I know of a colleague who uses Open Project.( Accessing MS Project is an issue for Linux users - so, I ve been told) I have not explored Open Project thoroughly myself, but at a surface level it did seem easy to work with with most features similar to that of MS Project, except it does not give a critical path ! Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
The "best" tool is which best fit for your current process. Just to name one, we are in the process to use Azure DevOps no matteer the life cycle/approch used by the program/project. Saving Changes...
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what OS is supported?Linux, Mac, Windows
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Vladimir LiberzonR&D Director| Spider Project TeamMoscow, Russian Federation
It is not possible to recommend any tool until you will explain why Microsoft Project does not meet your needs. Tool selection depends on your requirements and they depend on your industry, on project management maturity of your company, on your project role (Client, Contractor), etc. Saving Changes...
Deepesh RammoorthyICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceTarneit, Vic, Australia
As my colleagues have stated before, MS Project is a very good scheduling tool , once you have defined Activities, established activity associations and determined dependencies, and it also helps to determine such dependencies and associations on the fly.
Your planning could happen much before you start scheduling and it incorporates a lot more like risk management , procurement, financial management , scope management , which will definitely influence and help refine the schedule so there could be a myriad of other tools that can be used alongside MS Project without actually needing to replace it .
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Jan 10, 2020 2:52 AM
Vladimir Liberzon
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Deepesh, in your post you described why MS Project capabilities could be not sufficient for complex projects. Requirements to the tool can include risk simulation, calculating project schedules that take into account resource, supply and financial constraints and a lot more functions absent in MSP.
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Khai Ng.IT PMO | IT Project Manager| TTGROUPHanoi, Viet Nam
You can have a look at Oracle Primavera. Saving Changes...
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Vladimir LiberzonR&D Director| Spider Project TeamMoscow, Russian Federation
Jan 09, 2020 5:14 PM
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As my colleagues have stated before, MS Project is a very good scheduling tool , once you have defined Activities, established activity associations and determined dependencies, and it also helps to determine such dependencies and associations on the fly.
Your planning could happen much before you start scheduling and it incorporates a lot more like risk management , procurement, financial management , scope management , which will definitely influence and help refine the schedule so there could be a myriad of other tools that can be used alongside MS Project without actually needing to replace it .
Deepesh, in your post you described why MS Project capabilities could be not sufficient for complex projects. Requirements to the tool can include risk simulation, calculating project schedules that take into account resource, supply and financial constraints and a lot more functions absent in MSP. Saving Changes...