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dondidi — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:33:39 GMT

Overview
Auto Project Planner automatically computes project plans, based on due dates, given estimations and other variables

According to this input the software compute time plans by minimizing the MSE (mean squared error) between expected and computed end dates.

The idea is to

define a task and the relation(s) to team members only once

there are simple relations, like: this guy is doing this task in a week
and complex relations, like: two people are doing this task, one guy should do max. 70% of the work, the other max 50%. One guy needs some training for this task, the task needs an other task to be completed for 50% and should end at the same time a third task ends, of course the holiday planning and stuff has to be considered,...blahblahblah .... no problem!

then just regularly update the remaining estimations (e.g. get this information from the team in a weekly status meeting)
start the APP.NET calculation engine (this can be done during the meeting as well)

you get errorfree results within a minute (means problemfree project plans)
you don't (means estimations vs. due dates... it's not gonna happen) - then you have to do some replaning (guess what I did it during the meeting)

I'm doing this 'process' now for a while - with a sw development team of 15, 2-3 ongoing projects, 4-5 projects in the queue, <10 tasks per project, a weekly online status meeting - and it just works pretty good for me.

Goals

Reduce the manual work of planning
Have a relevant time plan always available
Allow predictions about how optional projects and tasks affect the plannings

Screenshot

Features

Add/Remove/Edit/Arrange Projects and Tasks

Estimated/Remaining Time
Expected End Date
Worked Hours (till now)
Calculated Target State [%] vs. Is State [%] (till now)
Predecessors
End with an other Task

Add/Remove/Edit Staff Members

Hours per week
Productivity
Training Time

Assign (multiple) Staff Members to Tasks
Define max. percentage a Staff Member could/should work on a Task

Whole Task
Per Week

Define Sick/Personal Leaves & Public Holidays
Define Training Time and a Productivity Rate for unexperienced workers
Set Start Date of Calculation
Calculation

Minimizes MSE between Expected and Calculated End Dates of Tasks
Calculates the 'best' project plan for you
Graphical and textual display of calculated proect plan

Examples should improve your understanding of the software

Updated Wiki: Home

dondidi — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:37:33 GMT

define a task and the relation(s) to team members only once

there are simple relations, like: this guy is doing this task in a week
and complex relations, like: two people are doing this task, one guy should do max. 70% of the work, the other max 50%. One guy needs some training for this task, the task needs an other task to be completed for 50% and should end at the same time a third task ends, of course the holiday planning and stuff has to be considered,...blahblahblah .... no problem!

then just regularly update the remaining estimations (e.g. get this information from the team in a weekly status meeting)
start the APP.NET calculation engine (this can be done during the meeting as well)

you get errorfree results within a minute (means problemfree project plans)
you don't (means estimations vs. due dates... it's not gonna happen) - then you have to do some replaning (guess what I did it during the meeting)

Reduce the manual work of planning
Have a relevant time plan always available
Allow predictions about how optional projects and tasks affect the plannings

Screenshot

UPDATED WIKI: Home

dondidi — Sat, 24 May 2008 06:30:20 GMT

Overview

APP.NET automatically calculates a proper project plan based on your effort estimations and the due dates you have in mind.

A list of tasks and a list of employees can be defined. Tasks can be assigned to one or more employees. It is also possible to define a maximum percentage value an employee can/should work on a task.
Predecessors, public holidays, leaves, weekly working hours and some more parameters can be specified and are considered in the calculation.

According to this input the software compute project plans by minimizing the MSE (mean squared error) between expected and computed end dates.

Goals

Reduce the manual work of planning
Have a relevant time plan always available
Allow predictions about how optional projects and tasks affect the plannings

Screenshot

UPDATED WIKI: Home

dondidi — Sat, 24 May 2008 06:29:46 GMT

Overview
APP.NET automatically calculates a proper project plan based on your effort estimations and the due dates you have in mind.

A list of tasks and a list of employees can be defined. Tasks can be assigned to one or more employees. It is also possible to define a maximum percentage value an employee can/should work on a task.
Predecessors, public holidays, leaves, weekly working hours and some more parameters can be specified and are considered in the calculation.

According to this input the software compute project plans by minimizing the MSE (mean squared error) between expected and computed end dates.

Goals

Reduce the manual work of planning
Have a relevant time plan always available
Allow predictions about how optional projects and tasks affect the plannings

Screenshot

UPDATED WIKI: Home

dondidi — Sat, 24 May 2008 06:28:40 GMT

Overview
APP.NET automatically calculates a proper project plan based on your effort estimations and the due dates you have in mind.

A list of tasks and a list of employees can be defined. Tasks can be assigned to one or more employees. It is also possible to define a maximum percentage value an employee can/should work on a task.
Predecessors, public holidays, leaves, weekly working hours and some more parameters can be specified and are considered in the calculation.

According to this input the software compute project plans by minimizing the MSE (mean squared error) between expected and computed end dates.

Goals

Reduce the manual work of planning
Have a relevant time plan always available
Allow predictions about how optional projects and tasks affect the plannings

Screenshot

UPDATED WIKI: Home

dondidi — Sat, 24 May 2008 06:28:01 GMT

Overview
APP.NET automatically calculates a proper project plan based on your effort estimations and the due dates you have in mind.

A list of tasks and a list of employees can be defined. Tasks can be assigned to one or more employees. It is also possible to define a maximum percentage value an employee can/should work on a task.
Predecessors, public holidays, leaves, weekly working hours and some more parameters can be specified and are considered in the calculation.

According to this input the software compute project plans by minimizing the MSE (mean squared error) between expected and computed end dates.

Goals

Reduce the manual work of planning
Have a relevant time plan always available
Allow predictions about how optional projects and tasks affect the plannings