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[sharongreenfield@xxxxxxxxx]

I forgot I like these guys:
http://www.vcsonline.com/
VPMi is great.

Also, when googling for it, I found this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_project_management_software

I've had experience with JIRA from that list, and for what it's  
worth, I didn't like it.
I found it cumbersome, with a confusing user interface.

-Sharon

On Dec 10, 2007, at 12:56 PM, Katherine Gray wrote:

>
> This won't help all of your issues (I share your pain) but we've had
> success with Project Insight from Metafuse. It imports MS files,  
> allows
> you to track budgets with ease, and can at least help you keep tabs on
> resource allocation in-house. You can also give access to  
> contractors to
> update their timesheets.
>
> It's not perfect, but it gets the job done.
>
> We also considered Edison's Attic a few years back but at the time
> they'd not yet mastered the .mpp file integration. It was on their
> product roadmap. Still, I liked their tool better than Project Insight
> in many other ways, and it was tailored for a creative agency. Not  
> sure
> what they're doing now, but they may be worth a look.
>
> -Katherine
>
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> [mailto:webproducers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard De
> Sanctis
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 7:17 AM
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> Subject: [webproducers] Online PM tools
>
> I know this subject has come up before - but i don't know if there  
> was a
> 'best' solution...
> Everywhere I've been MS Project is the prinicpal tool for project
> documentation and usually it's not the server edition or even an
> implementation with a shared resources file. Therein is just one of  
> the
> rubs - resource allocation management remains a challenge and not just
> because it requires pm's to actively update their projects every week.
>
> But there are other problems - working with diverse vendors and their
> people means we don't have a unified calendaring system and things  
> like
> file publishing with version control, task management, publishing to
> clients for reviews while also enabling them to see project tracking
> status all require separate one-off solutions... not at all practical
> and often distracting from the goal of just managing projects.
>
> I've looked at Basecamp but it doesn't seem to have two important  
> things
> -=20
> 1. import of ms project files, or availbility of a similar tool online
> that enables you to build a project that shows dependencies amongst
> tasks and
> 2. resource allocation managment showing resource usage into the  
> future
>
> Any thoughts or recommendations for a comprehensive tool that  
> handle all
> these issues for a group?
>
> thanks
>
> Rich De Sanctis
>
>
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Sharon Greenfield       ::      Interactive Producer    ::      Marylhurst 
University  
Psychology student





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