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Re: [LUG] Well off topic, but any thoughts ? training on MS Project

 

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 04:43:18PM +0100, Eion MacDonald wrote:
> Rob Beard wrote:
> > Eion MacDonald wrote:
> >> To All
> >> Dear Folks,
> >> I have colleague (one man company)who must use MS Project to run a major
> >> plant project with African Government and Funding suppliers.
> 
> >> He has no training in MS Project.
> >> Question to those who admin MS systems, among all the many web  adverts
> >> of training sources is there any one company or trainer by internet that
> >> does a good job with a one man  operated company.
> answer:
> > If it's just one guy on his own he could try maybe looking at getting a
> > good book on MS Project, might work out cheaper.
> > 
> > Rob
> 
> It's a one man company with several  sub-contractors (independent
> one or two man companies) and finance house etc using MS Projects.
> He needs to arrange a course for at least 2 of his sub-contractors
> and he will also attend.
> Company by full swing of construction will be about 20 folk with
> folk in UK, USA, Africa, France all using MS projects to co-relate
> status and more importantly He will use the 'milestones' for payment
> from bank so needs to have control of how MS Projects (World Bank
> specified)gets input /rational/ etc  .
> 

If MS Project is a pre-requisite then that is what has to be supplied.
Having said that: for small projects, I would have thought that a
spreadsheet could do 80% of the work for at least 80% less headache..


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