RE: OT? DBA Project Mgmt Tools

From: Grant Allen <Grant.Allen_at_towersoft.com.au>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 10:27:58 +1000
Message-ID: <DCFC52557FAC7640A8782B13032B81B0373B89@bishopsfinger.towersoft.canberra>

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
:-)

"Everything you think, do, and say
was in the pill you took today."

Zager and Evans

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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
> varying priorities. Each project assigned to at least one DBA.=20

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> 	What tool(s) do listers like that allow scheduling, tracking,

> alerting,=20
> updating, reporting, etc. in this situation.=20

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> 	I am getting ready to default to MS Project, but it=20

> would be nice
> 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

> experience=20
> with them. I'd like most to hear from people who've already=20
> gotten their
> hands dirty with them..
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> 	TIA,=20

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> 	Ross

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