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  • C Chris Maunder

    ...for I have discovered Microsoft Project and have bestowed upon them a multitude of Gantt Charts and timelines. He who foresaketh to update thou little black line of progress shall be wrteched indeed.

    cheers, Chris Maunder

    CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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    code frog 0
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    Ugh! I hated MS Project with passion. I'm so glad I don't get prodded by those evil-forsaken-email updates anymore. Do yourself and your team a favor uninstall it and do management by walking around. The esteem and dedication of the team will benefit and you'll have "face-value" feedback both to and from your team. I always felt like Project became my mini-manager from my manager... Just my .0000000000002 cents. :rose:

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    • G Gary Kirkham

      In the beginning was the Plan. And then came the Assumptions. And the Assumptions were without form. And the Plan was without substance. And darkness was upon the face of the Workers. . . . .

      Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read

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      I really like that. I wonder how Genesis would read if it was converted to IT speak. "The admin picked up a stone and killed ableserver01 and reformatted it causing the compay to lose all their data. For this Cain was demoted to the help desk and had to wander aimlessly offering IT help until he found a job with Geek Squad."

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        Chris Maunder wrote:

        He who foresaketh to update thou little black line of progress shall be wrteched indeed.

        [preacher mode] Who is the master and who is the slave? Are we not all slaves to the Gantt chart and timeline? Or is there a hierarchy of servitude? Free yourself from the chains of materialism! Time is relative! The work will get done when it is meant to be done, and no sooner! And only a divine power, more knowing than you, can say when something is meant to be done! You, Mr. Maunder, are the incarnation of the devil, basking in your false belief that you and your charts can control others! The only path to your soul's salvation is to burn those Gantt charts and timelines and free yourself to the light and divine power that cleanses you from fear of deadlines! Brothers, coworkers, come to Mr. Maunder's aid, now! Show him the divine light of inspiration so that he shall never more sin! [/preacher mode] Marc

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        Please send 4 m3 the c0des 2 do this! I will p4y 8000 m0nies for the c0des!;P

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        • C code frog 0

          I really like that. I wonder how Genesis would read if it was converted to IT speak. "The admin picked up a stone and killed ableserver01 and reformatted it causing the compay to lose all their data. For this Cain was demoted to the help desk and had to wander aimlessly offering IT help until he found a job with Geek Squad."

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          Gary Kirkham
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          code-frog wrote:

          he found a job with Geek Squad

          Those cars they drive are kinda cool :)

          Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read

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          • C code frog 0

            I really like that. I wonder how Genesis would read if it was converted to IT speak. "The admin picked up a stone and killed ableserver01 and reformatted it causing the compay to lose all their data. For this Cain was demoted to the help desk and had to wander aimlessly offering IT help until he found a job with Geek Squad."

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            Gary Kirkham
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            P.S. I didn't make that up and there is more to it...google will show you the rest.

            Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read

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            • G Gary Kirkham

              P.S. I didn't make that up and there is more to it...google will show you the rest.

              Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read

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              Cool! What's Google?:laugh:

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              • C Chris Maunder

                ...for I have discovered Microsoft Project and have bestowed upon them a multitude of Gantt Charts and timelines. He who foresaketh to update thou little black line of progress shall be wrteched indeed.

                cheers, Chris Maunder

                CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                Mike Gaskey
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                Chris Maunder wrote:

                I have discovered Microsoft Project

                God save you. soon you'll be a tool for MS Project instead of it being a tool for you. you do have one thing going for you though, you probably don't have an Office of Project Management. the stories I could tell.

                Mike Dear NYT - the fact is, the founding fathers hung traitors. Vincent Reynolds: My opposition is as enlightened as your support, jackass. dennisd45: My view of the world is slightly more nuanced dennisd45 (the NAMBLA supporter) wrote: I know exactly what it means. So shut up you mother killing baby raper.

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                • C Chris Maunder

                  ...for I have discovered Microsoft Project and have bestowed upon them a multitude of Gantt Charts and timelines. He who foresaketh to update thou little black line of progress shall be wrteched indeed.

                  cheers, Chris Maunder

                  CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                  Michael A Barnhart
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                  Chris Maunder wrote:

                  I have discovered Microsoft Project

                  I prefer ToDoList, you can find it on code project.

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                  • C Chris Maunder

                    ...for I have discovered Microsoft Project and have bestowed upon them a multitude of Gantt Charts and timelines. He who foresaketh to update thou little black line of progress shall be wrteched indeed.

                    cheers, Chris Maunder

                    CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                    Tad McClellan
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                    Never liked MS Project for software projects. VSTS is god awful for project management. OnTime[^]is pretty good though.

                    TadMcClellan.Com

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                    • A Allen Anderson

                      I'm pretty sure he was making a televangelist joke. Dunno if they have those as much in other countries but here in the US...

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                      thanks god, no, we don't have.


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                      • C Chris Maunder

                        ...for I have discovered Microsoft Project and have bestowed upon them a multitude of Gantt Charts and timelines. He who foresaketh to update thou little black line of progress shall be wrteched indeed.

                        cheers, Chris Maunder

                        CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                        Gary R Wheeler
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                        My God, what's next? All CP articles get converted to animated PowerPoint presentations?


                        Software Zen: delete this;

                        Fold With Us![^]

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                        • C Chris Maunder

                          ...for I have discovered Microsoft Project and have bestowed upon them a multitude of Gantt Charts and timelines. He who foresaketh to update thou little black line of progress shall be wrteched indeed.

                          cheers, Chris Maunder

                          CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                          GaryWoodfine
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                          Now All your projects will be late, as you will now lose time trying to update your project plan, deciphering what it actually means, and then actually trying to turn it into any meaningful information you can actually work with!! The best project plan utility I have ever used for software project, is actually called White Board and Marker!!! I used project for about 3 month once when I had a Team lead position, I un installed it in order to replace it with my White Board and marker and have never looked back!!


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