Selecting the Correct Edition

[cathagge]

I am new to MS Project, but am temping for a company that needs this
software. Right now, they have MS Project 2003 Standard, but we don't
believe it will meet their basic requirements. They have a small LAN and
need at least two users to be able to access the software at the same time.
Five would be preferable. No one here is familar with the software or
available options. Any advice/recommendations would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[davegb]

To make any meaningful reccommendations, I'd need more info. How many
projects do you have ongoing at any one time? Relative size in
dollars/resources of those projects? Typical duration of project? What
are your short term and long term goals in terms of Project Management?

 

[JackD]

Project in any edition is installed as single user software. There is no
difference between the two versions as far as the number of people who can
use the software or access a file at the same time. Basically it is like
word or excel or other microsoft apps. If it is installed on the machine you
are at, you can run it. The first one to open a file with that software is
the one who has write access to it. Others can open it for reading, but they
won't get to see any changes until the person with it open saves changes,
and then the person who is reading closes and re-opens the file. Judging by
what you say, Project Standard should be sufficient. It is up to them to
decide how many licences they need for active users.

--
-Jack ... For Microsoft Project information and macro examples visit
http://masamiki.com/project
or http://zo-d.com/blog/index.html
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I am new to MS Project, but am temping for a company that needs this
software. Right now, they have MS Project 2003 Standard, but we don't
believe it will meet their basic requirements. They have a small LAN and
need at least two users to be able to access the software at the same time.
Five would be preferable. No one here is familar with the software or
available options. Any advice/recommendations would be greatly

appreciated!!