RE: OT? DBA Project Mgmt Tools

["Mohan, Ross" <RMohan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mille Grazie, Fuzzy ! :-)
We may well wind up with simply MS project. <ugh>.  I don't
want to spend $$ on a Hummer (so to speak) when all I need
is a minivan. 

Thanks for thoughts. 

~Ross

-----Original Message-----
From: Grant Allen [mailto:Grant.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 8:28 PM
To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: OT? DBA Project Mgmt Tools


Ross

You need a tiger.  All your diligent, over-worked team members will be = too
busy to notice it, and the slackers will run screaming from the = building,
or be devoured as punishment for their laziness!

But seriously, I've just completed some work that assessed project =
management tools, and one of the key questions is "how many projects are =
you managing simultaneously?"  If it's only a few (Oracle-based or =
otherwise), then just about any tool, including MS Project, will do.  =
However, if you're juggling many projects (dozens or more), you may want =
to look into the world of portfolio/project-office management tools.  =
These really show their strengths when juggling multiple resources = across
many projects, with variable time-frames, etc.  They also include = much
stronger budgeting and "value" assessment tools (e.g. net-present = value,
internal rate of return, capitalisation of labour, etc.)  Some of = the
stand-out tools are Primavera and Niku Clarity.  These aren't = necessarily
cheap, though.

Additionally, if you're using an ERP suite, they have project/portfolio =
management modules (Oracle Apps is pushing hard in this area) ... you = may
already have what you're looking for!

My 2=A2

Ciao
Fuzzy
:-)

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>       Smallish Team of DBAs, Largish Group of Projects. Projects range  
>from ad hoc "add user.." to multi-month "redesign app..." and have  
>varying priorities. Each project assigned to at least one DBA.=20 =20
>       What tool(s) do listers like that allow scheduling, tracking,
> alerting,=20
> updating, reporting, etc. in this situation.=20
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>       I am getting ready to default to MS Project, but it=20
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> to hear about alternatives that aren't stratospherically-priced,=20
> function-bloated, and Oracle-unfriendly.
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>       I've got ideas for PM tools in a DB context, but little=20
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> with them. I'd like most to hear from people who've already=20
> gotten their
> hands dirty with them..
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>       TIA,=20
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>       Ross
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