[295] in iswork
Re: Comments about the IS Work database
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Ferrara)
Mon Dec 9 21:41:24 2002
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Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 21:41:19 -0500
To: ealessio@mc.cc.md.us
From: Robert Ferrara <rferrara@MIT.EDU>
Cc: itlt@mit.edu, iswork@mit.edu, kcunning@mit.edu, hallisey@mit.edu
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Hi Esther,
Our project database is a home grown system based on Filemaker. Some of the history on how we evolved this database can be found in the project notebook for this project, then known "Operation Plan Alive!". It's at http://web.mit.edu/is/delivery/iswork/ This is a pretty simple database and you could probably create one yourself with Microsoft Access or some similar tool. However, in response to similar inquiries, the database developer, Kevin Cunningham, created a stripped-down version of the IS Work database for limited no-support distribution. If you are interested, please contact Kevin directly at <kcunnig@mit.edu>.
You might also be interested in our overall approach to project management. Probably a good place to start is http://web.mit.edu/is/projects/
Thanks for your interest,
Cheers, Bob Ferrara
At 04:11 PM 12/9/2002 -0500, ealessio@mc.cc.md.us wrote:
>Suggestions or Corrections to the web pages
>Name: Esther Alessio
>Email: ealessio@mc.cc.md.us
>Message type: question
>Subject: database
>Message detail: I've been reviewing your web pages for the project management information and I am very impressed with the depth and presenetation. We need to do something similar for Montgomery College in Rockville, MD. What database system are you using to track the project data and how is it dynamically linked to your web pages? Any information you can provide on the effort you put into developing this site would be appreciated. Thank you Esther
>Referring-URL: http://iswork.mit.edu/iswork/FMPro?-db=work.fp5&-lay=web&-format=work-new.html&-token.2=Project&-max=1&-findany
