Engineering Project Management Software
Engineering Project Management Software
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Hello,
I am an Engineering Director looking for project management software to track and measure the efficiency of my group and resources. I am looking for a web-based software that is easy to use and efficient to track project issues, tasks, costs, and timing. Not only do I want to use it to plan and track projects, but also to monitor engineer's workload to determine the groups capacity. I want the software to be smart enough to know that in real time the group resources are at/over/under capacity and that certain project tasks will be early/ontime/late.
Any suggestions??
Thanks!
I am an Engineering Director looking for project management software to track and measure the efficiency of my group and resources. I am looking for a web-based software that is easy to use and efficient to track project issues, tasks, costs, and timing. Not only do I want to use it to plan and track projects, but also to monitor engineer's workload to determine the groups capacity. I want the software to be smart enough to know that in real time the group resources are at/over/under capacity and that certain project tasks will be early/ontime/late.
Any suggestions??
Thanks!





RE: Engineering Project Management Software
they have Open Project & Portfolio Project Management web-based programs that may interest you.
RE: Engineering Project Management Software
Standard earned-value status can be done in MSP relatively easily. Manpower loading requires you rigorously apply the resource loading inputs, but MSP is primitive when it comes to flexibility in describing the resource loadings.
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RE: Engineering Project Management Software
At times here I swear we've spent more time keeping such plans/database's (done in MS project with some Excel) up to date than doing actual work.
I suppose if you could tie it into timecard keeping that might help to some extent.
Just remember, the project plan is a tool, not the master.
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RE: Engineering Project Management Software
The ideal solution would be to have some that scarfs up the weekly name runs and plows the information back into the Integrated Master Schedule, coupled with the earned value, which would then allow you to monitor the BCWP, ACWP, etc.
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RE: Engineering Project Management Software
RE: Engineering Project Management Software
However, Clarizen does not appear to do resource levelling, on the grounds that it causes more problems than it solves.
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RE: Engineering Project Management Software
I remember it well because to keep on schedule I apparently needed to work 80 ish hour weeks, peeking to 100+ at times!
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RE: Engineering Project Management Software
It is a brilliant tool for tracking projects, issues, time, etc. Even though it has a lot of functionality it is still very easy to use.