However, I
- had the file structure by mail, and so will try and get this info
- to be placed on the ftp site with the executable.
-
- Here is the README file.
-
- > README File for OEL Project/Planner Scheduler Program (xopps)
- > From: Susan Murphy, NASA/JPL, OEL, MS 301-345, 818-354-1948
- >
- > The OEL Project/Planner Scheduler (xopps) program is an
- > easy-to-use graphics editing tool for generating milestone
- > schedule charts. It represents an application-specific editor with
- > its commands and functions tailored to plotting milestone events
- > and activities on a timeline display. The XOPPS graphics editor
- > is written in C and runs under X/Motif on a Sun Workstation.
- >
- > The XOPPS program is a window-based graphics tool that provides
- > easy and fast on-screen WYSIWYG editing capabilities. The
- > editing tool is menu-driven with no need to memorize commands or
- > functions. It has a canvas area which displays a full image of the
- > schedule being edited. The canvas contains a header area (for
- > text) and a schedule area (for plotting graphic representations
- > of milestone objects in a flexible timeline). The XOPPS tool
- > is based on an object-oriented design, which provides objects
- > with time attributes. The user can position objects to pixel
- > resolution but objects with an associated date are positioned
- > automatically in their correct timeline position in the schedule
- > area. The schedule area has horizontal lines across the page with
- > capabilities for multiple pages and for editing the number of
- > lines per page and the line grid. The text on a line can be edited
- > and a line can be moved with all objects on the line moving with
- > it. The timeline display can be edited to plot any time period in
- > a variety of formats (from FY to CY and from days to years). Text
- > objects and image (rasterfiles and icons) objects can be created
- > for placement anywhere on the page. Milestone event objects (with
- > a single associated date and optional text and milestone symbol)
- > and activity objects (with start and end dates and an optional
- > completion date) have unique editing panels for inputting data. A
- > representation for schedule slips is also provided.
- >
- > A milestone schedule is saved to an ASCII file (*.xopps) which can
- > be input later into the XOPPS program for editing or printing. The
- > program can also print a schedule to a laser printer or a
- > PostScript file.
- >
- > Availability
- >
- > The planning tool, xopps, is available as a complete package
- > through NASA COSMIC (with source code, etc). The COSMIC phone
- > number is 706-542-3265, it is managed by The University
- > of Georgia. This version is being made available as a
- > test/demonstration copy of the executable for your use.
- >
- > For further information at JPL, contact: susan murphy
- > susan@natasha.jpl.nasa.gov 818-354-1948 cassie mulnix
- > clm@natasha.jpl.nasa.gov 818-354-1430
- >
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 6)! Is there any commercial PM software around for UNIX ?
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- The following basic information (name of package, name and address of
- supplier, platforms etc) is sometimes supplemented by information from
- the manufacturer where this has been supplied. The information supplied
- by the manufacturer is preceeded by the phrase "From XXYYZZ" (where
- XXYYZZ is the supplier) and the information supplied is in quotes.
-
- Any manufacturer who wants to supplement this section, please send
- me your contributions so that I can keep this file up to date.
-
- - Autoplan
- AutoPLAN
- Digital Tools, Inc.
- 408-366-6920
- most UNIX platforms
-
- nghoff@albert.monsanto.com (Norman G. Hoffman) supplies a review
- and further info in the project plan review file (see Introduction).
-
- [c23dew@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com (David White) & de5@ORNL.GOV (Dave Sill)]
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- de5@ORNL.GOV (Dave Sill) provided information on the next 4
- packages which he gleaned from the May '92 NCD Export Catalog
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- - COMPASS
- NASA's COSMIC
- 404-542-3265
- service@cossack.cosmic.uga.edu
- Sun 3/4
- [de5@ORNL.GOV (Dave Sill) ]
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- - GECOMO Plus
- GEC-Marconi Software Systems
- 703-648-1551
- Sun/HP/IBM/VAX
- [de5@ORNL.GOV (Dave Sill) ]
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- - MasterPlan 1.1X
- Quality Software Products
- 310-410-0303
- Sun/DG/HP/IBM/SCO/MIPS/SGI/DEC
- [de5@ORNL.GOV (Dave Sill) ]
-
- Available from Unipress Software in the UK.
- Approx 900 pounds.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- - SIZE Plus
- GEC-Marconi Software Systems
- 703-648-1551
- Sun/HP/IBM/VAX
- [de5@ORNL.GOV (Dave Sill) ]
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- - ACCENT GraphicVUE (previously VUE from TEI)
- National Information Systems Inc,
- 4040 Moorpark Avenue,
- Suite 200,
- San Jose, California 95117-1852, USA
- 408-985-7100 - Voice
- 800-441-5758 - Toll-Free (USA)
- 408-246-3127 - FAX
- info@nis.com - email
-
- Sun 3 & 4 (running Solaris 1.0 or greater), HP 9000 series 700
- workstations running HP-UX 8.05 or greater, Silicon Graphics
- Personal IRIS and Indigo workstations running IRIX 4.0.1 or
- greater. Price: $2,950 for 1st floating single user license.
- Further licenses (for user 2 through to 5) $1,750 each.
- User 6 and above, $1,250 each.
-
-
-
- [thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan)
- chaplin@keinstr.uucp (Roger Chaplin)
- dave@nis.com (Dave Wagner)]
-
- In addition, NIS are the VAR for GVI's X/Telescreen Groupware
- product which allows generic, off-the-shelf X Window applications
- to be shared by any number of X Window displays. This might
- be particularly useful for project planning in groups.
- Information from NIS (see above) or GVI:
- GVI,
- 408/737-1904 (telephone)
- info@gvi.com (email)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- - ACCENT GraphicVUE (Personal Edition)
- from National Information Systems (see above).
-
- From NIS:
-
- "Hal Miller, Director of ACCENT GraphicVUE Sales, responded,
- 'The Personal Edition was tailored specifically for price-sensitive
- users who were previously ignored because they needed only those
- features offered by PC and Macintosh-based Project Management tools,
- at a similar price, and on their UNIX desktop.'
- ACCENT GraphicVUE is available on Sun Microsystems
- workstations running SunOS 4.1.x and Solaris 1.0, Hewlett-Packard 9000
- series 700 workstations running HP-UX version 8.05 or greater, the DEC
- Alpha AXP running OSF/1, and Silicon Graphics workstations running
- IRIX 4.0.1 or greater. ACCENT GraphicVUE Personal Edition is priced
- starting at $995 with a 60-day money back guarantee for each
- workstation license and can be upgraded to a multiple-project
- processing, network version.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Open Plan
-
- Runs under SCO Unix and SunOS/Solaris, as well as Mac, MS-DOS, and
- VMS. ("It is rather expensive, but worth it." - quote from
- Dave Churcher, Welcome Software).
-
- In the UK:
- Welcom Software Technology International
- South Bank TechnoPark
- 90 London Rd
- London SE1 6LN
- Phone +44 71 401 2626
- Fax +44 71 922 8865
-
- Price: 3,250 UK Pounds
-
- In the USA:
- Welcom Software Technology Corporation
- 15995 N BARKERS LANDING RD
- STE 275
- HOUSTON TX 77079-2494
-
- Phone (713) 558 0514
- Fax (713) 584 7828
-
- Email: support@wst.com
-
- Also have branches and distributors in France, Germany, Australia,
- and South Africa; phone the UK number for more information.
-
- Thanks to
-
- Dave Churcher <davec@wsti.demon.co.uk> &
- Alun Jones <alun@huey.wst.com>
- from
- Welcom Software Technology International
- for the info on Open Plan.
-
- From Welcom Software:
-
- "OPEN PLAN: (DOS, Mac, Vax, Sun, 386 Unix)
- =========================================
-
- OPEN PLAN is a project management package, which can be used "as-is",
- providing the following features:
- o Project Executive (an interactive barcharting tool for planners)
- o Time Analysis
- o Progress Tracking
- o Comprehensive Resource Scheduling
- o Multi-Project Scheduling
- o On-Line Help
- o Support of ADM & PDM projects
- o A large number of standard reports, featuring barcharts, S-curves,
- network logic diagrams, tables, WBS & OBS structure diagrams, and many
- more.
-
- Or it can be easily customised to meet extended project management
- needs through the use of built-in screen editors and report writers, or
- through use of an Xbase 4GL and database. With its use of Xbase and
- WRL, Welcom's Reporting Language, Open Plan is very flexible as to the
- methods of input and output, and supports most output devices under
- DOS & Mac. On Unix and Vax, the output devices supported are:
- o text printers
- o HPGL compatible devices
- o Postscript devices (including Sun Pageview preview to the screen)
- o Regis graphics terminals
-
- All platforms are capable of multi-user access with record-locking, and
- all platforms require an Xbase interpreter (such as dBase, Foxpro or
- similar)"
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Cobra from Welcom Software.
- runs on DOS and Vax.
- Cobra is a cost and performance measurement application, providing
- cost and project performance information. Requires Xbase RDBMS
- and 4GL.
-
- Contact information - see Welcom above.
-
- From Welcom Software:
-
- "COBRA: (DOS, Vax)
- =================
-
- Cobra is a cost and performance measurement application which provides
- project or cost account managers with budget, actual cost and project
- performance information. Features include the ability to break work
- down into discrete time-phased work packages against which actual costs
- may be collected and performance assessed. Trends, forecasts and
- comparison reporting are key to Cobra as is the ability to integrate
- Cobra with Open Plan, WST's planning and resource scheduling
- application based on traditional CPM, Critical Path Method networks.
- Exception and summary reports may be produced at any level of the
- project or organization. Cobra includes a standard set of reports or
- reports may be created using an online menu driven reporting tool.
- Cobra's design meets U.S. government Cost and Schedule Control Systems
- Criteria (C/SCSC). Training and support services are available from
- WST. Cobra runs on PCs (DOS), PC lans and Vax/VMS and requires an
- Xbase RDBMS and 4GL."
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Ultra Planner from Productivity Solutions (runs under Motif and
- OpenWindows ) It is expensive - about 2000 pounds list for single
- user on a Sun (although you can *certainly* negotiate down)
- USA contact info:
- Productivity Solutions,
- 36 Washington Street,
- Wellesley, MA 02181
- Tel: [USA] 617 - 237 - 1600
- Fax: [USA] 617 - 239 - 1780
-
- Thanks to robertb@barra.com (Robert Brown) for the USA address.
-
- Productivity Solutions have closed down their UK offices,
- and are reconsidering what to do in Europe.
- [thanks to David Covey US/ESS3 <covey@us-es.sel.de> for
- updating me with this - 2/9/93]
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Project Management Software from IKAR.
- I had some mail about project management software which has
- been written for UNIX and DOS, from Svetlana Gerdyukova
- (gerdyukov@mx.decnet.ihep.su). It is not clear whether
- the software she talks about is PD or commercial, and my
- mail has elicited no reply. However,
- the group working on the software may be reached at
- pal@ikar.sept.msk.su
- If anyone gets any info on this product, please let me know.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Islandplan - project management application from Island Graphics
- Corp. Runs on Solaris 2.1 (Sparc) and 80X86 platforms. I've only
- seen an announcement in the June issue of Unix World (page 117
- "No Man IS an Island"). Island Graphics Corp., 4000 Civic Centre
- Dr., San Rafael, CA 94903-4178; Tel: 415-491-1000.
-
- No idea on pricing.
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- - AMS Schedule Publisher
- Advanced Management Solutions, Inc.
- 2200 West Loop South
- Suite 875
- Houston, TX 77027
-
- 713-871-8812 - Voice
- 713-871-9513 - Fax
-
- Appears to run on MS-windows, Mac, Motif (Sun, HP9000, RS6000).
- Has some translators to other products (MS planner, etc.). It is
- also possible to integrate with other components, DBs and the
- like. Supports all of the stand project management functions:
- PERT, Gantt, baselining, resources (pooled), customizable
- calendar, costing roll up.
-
- [Alex Stevens <flex@advtech.uswest.com>]
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 7)! What MSDOS PD/Shareware project management software is available ?
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- These might be useful to you if you require a DOS package or if you
- run an OS that runs a DOS emulator (eg: SoftPC from Insignia for
- Sun SPARC).
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Easy Project
- Shareware project planner for DOS from
- Parcell Software,
- PO Box 165,
- Geneva,
- Il 60134,
- USA.
-
- Compuserve: 72250, 1356
-
- Available for ftp from funic.funet.fi in msdos/graphics/flowchart
- as file ezprj402.lzh.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Ganttman
- Max-Million Software Labs,
- 1314 Cardigan,
- Garland, Tx. 75040.
-
- Compuserve 74017, 3424
-
- Available for ftp from funic.funet.fi in msdos/graphics/flowchart
- as file ganttman.zip
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 8)+ What MSDOS commercial project management software is available ?
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Texim Project
- For MS-Windows 3.1 from Welcom Software (see above for
- contact information)
-
- From Welcom Software:
-
- "Texim Project provides a new way of organizing and developing project
- plans. It offers state-of-the-art project management capabilities that
- combine task, resource, and cost information in an interactive
- graphical environment. It offers many options for data entry, review
- and reporting. It provides multi-project management through graphical
- WBS and OBS charts. The Time-scaled network diagram and full risk
- management features help to separate Texim Project from other PC
- products. Texim Project has a seamless data exchange with Welcom
- Software's other project planning system, Open Plan.
-
- Texim is a stand-alone product for Windows 3.1"
-
- - WinProject
- current version 1.2. Approx $250 in Germany. Provides Gannt &
- Pert charts, Resource usage histograms. Available from Microsoft.
- [thanks to "Ulrich R. Herken" <urh@specs.de> 27/10/93]
-
- - Milestone
- Version 3.0 (99 UK Pounds) and 3.1 (199 UK Pounds).
- From Kidasa Software,
- 16 Connaught Street,
- Marble Arch,
- London
- W2 2AF.
- Tel: 071-723-3773
- Fax: 071-724-5766
-
- "written for Windows and with the presentation of Barcharts in
- mind". I do not have Kidasa Software Inc's USA address, but
- Kidasa is a US company.
- Demo disk available, and sale or return copies also available.
-
- - Microsofts Project for Windows.
- I suspect your S/W dealer can get this for you. I'm not sure
- of the pricing, but Robert Ward <robert@olsen.ch> suggests
- that it gives a good idea of what such tools should do.
- If you have further info on this, please send.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 9)! Jargon List/Glossary
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Dave Wagner (dave@nis.com),at National Information Systems, Inc. has
- kindly provided a rather complete project management glossary.
-
- As it is about 25k, it is not kept as part of the FAQ, but rather is
- available from the mail server (see above for the mail servers
- address and instructions on usage).
-
- I believe the glossary refers to some NIS products (eg: under "Late
- Finish" it says "this is done by selecting ANALYZE & PROCESS REPORTS
- from the Reports pull-down menu") but this does not, in my opinion,
- detract from the usefulness of the list.
-
- The glossary defines the following terms.
- --------
- Activity Hammocks Resource Leveling
- Activity Duration Histogram Scheduling
- Actual Dates Lag Sequence
- Baseline Schedule Late Finish Slippage
- Calendars Late Start Start Float
- Control Micro-Scheduling Start-to-Start Lag
- Critical Activity Milestones Starting Activity
- Calculate Schedule Multi-Project Analysis Sub-Critical Activity
- Critical Path Negative Float Subproject
- Duration Network Analysis Successor
- Early Finish Network Diagram Super-Critical Activity
- Early Start Parallel Activities Target Finish -- Activity
- Elapsed Time Path Target Finish -- Project
- Finish Float Positive Float Target Start -- Activity
- Finishing Activity Precedence Notation Total Float
- Finish-to-Finish Lag Predecessor Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Finish-to-Start Lag PERT Work Flow
- Float Project Work Load
- Forced Analysis Rescheduling Work Units
- Free Float Resource Zero Float
- Gantt (Bar) Chart Resource Based Duration
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 10)+ What Books/References are available ?
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- The following list of books/references is presently small - I am sure
- that there are a lot more available - I just don't know about them.
- If you can contribute to this section, please do.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Title: Project Management
- Author: Dennis Lock
- Year: 1992 (Fifth Edition)
- Publ: UK: Gower Publishing Company Ltd, Gower House,
- Croft Road, Aldershot, Hants GU11 3HR, UK.
- USA: Distributed by Ashgate Publishing Company,
- Old Post Road, Brookfield, Vermont 05036 USA.
- ISBN: 0-556-07339-0 (Hardback)
- 0-556-07340-4 (Paperback)
- Comment: One of the standard works on project management.
- Originally published in 1968, it has been regularly updated
- and now covers computer systems and programmes.
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Title: Project Management Handbook
- Editor: Dennis Lock
- Year: 1987
- Publ: UK: Gower Publishing Company Ltd (see above)
- USA: Distributed by Ashgate Publishing Company. (see above)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Title: Introduction to Critical Path Analysis and Other Project
- Network Techniques
- Author: K. G. Lockyer
- Publ: Pitman, London
- Year: 1984 (4th Edition)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Title: BS 6046 - Use of Network Techniques in project management.
- Part 1 - 1984 - Guide to the use of management, planning, review
- and reporting procedures.
- Part 2 - 1992 - Guide to the use of graphical and estimating
- techniques.
- Part 3 - 1992 - Guide to the use of computers.
- Part 4 - 1992 - Guide toresource analysis and cost control.
- Author: British Standards Institute
- Publ: British Standards Institute (BSI), Milton Keynes, UK.
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Title: BS 4335 : 1987 - Glossary of terms used in project network techniques.
- Author: British Standard Institution
- Publ: British Standard Institution (see above).
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Title: Project Planning and Control
- Author: A. Lester
- Year: 1991 (2nd edition)
- Publ: Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, UK.
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Title: Project Management: Techniques, Applications, & Management Issues
- Editor: E.W.Davis
- Publ: Industrial Engineering & Management Press (2nd ed 1983)
- Comment: This is a collection of key papers on PM including the
- originals on PERT and CPM from the late '50s, as well
- as more recent enhancements on the basic techniques.
- [ "Chris (C.C.) Ellens" <ellens@bnr.ca>, Sep 14th 1993]
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Title: The Secrets of Successful Project Management
- Author: Ralph L. Klien
- Publ: John Wiley & Sons
- Year: 1986
- Comment: An excellent overview of PM in a very concise and readable style.
- [ "Chris (C.C.) Ellens" <ellens@bnr.ca>, Sep 14th 1993]
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 11)+ What other information is available ?
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Software Engineering Files
- The software engineering news groups
- (eg: comp.software-eng)
- have an interest in the PM field,
- and some files which may be of interest are archived in
- pub/software-eng on host ftp.qucis.queensu.ca (130.15.1.100).
-
- pdcase 7 Jul 1992 Public-domain CASE tools
- petri 7 Jul 1992 Petri net tools
- pmtools 7 Jul 1992 Project management and design tools
- productivity 18 Sep 1991 Feature point productivity for several countries
-
- * Razor
- Razor is a configuration management and issue tracking system available from
-
- Tower Concepts, Inc
- 103 Sylvan Way
- New Hartford, NY 13413
- (315) 724-3540
- ivory@tower.com
-
- Further info, from the email address above, and copies of their manual
- available via anon ftp from
- ftp.uu.net:/vendor/tower-concepts
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 12)+ What groups/organisations exist for project managers ?
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- In Europe, "Internet", the International Association of Project
- Management. UK address:
- The Association of Project Managers,
- 85 Oxford Road,
- High Wycombe,
- Buckinghamshire,
- HP11 2DX.
-
- In the USA "The Project Management Institute".
- Both have membership world wide. The PMI holds certification
- examinations.
-
- ["William R. Watt" <ag384@freenet.carleton.ca>]
-
- [ Anyone have the PMI address, or Internet address in the US ? - Pete ]
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: 13) Postscript
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- I hope you have found this document useful. If you have, please try
- and help others to benefit by sending me updates, corrections or
- new information. Everyone will be acknowledged in the document.
-
- If you have any contributions to make to this FAQ, mail them to:
-
- Pete Phillips (pete@smtl.demon.co.uk)
- Surgical Materials Testing Lab.,
- Bridgend General Hospital,
- Quarella Road,
- Bridgend,
- Mid Glamorgan, CF31 1JP
- Wales.
-
- Tel: (+44) 656-652166
- Fax: (+44) 656-667291
-
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