On Sun, 23 Oct 2005, Charles Gregson Jr wrote: > > Why are you on this subproject? > > ------------------------------- > Work in the construction field and use PM tools > daily. The boss's don't see a need to maintain > project schedules and resource assignments on a > "Project Management" software system. I have used > "Sure Trac" form Primevera and like features in the > P3 system from Primavera, but it is extremely > expensive.
Primavera's project management tools are good examples of such tools but as you mention they are expensive. Do you think a free (no cost) project management tool is what could turn your boss around and see the need? > > What do you wish for in a project management tool? > > -------------------------------------------------- > Flexibility; multi user. Specifically, the ability > to manage several reosurces over various > projects,generate schedule charts and cost reprots for > management. One write I believe has already mentioned > the PMBOK (Project Management Book of Knowledge) > following the steps listed in the book would be a > great starting place. We have to look at PMBOK and get the best ideas from it. But to start building the system we may concentrate on the essential parts and then build the other modules later. I think it will take too long time to get a beta version running if we should put all the steps of the PMBOK in OOPM from the start. A running beta will attract more ressources to the project. > > What (if any) can you contribute with? > > -------------------------------------- > Testing would be a blast. I enjoy writing so would > be interested in helping to develop the documentation. Both is important. When we have the design in place you could start writing documentation. You don't have to wait to OOPM is actually running because that documentation could be used as some of the design documents. > > What can we (as a subproject) do to develop OOPM? > > ------------------------------------------------- > Seems to me that the correct first steps are well > underway. The next step, in my mind, would be to > write a software requirement specification detailing > what the system should do, give the coder's a fighting > chance to write something every one would want to use. As I mentioned in other replies I am gathering a wish list which the requirement specification could use as a base. The most enjoyable greetings -- Claus Agerskov "Kan jeg, så kan du også" Helper/Hjælper Henrik Dahl i DRs Rabatten om OpenOffice.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------- http://ooo.chbs.dk/ http://da.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
