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 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,
Cassie Mulnix 818-354-1430.
WISE: Web Integrate Software Environment! See under the WISE entry in the WWW section for further information.
Project management software for the K Desktop Environment (KDE).
Under development at http://rs45.bv.tu-berlin.de/JOCHEN/KPROJECT/kproject.php3.
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. Please submit information in the following format (I am using the Linuxdoc SGML system to format this FAQ at present).
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Aspirian
10001 N. DeAnza Blvd., Suite 300 Cupertino, CA 95014 USA
(408)366-6920
(408)446-2140
info@aspirian.com
$125,000 for 100 people
NASA's COSMIC
PM SW FAQ NOTE: COSMIC HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE 1998. FOR FULL ERROR MESSAGE SEE http://www.cosmic.uga.edu/
404-542-3265
service@cossack.cosmic.uga.edu
Sun 3/4
Intra2000
rawynde@intra2000.com
Windows, Mac, Unix etc
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.
25th March 1997
National Information Systems Inc
4040 Moorpark Avenue, Suite 200, San Jose, California 95117-1852, USA
408-985-7100 (Voice) 800-441-5758 - Toll-Free (USA)
408-246-3127
info@nis.com
National Information Systems Inc
4040 Moorpark Avenue, Suite 200, San Jose, California 95117-1852, USA
408-985-7100 (Voice) 800-441-5758 - Toll-Free (USA)
408-246-3127
info@nis.com
ACCENT GraphicVUE is available on 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.
Advanced Management Solutions, Inc.
2200 West Loop South, Suite 875, Houston, TX 77027
800-397-6829, 909-793-0111
MS-Windows, Mac, UNIX.
SAS Institute Inc.
SAS Campus Drive Cary, NC 27513-2414
http://www.sas.com/software/components/or.html
919-677-8000
919-677-4444
Available on many platforms.
A commercial product which apparently offers a number of project management capabilities, including:
(for scheduling activities in a project, as you'd expetc)
(for displaying the computed schedule graphically)
(for displaying the activity network graphically)
(for creating and editing project activity data)
PSDI
100 Crosby Drive Bedford, MA 01730
781-280-2000
Servers on Unix and MS-Windows.
Many scheduling and management abilities within modules.
Herkemij & Partners
P.O. Box 570 2900 AN Capelle ad IJssel Netherlands
+31 (0)10 458 08 99
+31 (0)10 450 82 33
info@herkemij.nl
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.
96/05/15
99/09/11
Ready-To-Run Software
4 Pleasant Street PO Box 2038 Forge Village, MA 01886
http://www.rtr.com/newrtr/projectp.htm
800-743-1723 978-692-9922
978-692-9990
info@rtr.com
Most versions of Unix, and RedHat Linux.
ProjectPak contains:
April 7, 2000