Hi All, I am looking for a resource planning Tool for oil&gas engineering consultancy company. The tool should be simple enough for business managers to...
Just started a new position - the company is using an internally built tool (why people do this I don't know) and are having issues with it mainly due to the...
In a new position and back to using Excel to manage client lists, tasks, risks, etc. The more I use Excel the more I appreciate it's flexability. The...
Meade, If you want multi-user updates and web interactions, you may want to try Inuit Quickbase. (http://www.quickbase.com <http://www.quickbase.com/> ) I ...
Hi, How about using an excel 'compiler' to compile the prototype into a locked format? ... -- Vic Williams -- Empowering personal & group ecology. -...
Vic, Can you elaborate on Excel compilers? Can you recommend any? I think a tough part may be importing Excel's charts and graphics. (I'm not saying Excel is...
I think a google will do better than this write-up. 'Compilers' work in some ways. One might 'convert' to java and its compiler. A java person can then...
I've used open office and it's pretty impressive, my only concern is the need to make multiple copies (open office native and then excel) to be able to share...
Meade, I have to disagree with you on one point. I don't believe Tufte (www.edwardtufte.com <http://www.edwardtufte.com/> ) intends for his readers to stay...
Hi, ... Open office (OO) can save in native MS formats, and that can be its default. I was really writing that the various parts of the basic OO engine are...
If you want to do some programming here are some thoughts: Excel can be considered as a front end to the Microsoft world in that its object model allows one to...
I haven't followed everything in this hread in detail but I can say that Tufte's major contribution is in "The Visual Display of Quantitative Information" (his...
To elaborate a little on my other post, one can very quickly write code in an Excel workbook/worksheet that will select and access information from a database,...
Sorry for the confusion regarding my comment about tufte and not using graphs. I'm all for graphs, etc. (nothing impresses me more then the Napolean's march...
All, Most computers are capable of generating excellent graphics, most computer programmers are not! I have been learning how to program in Flash ActionScript...
Au contraire, colourful pictures make it easy to grasp information very easily! As an executive, I would rather look at a few graphs that convey much much...
In many cases a tool is put into place by the PM or Tech group and only they use it - the users (internal/external) either refuse, incorrectly use, etc. the...
Can someone provide a graph, etc. that would make us say 'WOW now that's impressive'? -meade ... As an executive, I would rather look at a few graphs that...
Meade, I can't promise to make you say "WOW" but I can show examples where a picture is worth a thousand words. Last month, I created three data-driven ...
This second example (of three) is an EV Map conversion from a precedence network diagram. http://www.projectfrontier.com/test/ProtoSharedPlan.html The original...
Finally, this graphic is a conversion of a "responsibility assignment matrix" http://www.projectfrontier.com/test/ProtoRAM.html The original graphic is used...
Finally, this graphic is a conversion of a "responsibility assignment matrix" http://www.projectfrontier.com/test/ProtoRAM.html The original graphic is used...
Okay - time for some dumb questions 1. are the graphics/flash data driven, or is this in demo mode? 2. WBS's being what they are - the info should 'roll' up to...
I think some of us identified communication being a primary area of focus for a PM tool - does anyone have any ideas how graphics could be applied to a...
Meade, They aren't dumb question at all. In fact, they're quite helpful to me. 1. The graphics are data driven in the sense that earned value management (EVM)...
... There's a "Printable Version" button right above the graphic at Glen's link ( http://akss.dau.mil/ifc/index.htm ) that leads to a 34" by 22" downloadable...
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