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From: kemp179 on 22 Feb 2010 03:49 To the people who were kind enough to post a reply and that i have confused with my earlier posting i apologise, yes you are quite correct I am considering purchasing MS Project 2007 for my my Planner, we are a small office who are familiar with the basics (on MSP 2000) but have a few queries which are a little more detailed, I hope someone may able to advise on:- 1. Reporting - What are the options for importing and exporting documents and the number of format types, are they clear and easy to learn and use ? 2. Graphs - Is graphical data readily available, are there differing options of graphs and are the tools for producing them clear and easy to use ? 3. Sand pits - Are there areas where 'offline' working is available to make possible changes before altering the master plan if used on line and accessed by other team members via the web. 4. Administration - Can the system be set up with a tier/security system so that certain areas can only be accessed by designated users, and the administration of the plan be controlled. All comments are welcome, both positive and negative, we would like to get a balanced end users view before we purchase, thank you for your time.
From: Jim Aksel on 22 Feb 2010 09:18
Comments in line. I might suggest you also investigate in our sister newsgroup for Project Server. -- If this post was helpful, please consider rating it. Jim Aksel, MVP Check out my blog for more information: http://www.msprojectblog.com "kemp179" wrote: > To the people who were kind enough to post a reply and that i have confused > with my earlier posting i apologise, yes you are quite correct I am > considering purchasing MS Project 2007 for my my Planner, we are a small > office who are familiar with the basics (on MSP 2000) but have a few queries > which are a little more detailed, I hope someone may able to advise on:- > > 1. Reporting - What are the options for importing and exporting documents > and the number of format types, are they clear and easy to learn and use ? Imports from XM, Excel, Access. Outputs are to XML, Excel and are more robust than in Project 2000. Download a trial version of Project 2007 and experiment. > > 2. Graphs - Is graphical data readily available, are there differing options > of graphs and are the tools for producing them clear and easy to use ? Once the data is output to Excel, all the Excel features become available. > > 3. Sand pits - Are there areas where 'offline' working is available to make > possible changes before altering the master plan if used on line and accessed > by other team members via the web. Bascially yes, but it is expensive. There are two versions of MS Project: Server and Desktop. the desktop versions are called either Project Standard or Project Professional. They are essentially the same, but you can use Project Professional to access files stored on the Project Server. Project Server has robust checkout/in capability, time sheet tracking, etc. It may be way more than you need. It is possible to maintain "work files" using Project Standard or Professional. However this is a manual configuration management process and needs to be set up carefully. I would suggest you hire some type of professional to write some procedures for you so you stay safe. So, yes, it can be done. > > 4. Administration - Can the system be set up with a tier/security system so > that certain areas can only be accessed by designated users, and the > administration of the plan be controlled. Only in Project Server and even then it may not be what you thinnk. For the desktop versions of Project, it is an "all or nothing" access to the file.. > > All comments are welcome, both positive and negative, we would like to get a > balanced end users view before we purchase, thank you for your time. > |