I was always a great believer that everyone is a project manager. If they
are just reporting the slips to the overall project manager, the project is
doomed to fail. As Brian says, all employees and contractors should be
managing their priorities and workload to meet their commitments if at all
possible, and to yell for help before the slip is a done deal. Don't you
love the guy who reports a 1 month slip the day before his deadline?
I remember some project management instructor who used the example of rowing
a boat across a swiftly moving river to reach a dock on the other side.
Issuing updates on where you expect to land on the other side is not project
management. Actually landing at the dock is project management.
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Stewart
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 11:20 AM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Project Management Software
The only challenge I've seen with spreadsheets is sharing the spreadsheet
amongst the people involved with the project. I've seen people though use
Google Docs for stuff like that .. also OneNote is great for real time
sharing too.
The overall challenge with project management I find is getting people to
actually do updates and keep things current ... takes time and discipline ;)
-----Original Message-----
From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett
Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2015 11:42 AM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Project Management Software
Interesting thought.
On 8/4/2015 11:39 AM, Brian Webster wrote:
Start with a good excel spreadsheet if it a smaller project but structure
the sheet such that it would easily convert to a relational database
table(s). The problem with most project management programs is that they
are designed for really large projects with many people and typically PMP
certified folks using the package. It still requires a lot of setup and
customization for your particular project. If you are proficient in excel
you can get it done quicker there.
The real reason one needs project management software is to keep track of
multiple tasks, but just as importantly the forecasting of those tasks
completions. I used to be a project troubleshooter for a tower company,
the typical reason for projects falling behind and getting out of control
was the lack of task completion forecast dates and a failure to examine
those dates on a daily basis. These dates set goals for employees and
contractors and helps them manage their priorities and workload.
Thank You,
Brian Webster
www.wirelessmapping.com
www.Broadband-Mapping.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 11:11 AM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: [AFMUG] Project Management Software
I know this has been covered before.....but it's a hot topic here at the
moment. Is there a project management package that anybody here is really
happy with?
