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CA Super Project
by Timothy Cook
If you are employed as a manager or are self employed then you
use some method of project management. Your method may vary from
the simple "keep a list in my head" routine to complex schedules and
graphs, either hand-written or maintained on a computer. My most
often used method has been the pen and notepad scheduler. With this
one I would take a note pad, make a list of things to do and a list
of items needed to complete the project. When an item needed to be
added in the middle of the list, I would just write very small and
make it fit. If I needed to remove an entry, the logical thing to
do was scratch it out with ten or fifteen strokes of the pen.
Eventually even the small projects turned into a pile of notes with
barely discernible tasks. Not a very good image for a guy that
makes his living with computers! The opportunity to review
CA-SuperProject 3.0 was quite appropriate (has the editor been
talking to my wife?).
Before going into details about the package I'm going to say,
"You need this software!" Inside the box you will find a total of
six 3.5" high density diskettes in two separate envelopes containing
CA-SuperProject 3.0. There are four books comprising the
CA-SuperProject 3.0 documentation. They are titled: "Getting
Started", "User Guide", "Reference Guide" and "Network Activator".
Also in the box is a copy of the CA-Realizer "Programming Guide". A
stripped down copy of CA-Realizer is included with CA-SuperProject
3.0 as a "macro" language. CA-Realizer is similar to Visual Basic
in use and application. As an added surprise is a copy of Time$heet
Professional by TIMESLIPS CORP. included in the package.
Bi-directional data exchange with CA-SuperProject 3.0 is built into
Time$heet Professional.
The documentation is perfect bound and well laid out.
Installation was easily accomplished by following the simple
instructions in the Getting Started book. Also in this volume, you
will find definitions and use instructions for the menus and tool
bar icons. Even if you have never had formal project management
experience you will find the User Guide easy to follow. The User
Guide starts the new user with preplanning concepts before you even
touch the keyboard. It then covers how to build your schedule using
the basic features. After developing your plan the User Guide
explains maintaining your schedule during the project using more
advanced features of the program. The two-inch thick Reference
Guide describes in detail all commands and functions of the program.
There are sufficient screen shots and examples throughout as well as
several shaded boxes containing usage tips. On-line help is
standard Windows style with the addition of a selection for
Tutorial. The tutorial is a must use option no matter what your
level of experience is with project management software. The
tutorial is primarily self running with stop points built in to give
you a chance to acknowledge each step. I found the example projects
very helpful in showing off the program's capabilities.
The Task Outline is the view used for most of your work while
building and maintaining your project schedule. It provides a quick
view of all task and resource information as it applies to the
project. Report generation is more than adequate, with several
customizing options. Building my own project schedule from scratch
was quite painless. The first step is to establish time slots
available to perform the work. This is done using the Project
Calendar. Next enter the tasks that need to be accomplished. I
found that you can brainstorm at this point because the flexibility
of CA-SuperProject allows you to move tasks by using the promote and
demote functions to re-arrange the order in which they occur. After
entering the tasks, you'll need people to do the work, possibly
rooms to work or meet in, tools and supplies to use during the
project. These are all entered as resources. Once the resources
are designed, assign each task a resource. You have now constructed
a project schedule.
What I have covered up to this point is a very small sample of
the capabilities of CA-SuperProject 3.0. It is very versatile in
design and allows for several user defined data fields and
preference settings. If you're looking for a comprehensive project
management program, for the most common needs, this is the one to
choose. One user relayed to me that it was an excellent package.
He would not have used it for the nuclear reactor project he worked
on, but on smaller projects it has been very capable.
Suggested retail price is $649.00 for the package that includes
the Windows and O/S2 versions. Recent Street Price (RSP) is less
than $150.00. On my scale of good deals it's a 10.
Computer Associates
(516) 342-5224
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