Posts Tagged ‘Project
Pros and Cons of becoming a Consultant
A discussion topic on LinkedIn made me think about why I wanted to become a consultant. I had to ask myself the question “Why did I become a consultant? Was it the pay? The prestige?” I started to write a comment on this topic but quickly realized that I would have to write this down first to collect my thoughts and then copy it into the comments section. The problem was, I was 1000 characters over my limit when I posted my “comment”! Therefore, I decided to blog about this topic instead. Read More
Microsoft Project Alternative
OpenProj is a nice alternative to Microsoft Project. Maintained by Serena Software, it can open existing Microsoft Project files (*.mpp, *mpx), Project 2003 XML, and Gnome planner files (*.planner). OpenProj provides Gantt, PERT, WBS, RBS Charts, Earned Value costing and more. Files can be saved as OpenProj (*.pod), Project 2003 XML, or with “Projects on Demand“, saved as a PDF.