[552] in Project_DB
RE: Questions concerning your Project Database
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tone Farstad)
Wed Jul 5 14:08:30 2000
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From: Tone Farstad <tone.farstad@davinci.no>
To: "'project-db@MIT.EDU'" <project-db@MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 20:12:29 +0200
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Thanks for returning my questions.
I would be interested in knowing about the system that yuou will start to
use. Is that a home-made system as well or is it a product you purchase?
Tone
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim McGovern [SMTP:tjm@MIT.EDU]
> Sent: 5. juli 2000 19:41
> To: Tone Farstad
> Cc: 'project-db@mit.edu'
> Subject: Re: Questions concerning your Project Database
>
> 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
