Project planning/Unix software
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2. UNIX Software
2.1 What public PM software is available for Unix ?
XPLAN
Mark Lacey and a team from Michigan State University wrote a project planning tool for their software engineering class.
It is available at ftp://ftp.cps.msu.edu/pub/acs/software/xplan-1.0.tar.Z
The tool supports entering and saving of task information (task name, description, relevant dates, etc.). Project files can be loaded later for consultation. The tool graphically generates both PERT and Gantt charts on screen, and has an option to generate LaTeX source for Gantt charts and task sheets.
Xplan has been tested on Sun SPARCstation IPC's, IPX's, 1's, 1+'s, 2's, and 10's. It requires the XView libraries and header files to compile. A Sun binary is available for ftp at the above site.
Mark and his team do not intend to support xplan in future, but it does seem as if there is sufficient here for someone to develop a package that is less platform specific. Any offers?
**** Please Note - XPLAN needs Xview 3.0 ****
**** and Guide to compile. If you are ****
**** running Non-SUN h/w, you are probably ****
**** out of luck. WxWindows may have a ****
**** Guide-like tool of use for conversion.****
(Information provided by Leon Dent lcd@ais.org, Dec 92.) (FTP location updated 99/09/07)
XOPPS
XOPPS was developed by a group at NASA/JPL, including Susan Murphy, who was responsible for getting it placed on an ftp site along with Mike Tankenson.
Xopps is available from ftp://devvax.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/xopps/ via anonymous FTP. I have used the pre-built binaries on a Sun with no problems, and although a patch xopps-patch allows it to run under Linux, it appears to be unstable (99/09/08 version).
XOPPS is basically a tool which lets you draw gantt charts.
The structure of the file is available, so you could get your own database system to print out good looking gantt charts. I had the file structure by mail, and so will try and get this info placed on the ftp site with the executable. However, you can always use the source!
Here is the README file which describes XOPPS.
README File for OEL Project/Planner Scheduler Program (xopps) From: Susan Murphy, NASA/JPL, OEL, MS 301-345, 818-354-1948
The OEL Project/Planner Scheduler (xopps) program is an easy-to-use graphics editing tool for generating milestone schedule charts. It represents an application-specific editor with its commands and functions tailored to plotting milestone events and activities on a timeline display. The XOPPS graphics editor is written in C and runs under X/Motif on a Sun Workstation.
The XOPPS program is a window-based graphics tool that provides easy and fast on-screen WYSIWYG editing capabilities. The editing tool is menu-driven with no need to memorize commands or functions. It has a canvas area which displays a full image of the schedule being edited. The canvas contains a header area (for text) and a schedule area (for plotting graphic representations of milestone objects in a flexible timeline). The XOPPS tool is based on an object-oriented design, which provides objects with time attributes. The user can position objects to pixel resolution but objects with an associated date are positioned automatically in their correct timeline position in the schedule area. The schedule area has horizontal lines across the page with capabilities for multiple pages and for editing the number of lines per page and the line grid. The text on a line can be edited and a line can be moved with all objects on the line moving with it. The timeline display can be edited to plot any time period in a variety of formats (from FY to CY and from days to years). Text objects and image (rasterfiles and icons) objects can be created for placement anywhere on the page. Milestone event objects (with a single associated date and optional text and milestone symbol) and activity objects (with start and end dates and an optional completion date) have unique editing panels for inputting data. A representation for schedule slips is also provided.
A milestone schedule is saved to an ASCII file (*.xopps) which can be input later into the XOPPS program for editing or printing. The program can also print a schedule to a laser printer or a PostScript file.
Availability
The planning tool, xopps, is available as a complete package through NASA COSMIC (with source code, etc). The COSMIC phone number is 706-542-3265, it is managed by The University of Georgia. This version is being made available as a test/demonstration copy of the executable for your use.
PM SW FAQ NOTE: COSMIC HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE 1998. FOR FULL ERROR MESSAGE SEE http://www.cosmic.uga.edu/
For further information at JPL, contact: Susan Murphy 818-354-1948, [mailto: clm@natasha.jpl.nasa.gov Cassie Mulnix 818-354-1430].
This is from an oldish README file, so some of this info may be out of date.
WISE
WISE: Web Integrate Software Environment! See under the WISE entry in the WWW section for further information.
KProject
Project management software for the K Desktop Environment (KDE).
Under development at http://rs45.bv.tu-berlin.de/JOCHEN/KPROJECT/kproject.php3.
2.2 What Unix commercial PM software is available ?
The following basic information (name of package, name and address of supplier, platforms etc) is sometimes supplemented by information from the manufacturer where this has been supplied. The information supplied by the manufacturer is preceded by the phrase "From XXYYZZ" (where XXYYZZ is the supplier) and the information supplied is in quotes.
I have had comments from folks who would like some sort of comparative table on the features of each of these. I am not in a position to do this - does anyone think this is absolutely necessary ? My concern is that it will be extremely difficult to produce a comprehensive comparative table. My immediate thought is to allow each company to send me a file describing their product which I can make available from a server. Let me know your thoughts on this. Pete
Anyone who wants to supplement this section, please send me your contributions so that I can keep this file up to date.
If you do not want your contribution attributed to yourself, please state this clearly in your email.
Aspirian 4.0
- Company
- Aspirian
- Address
- 10001 N. DeAnza Blvd., Suite 300, Cupertino, CA 95014 USA
- Phone No.
- 408-366-6920
- info@aspirian.com
- Price
- $125,000 for 100 people
- Platforms
- UNIX,Solaris,HP-UX,Java,Windows NT
- Web Site
- http://www.aspirian.com/
COMPASS
- Company
- NASA COSMIC
- Platforms
- Sun 3/4
- Web Site
- http://www.cosmic.uga.edu/
- Notes
- COSMIC has not been available since 1998
Intra2000
- Company
- Intra2000
- rawynde@intra2000.com
- Platforms
- Windows,Mac,Unix,Java
- Web Site
- http://www.intraplan.com/
- Notes
- Intra2000 is releasing a new project management application at the JavaOne conference on April 3rd in San Francisco. Our application is called IntraPlan and is written in Java. This PM application will run on any computer platform, Windows, Mac, Unix etc. as well as the WebTV and new Network Computers.
- Updated
- 25th March 1997
ACCENT GraphicVUE
- Company
- National Information Systems Inc
- Address
- 4040 Moorpark Avenue, Suite 200, San Jose, California 95117-1852 USA
- Phone No.
- 800-441-5758
- info@nis.com
ACCENT GraphicVUE (Personal Edition)
- Company
- National Information Systems Inc
- Address
- 4040 Moorpark Avenue, Suite 200, San Jose, California 95117-1852 USA
- Phone No.
- 800-441-5758
- info@nis.com
- Notes
- Sun Microsystems workstations running SunOS 4.1.x and Solaris 1.0, Hewlett-Packard 9000 series 700 workstations running HP-UX version 8.05 or greater, the DEC Alpha AXP running OSF/1, and Silicon Graphics workstations running IRIX 4.0.1 or greater.
AMS REALTIME
- Company
- Advanced Management Solutions, Inc.
- Address
- 2200 West Loop South, Suite 875, Houston, TX 77027 USA
- Phone No.
- 800-397-6829,
- Platforms
- MS-Windows, Mac, UNIX
- Web Site
- http://www.amsusa.com/
SAS/OR.
- Company
- SAS Institute Inc.
- Address
- SAS Campus Drive Cary, NC 27513-2414 USA
- Phone No.
- 919-677-8000
- Platforms
- Available on many platforms
- Web Site
- http://www.sas.com/software/components/or.html
- Notes
- A commercial product which apparently offers a number of project management capabilities, including:
- PROC CPM
- (for scheduling activities in a project, as you'd expetc)
- PROC GANTT
- (for displaying the computed schedule graphically)
- PROC NETDRAW
- (for displaying the activity network graphically)
- PROC PM
- (for creating and editing project activity data)
- as well as standard mathematical programming tools (linear programming).
MAXIMO
- Company
- PSDI
- Address
- 100 Crosby Drive Bedford, MA 01730 USA
- Phone No.
- 781-280-2000
- Platforms
- Servers on Unix and MS-Windows
- Web Site
- http://www.psdi.com/
- Notes
- Many scheduling and management abilities within modules.
PACS Project Administration and Control System
- Company
- Herkemij & Partners
- Address
- P.O. Box 570 2900 AN Capelle ad IJssel Netherlands
- Phone No.
- +31 (0)10 458 08 99
- info@herkemij.nl
- Platforms
- Servers: Open VMS, HP, AIX (IBM)
- Clients: MS-Windows
- User Interfaces: Motif, X-Windows, Character based, MS-Windows 3.x
- Web Site
- http://www.herkemij.nl/
- Notes
- PACS supports the entire project management cycle including budgeting and provides full integration with the accounting system of Ross Systems Inc. PACS is distributed world wide by Ross Systems Inc.
- Updated
- 99/09/11
ProjectPak
- Company
- Ready-To-Run Software
- Address
- 4 Pleasant Street PO Box 2038 Forge Village, MA 01886 USA
- Phone No.
- 800-743-1723
- info@rtr.com
- Platforms
- Most versions of Unix, and RedHat Linux
- Web Site
- http://www.rtr.com/newrtr/projectp.htm
- Notes
- ProjectPak contains:
- plan: The "engine" of the project planning tool.
- project: The front-end to plan. Scheduled lists, Gannt and PERT charts, identifies critical path and schedule constraints.
- orgchart: Generates organizational charts.
- artts: Anal Retentive Time Tracking System: Tracks amount of time spent on various tasks.
- Updated
- April 7, 2000