Simple project management software
Simple project management software
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I am a project engineer rather than a project manager, but have been managing small projects with up to 5 resources extending over a maximum of six months. The projects are about getting new mechanical designs to market.
Up to this point I have been using an excel spreadhseet to generate a Gannt chart as well as ontrol the budgets.
Is there a simple Project management software out there that will suit this niche? Project management is not my main job, so ease of use is important.
Thanks
Up to this point I have been using an excel spreadhseet to generate a Gannt chart as well as ontrol the budgets.
Is there a simple Project management software out there that will suit this niche? Project management is not my main job, so ease of use is important.
Thanks





RE: Simple project management software
Unless you're asked so or look for some more automated software like MS Project of course.
Cyril Guichard
Defense Program Manager
Belgium
RE: Simple project management software
There are numerous project management software with different levels of functionality, efficiency and cost. You need to make a trade-off among among those attributes.
You said you have been managing small projects with up to 5 resources extending over a maximum of six months. But, you gave no idea of the total number of tasks involved in those projects and the sharing of the five resources across multiple projects. These are important for scheduling purpose.
If Excel is meeting your requirements without much labor, you may not need to start a search and evaluation process for selecting an appropriate software. Otherwise, a few more details of your requirements may prompt a more informative response from the forum.
Since you are directly looking for software, I would disclose that we offer a resource-constrained, multi-project scheduling software, which needs very little training since it has specific, limited functionality with powerful graphic features. it has no budget features right now. If you are curious about it, I can present a web demo of it.
Planner
www.optisol.biz
RE: Simple project management software
Actually, resource management is the least of my priorities. The critical path items in a design project are prototyping, testing and tool manufacture. The first and the last are generally outsourced, and the testing is usually a time or budgetry constraint. Your Software concentrates heavily on resource management, juggling the workload to keep a workshop busy.
To clarify, my projects generally don't involve juggling resources - simply time and money. Most Project management software I have seen does control resources, functionality I don't need.
RE: Simple project management software
http://sourceforge.net/projects/openproj/
RE: Simple project management software
It came packaged with Mindmanager, which I use for brainstorming, estimating a BOM, and a variety of other tasks.
Richard
www.led-inc.com
RE: Simple project management software
RE: Simple project management software
For planning purpose, I would recommand Open Workbench (little brother of old PMW).
Personaly, I designed my own tools, that may fulfill your needs :
- http://deltaprod.toolware.fr : C/S tool, fully functionnal
- http://projector.toolware.fr : web based, patially functionnal
Both are free.
Hope it can help.
Babynus
Administrator of www.toolware.fr
RE: Simple project management software
RE: Simple project management software
send me your e mail _ I can give you soem additional tools
bigdave2001
david@drluetchford.com
DRL,Texas
RE: Simple project management software
It is free to download the community package.
RE: Simple project management software
Not sure if this is what you are looking for but here is the website: http://www.basebuilders.com
RE: Simple project management software
Praestro covers a whole lot more than a simple gannt chart,including invoicing and customer contacts.