On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:33:36 -0500, Wes wrote:

Louis Ohland wrote:

I need to document a process. Up until now, they used a simple
timeline, but that was when there was 18 months to make it work. Now 18
weeks is a luxury (closer to 30 days, minus)

Microsoft Project works pretty good. CA had a similar product and may
still. Critical path, AKA Show Stopper.

Sadly many members of a project look at a time line and say, I've got x
days before I worry about that instead of, oh, I can get that done now.

Wes

If you keep the individual tasks short (the rule of thumb that I was
taught is two weeks) then most people won't have that problem -- and if
they do, you let them go.

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