Can anybody recommend any good resources on tried and true definitions of the process? That is where we are stuck at. Our organization lacks the experience of large software design so we have no real process. But we are getting more and more of it. I've been tasked with learning how this is done, and presenting it. But I have little idea where to start.
-------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" - Cynthia Dunning ...-----Original Message----- ...From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ...Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 1:30 PM ...To: CF-Talk ...Subject: Re: software lifecycle/project management tool/process ...recommendations ... ...I am a reluctant user of MS Project. All I can say is don't use it! MS ...Project is good for very large projects with lots of details and many ...people, but it has several significant shortcomings, IMO. ... ...- It is a desktop app. Why? And Project 2000 isn't even Web-enabled. I ...don't know about 2003, maybe it has improved in this area. To me, the ...whole point of using an app like Project is to automate the management ...of a project, and this system just doesn't cut it. There are plenty of ...Web-based Project imitators out there that do a compentent job. ... ...- It is too rigid. Task chaining, timelines, all of that stuff is too ...rigid, at least for me. I like more flexibility to add items and fill in ...details later. You can sort of do that with project, but it's a pain. ... ...- Did I mention the lack of automation? My general issue with this factor ...is that you end up spending more time managing the project plan than ...managing the project. ... ...So what do I do instead? Mostly I use email and a whiteboard, and ...periodic high-level status reports to track progress. I've been meaning ...to build myself a tool that fits my process for about three years now, I ...just haven't gotten around to it. ... ...I recommend that you define your process before you pick a tool to use ...for the process. You may find that once you define the process you want ...to use for project management, the tool selection falls into place. ... ... ... ...> We are looking to formalize our software development processes and are ...> looking for a tool/process that will help with the project management ...> and track the software development lifecycle. ...> ...> Does anyone have recommendations for either? ...> ...> Do folks use MS Project or another tool for project management? ...> ...> How about FLiP? Anyone use it for development? ...> ...> As always freeware is great but it's necessary. ...> ...> Thanks, ...> ...> Bob ...> ... ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:191413 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
