mmira@gouldfr.UUCP (Michel Mirabella) (01/03/91)
Hello, I'm looking for a project planning generator running under Macintosh. If there is any known references and/or comments on the subject please let me know. Thanks in advance. -- Michel Mirabella E-mail: mmira@encore.fr
stanfiel@testeng1.misemi (Chris Stanfield) (01/04/91)
In article <1401@gouldfr.UUCP> mmira@gouldfr.UUCP (Michel Mirabella) writes: >Hello, I'm looking for a project planning generator running under Macintosh. >If there is any known references and/or comments on the subject please let >me know. I have been using MacProject more or less since the original version came out, and I still haven't found anything to beat it fot the kind of projects I work on. It has been updated several times over the years, and is now called MacProject II. The version I have was written by Claris, but I believe they are now part of Apple again (?), so I don't know what name they are using now. The package basically uses the critical path method, but will also provide Gantt charts, if you like these. The version I have came with a plotter driver, which gives nice charts, in colour (e.g. critical path is shown in red). The plotter driver handles a large selection of plotters. I find the human interface very good (what else would you expect from a Mac, I guess) and the choice of charts useful. It allows sub-projects, back-scheduling, load levelling and multiple calendars, to name but a few features. Any Apple dealer should have a demo available and the software come with a nice example project and a Hypercard instructional stack. Make the dealer leave you alone with it for a while so that you can explore it thoroughly. Project management packages are very personal things, so you want to be sure you will be happy with it before coughing up some hundreds for the package. Hope this helps. Chris Stanfield, Mitel Corporation: E-mail to:- uunet!mitel!testeng1!stanfiel (613) 592 2122 Ext.4960 We do not inherit the world from our parents - we borrow it from our children.