RE: OT? DBA Project Mgmt Tools
- From: "Grant Allen" <Grant.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 10:27:58 +1000
Ross
You need a tiger. All your diligent, over-worked team members will be =
too busy to notice it, and the slackers will run screaming from the =
building, or be devoured as punishment for their laziness!
But seriously, I've just completed some work that assessed project =
management tools, and one of the key questions is "how many projects are =
you managing simultaneously?" If it's only a few (Oracle-based or =
otherwise), then just about any tool, including MS Project, will do. =
However, if you're juggling many projects (dozens or more), you may want =
to look into the world of portfolio/project-office management tools. =
These really show their strengths when juggling multiple resources =
across many projects, with variable time-frames, etc. They also include =
much stronger budgeting and "value" assessment tools (e.g. net-present =
value, internal rate of return, capitalisation of labour, etc.) Some of =
the stand-out tools are Primavera and Niku Clarity. These aren't =
necessarily cheap, though.
Additionally, if you're using an ERP suite, they have project/portfolio =
management modules (Oracle Apps is pushing hard in this area) ... you =
may already have what you're looking for!
My 2=A2
Ciao
Fuzzy
:-)
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> Subject: OT? DBA Project Mgmt Tools
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> Smallish Team of DBAs, Largish Group of Projects. Projects range
> from ad hoc "add user.." to multi-month "redesign app..." and have
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> What tool(s) do listers like that allow scheduling, tracking,
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> I am getting ready to default to MS Project, but it=20
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> to hear about alternatives that aren't stratospherically-priced,=20
> function-bloated, and Oracle-unfriendly.
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> I've got ideas for PM tools in a DB context, but little=20
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> with them. I'd like most to hear from people who've already=20
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> hands dirty with them..
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> TIA,=20
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> Ross
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