Can this be done with Project 2003?

[Jon]

Hello all,
Your assistance in helping me evaluate the appropriate office tool to
use is much appreciated.

I work in a manufacturing environment and we usually have many jobs
going on at any time for several different clients. However all of
the projects have the same manufacturing steps or milestones (ie paper
ordered, paper in stock, project printed, project finished, projects
shipped). What I would like to do is to set up a website where people
can go to see all of the current projects in the plant, and the date
that each milestone was reached (or is expected to occur). Also some
users would need the ability to create new projects, set/modify dates,
etc.

I have very little/no experience with Project but it seems to me that
Publisher is more geared towards one-off kind of projects rather than
a "milestones" based scheduling system. I know that I could always
custom build something using Microsoft Access, but would like to
leverage an "out of the box" solution if at all possible.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to do this using Project
(or another MS Office technology)?

Thanks
Jon

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Jon:

Project and Project Server can be used this way, however the practicality of
it, as it applies to your working environment and corporate culture, can
only be determined after taking a hard look at your organization and
requirements.