[551] in Project_DB
Re: Questions concerning your Project Database
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim McGovern)
Wed Jul 5 13:41:19 2000
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Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 13:41:02 -0400
From: Tim McGovern <tjm@MIT.EDU>
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To: Tone Farstad <tone.farstad@davinci.no>
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Hi --
Thanks for your inquiry. The project database that we've been using here in MIT
Information Systems is a purely home-grown system, based on Oracle with a
home-grown application language, based on Scheme (a dialect of Lisp--an old MIT
favoriate of languages).
While we've used it to track projects, not ongoing activities, since 1996 or so,
we're expecting to retire it in favor of another system later this Summer. We
have never used it to track resources, estimate costs, compare to actuals, etc.
We've never productized the system, so we don't really have a way of "giving"
you the system, no glossies, no ASP services, etc.
Given all that, I don't think our system is a particularly good fit for your
needs, but if there's a specific questions you'd like to ask, feel free to post
it <project-db@mit.edu>.
Tim
Tone Farstad wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I found information about your project database on Internet.
> >
> > On behalf of a large IS/IT client in Norway we are looking for a product
> > that can manage all projects and other IS/IT activities. What we are
> > trying to achieve are as follows:
> > * a simple way of gathering all requests for systems enhancements
> > (everyone can enter requests)
> > * a database containing all activities with track of status (on hold,
> > ready to be prioritiezed, pending etc)
> > * help coordinating, planning and follow-up on all projects and
> > activities (resource and cost estimating and update with acuals)
> > * make resource management easier (what can we mange to do next period
> > based on what going on)
> > * a varaity of information per project (responsible, departments
> > involved, system involved, type of project/activity, various important
> > dates etc.)
> > *
> > The project database looks like it handles many of our needs, but I would
> > like to get som more information about the tool.
> > * Is it possible to buy and install locally or is it only an ASP
> > solution? Prices?
> > * Any brochures that you can forward?
> > * Does it look like this product meets our need - can the product be
> > adjusted to our needs?
> >
> > I am one of the owners and mangagers in daVinci Consulting in Norway, and
> > are currently working for a large IBM mainframe sites with an IS/IT
> > organization of more than 150 people (consultants included). For better
> > adminitration, planning and follow up on projects and task we see the
> > neccessity of having a database with simple but good wiew of all projects
> > and activities.
> >
> > I look forward to hearing from you soon.
> >
> >
> > Tone Farstad
> > daVinci Consulting AS ( http://www.davinci.no )
> >
> > phone work (47 23 25 33 00)
> > cellular 47 90 72 54 24
