Haiku for project managers - tools
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by Robert Prol
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Please don't use Excel /
For tracking your project tasks /
Unless you like pain
Posted on: November 18, 2015 09:01 AM |
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I still use Excel. it´s alot of work and I sometimes spend hours debugging. I will print this and post it in front of me.
(I´m using MS Project in parallel, but I´m not that an expert yet)
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
In the course of my career, I've been asked many times why we implemented MS Project, and the projects still fail. I like to point out that if we could teach someone to use MS Project, and they suddenly become a project manager, then we should be able to create book authors by teaching Word, or accountants by teaching Excel.
Mike Frenette
Manager, IT PMO| Halifax Water (retired)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Excel - is spreadsheet /
MS Project is engine /
for scheduling plans.
Manas De Amin
Director| Computer Technology Group Kolkata
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
What about this one:
Please don't use Excel /
For tracking your project tasks /
Unless you dislike pen
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
With so many project specific tools out there, why would someone use Excel?
Bruce Wilkinson MBA, PMP
Expert Project Manager / Trustworthy Executive Assistant / Business Coach| goBRUCE Business Services
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
I like it Manas! But why pen? If you use pencil you can always erase. A kind of post-humus AGILE!
Manas De Amin
Director| Computer Technology Group Kolkata
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Thanks Bruce.
Ha ha....pencil is better.
Indent pencils and eraser/
One sharpener also/
Tracking project progress.
Manas De Amin
Director| Computer Technology Group Kolkata
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Robert, just kidding. It's Thurs day.
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
I keep my project notes in OneNote. I can scan by keyword, date, or a multitude of other data points. There must be a Haiku in there....
Try scanning your paper notebook for a key word...
rachel town
Kent State University Ashtabula
Ashtabula, Oh, United States
Mike Frenette
Manager, IT PMO| Halifax Water (retired)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Only tool you know /
Is probably a hammer/
All looks like a nail.
OK... a lame attempt at a Haiku.
But, to address Robert's question, "With so many project specific tools out there, why would someone use Excel?" the old adage comes to mind:
"If the only tool you have (or more to the point, know) is a hammer, everything looks like a nail."
If I had a penny for every time I have seen Excel and other spreadsheets twisted to perform unnatural acts - I'd be poor, because pennies are worthless now in Canada. Now... if I had a nickel for every time.... I'd be five times richer than if pennies still existed!
There's always a sliver lining...
:)
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
I work in financial services. Books are written in Excel, or PowerPoint with an Excel addendum. All Haiku is good Haiku! Thanks for playing. Haha!
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