The Project Manager

The Project Manager (PM) is another data base program that doubles as a project tracking tool in much the same way that Resource Planner does.. However PM keeps track of one project rather than several. The following screen shot, taken from PM's Help file on the HP Palmtop, tells what the program is designed to do.

The PM program does not purport to work with Gantt charts, or CPM networks. It's strictly a flat file data base, with several built in report formatters. The following screen shots will give you an idea of the layout of the data entry screen and the types of reports that PM can write.

Project Manager: Data Entry

Project Manager: Report Options

As can be seen from the above Data Entry screen, the format of PM is really just a spreadsheet that acts like a flat file database. Once you've seen what PM has to offer, it should be no problem to make Lotus 1-2-3 perform the task for you. Actually the PM program is modelled on a custom database program also created by PM's author. HP Palmtop users have their own built in flat-file database. PM does not have any unique features that sets it above the built in database. The use of subsets and Smart Clip, in the HP database, should let the experienced user generate all the reports listed in the above menu screen. In other words, you can save your registration fee for PM.

The Project Manager is available for a $49.00 registration fee from

Ron Byxbe & Associates
P. O. Box 1844
Dublin, Georgia  31040
(912) 272-1714  (9am - 4pm EST)

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