Hi Mimi, >Yes people certainly have deadlines. However, when you're going to >work on a project to meet that deadline is harder to pin down for a >lot of people.
On most projects I receive some data to work on at specific dates; when I worked on a vehicle I had to wait for some collision testing done at a specialized facility. When the data became available I then finished an aspect of the project. Or when I receive the prototype I ordered I'll make some modifications to the CAD files. It's sure that some of these events will slip over time but that's why these calendars can be dynamic and that I don't post a pdf... >>> Another way to think about it might be to allow a special Free-Busy >>> field where users can "describe" the F/B time blocks without >>> revealing specific details about their events. Yes, if they allow overlapping. >Could you talk a little about how you come up with the percentages >for your work? I'm in charge of the IT here and it takes about 10 hours a week. I also do some management for our PDM system and that takes roughly 6 hours a week. Right now I'm on 3 projects. Project A takes 20 hours a week and it will be so until march when we'll have a one-month break for the factory to come back with a prototype. I'll then have to give 30 hours a week for 3 weeks to meet a deadline. I have project B that is pretty idle these days because the customer have to make a decision. When he will do so, I'll put all my available time on that and if necessary I'll take some time from a co-worker. If I plot that on my calendar it gives me, and the managers, a pretty good idea of my workload. Thanks, -Marc Gibeault _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Open Source Applications Foundation "Design" mailing list http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/design
