Re: Project management

In message <4d9a0376f8goodingip@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Ian <goodingip@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In article <ac45f1994d.tigger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Nick Roberts <tigger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > In message <a3eac4994d%beamendsltd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > beamendsltd <beamendsltd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > In message <515dbd994d%Graeme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Graeme Wall <Graeme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > > NB what's a Gant chart?
> > > >
>
> > I think it's Gantt (double-t).
>
> > > I think I've got the name right - its a way of graphically showing
> > > project paths and mile-stones in such a way that no one can actually
> > > understand what is going on ;-) Mickysoft Project produces them......
>
> > It's one of the few things that MS Project gets right. You certainly
> > can't use it to plan a project, but it does draw pretty charts.
>
> Phew, it's a relief to hear that - I thought it was just me not being able
> to fathom how MS Project worked! Definitely not my planning tool of choice
> anyway...

Like all MS apps, it's very quirky.

Dave
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