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Since 1995
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MinuteMan: An Attractive Alternative to Microsoft Project
Comparison to Microsoft Project
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Cost : $49.95 per single user, vs. approx. $500 for
Microsoft Project.
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Focus: Has the basic features most commonly needed to
manage projects. No need to search through many un-necessary
features.
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Multi-Project Support : MinuteManPlus has it
built-in, MS Project doesn't.
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Easy To Learn: You can generate a schedule in a few
minutes. Help File, Quick Start, and Tutorial included. No need
for training classes.
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Support: Prompt replies to all email support
questions.
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Compatability - Import and Export MPX and CSV files
from Microsoft Project [Details
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Features
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 Manage small or large projects; up to 1000 tasks
- Organize your project and track progress. Use Critical Path
management with Timeline (Gantt) and Workflow (PERT) charts, and a
unique "Planning View" (seen at left)
- Track Cost of Labor and Expenditures and identify overloaded
workers with several useful, customizable, reports.
- Easily share information with others; Timelines, Reports, and
other charts can be imported into word processor documents or email.
- Import/Export Spreadsheet Files (use to interface to MS
Project)
- Develop simple schedules or use detail calendars and work shifts
if needed.
- Can be used on a network
- Learn more about MinuteMan
Software and download a free trial version today!
Why MinuteMan?
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Microsoft Project is a fine
product. It's widely used by many large companies, and has a
rich set of features. But that's also a problem; for many
people it has too many features. A large company may
have individuals whose only job is to track their project,
running Microsoft Project almost all day long. It makes
sense to send them to training, and the cost of the program
($500) may seem small to a large company.
Most small- and mid-size
companies can't afford that. Tracking schedules is just one
more job, granted an important one, that must be fit-in
along with all the other day-to-day responsibilities. In a
small company, it may even be the owner who ends up doing
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has been designed to only include the features needed to get
a timeline created, quickly. And to a budget-conscious
company $49.95 is a lot more attractive than $500.
MinuteMan provides a basic timeline. This is how you
track what is happening, and when. To get started you simply
type a list of tasks, each with a start and end date and
time. ( Microsoft Project may provide dozens of fields)
To have one task task start when another finishes, just
draw a line between them (Microsoft Project uses 6 or more
types of links between tasks)
A limited set of important features, such as
resource/cost tracking and generating reports, can be called
upon when needed. |
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And, oddly enough, the 'standard'
Microsoft Project doesn't easily allow you to schedule
multiple projects. A 'professional' version at $1000 is
required. With MinuteMan's Plus version (only $99.95), you
can enter schedules for up to 100 projects, switch easily
between them, and track resources and costs across projects.
Try Minuteman or
MinuteManPlus today; fully featured evaluation copies
may be downloaded here. |
User Reviews
- "Software to Easily Track and Manage a Project" - ZDNet
- "Easy-to-use software to manage and schedule a project" - Tucows
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