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Episode 043 — Lakeside, Mono and Project Management

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Gabe and Jeff dig into another Texas beer, sample a lager (or is it a pilsener?) and then delve into the madness of managing projects.

Hold on to your Gantt charts for this one.

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  • Way more than a spreadsheet

  • Gantt charting

  • Reporting

  • Automatic timeline creation

  • Attachments

  • Alerts

  • Smartsheets for iOS

    • MS Project

    • Project Server

    • Dependencies and resources

    • Baselining

      • Visio

      • Basic schedule building tools

      • Gantt charting

      • Dependency layout

      • Huge bonus for adding things like system design

      • Think PowerPoint + MS Project Lite

        • Mind Mapping

        Wikipedia

        Tips

        • Block out vacation time

        • Think about resources its useful for fixing bottlenecks

          • Concepts

          • WBS

            • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workbreakdownstructure

          • Gantt Charts

            • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gantt_chart

          • Precedence

          • Duration

          • Finish to Start

            • Parallel or sequential
          • Dependency analysis

          • Milestones

          • UAT

            • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UAT

            • User acceptance test

          • Traceability Matrix

            • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traceability_matrix

            ...more
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