[comp.sys.amiga] AmiGantt - enhancement proposal

zabot@crasso.dec.com (Marco, Adv.Tech.Mgr, Engineering Italy) (12/21/88)

I have started to use AmiGantt vers.2.01.01 and I must say that I appreciate
very much the efforts of Donald R. Tolson who wrote it !
The program does almost everything commercial Project Mgt. Programs do.

But that's not enough in many cases. 

I'm suggesting ( can you hear me Donald ? ) to extend the features of
AmiGantt ( I'm willing to cooperate, even if I'm not a too programmer I can 
help specially in the test phase ) mainly in the resource handling method:

Instead of using 'unlimited resources' use ` finite resources'. This means
	that instead of simply accounting for the resources requirements , the
	program check the availability of the resources ( predefined ) and
	apply a `chosen strategy' in case there is a shortage of a given 
	resource. Let's make an example:

	**      Your project require that programs A and B will be done by an
		intuition expert. You have only JOE able to do it. The two 
		programs may be developed in parallel ( 5 days/ each).
		The actual version will say that your Project will last 
		5 DAYS and that you need twice the resource JOE for the
		duration of the project.
	**      In the new proposed implementation you first define the resource
		JOE as 1 unit continuous. When you introduce Task Progr. A
		it will allocate all the available resource of JOE for the 
		first  5 days. When you will introduce Task Progr. B it will
		realize that there is a slippage of he Project due to lack
		of resources and will propose to allocate B after A ( FIFO
		strategy). You can take it or change it ( such as sharing 
		the resource allocating 50% of JOE time for each task
		( TIME SHARING strategy).
		By forcing a specific strategy it is possible to have a
		better idea of how long is going to last a project since the
		very first pass of planning.

Donald, if you are interested in doing it or in sharing your sources. pls
contact me :

	zabot%cesare.dec@decwrl.dec.COM	

If anyone else is interested, pls let me or Donald know.

UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer) (12/21/88)

This is the first I've heard of AmiGantt.  Where can I find a copy?

lee