Using Project in Small Office and on Multiple Projects/Tasks

[Chris]

All,

I am newly responsible for managing multiple tasklists of various people
within our small office. Some of these tasks I would consider a project and
some are minor tasks. What is the best way to manage all of these? I would
love to have one place to go and get current status on a everything and be
able to prioritize/assign.

We have MS Project Server running (on the web too), so I am looking forward
to trying to use MS Project for this, if appropriate? Also, should I use one
project file to track all of these?

Any suggestions, advice, or ideas are greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,


Chris

 

[davegb]

All,

I am newly responsible for managing multiple tasklists of various people
within our small office. Some of these tasks I would consider a project and
some are minor tasks. What is the best way to manage all of these? I would
love to have one place to go and get current status on a everything and be
able to prioritize/assign.

We have MS Project Server running (on the web too), so I am looking forward
to trying to use MS Project for this, if appropriate? Also, should I use one
project file to track all of these?

Any suggestions, advice, or ideas are greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,


Chris

Sounds to me like you're on the cusp of being a potential user of
Project, but I lean toward "no". While it will do all you mention, it's
really intended for, and works best, to manage projects and not ongoing
work of individuals. The learning curve is steep and I doubt you would
get enough back to justity the TCO.
Just my opinion, I suspect others may disagree. We disagree often and
well here!

 

[Chris]

Thanks for your response.

Do you have any suggestion of what to use in place?

The problem is that many of the task will be in a project for product
development, however, some of the required tasks are pretty small.


Chris

 

[davegb]

Thanks for your response.

Do you have any suggestion of what to use in place?

The problem is that many of the task will be in a project for product
development, however, some of the required tasks are pretty small.

Watch out for micro-managing. It'll drive you and the people who work
for/with you crazier!
I'd Google for something like that. There are a lot of programs out
there to manage people and time. Some are traditional stand-alone, some
are online. Some are shareware and cost nothing.