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Stand By Soft has released RationalPlan 3.15, a strong project management software application developed to assist project managers in creating plans, tracking progress, allocating resources, managing budgets and analyzing workload. The new version comes with a major change in its planning and scheduling mechanism, an easier to use interface and some more useful features.

Important changes of this version:

Changed the scheduling mechanism such that it will allow users to have conflicts Added shortcut icons for the guide when hidden Copy/paste tasks with assigned resources Added successors tab in task details view Export more data to Excel Bug fixes

RationalPlan changed the scheduling mechanism. such that it will allow users to see the list of conflicts from a project. With this feature project managers have the possibility to allow temporary conflicts in the project. This is useful mainly when they want to have different project planning scenarios. The new algorithm is more flexible letting the manager choose the way he wants to handle a conflict or if he wants to keep that conflict from one reason or another. Conflicts are signaled on the Gantt chart and the managers can easily navigate through the list by selecting the desired conflict to handle it.

RationalPlan has a built in Project Guide to help managers take the best planning decisions. Once RationalPlan users become more familiar with the product this guide is less useful and can be hidden. Still there are certain views that can be accessed only from this guide. Hence for the case when the users hide this guide the developers of RationalPlan added some short cut icons for fast access to the hidden views.

With this version the cut/copy/paste actions for tasks where improved. RationalPlan is now able to keep tasks assignments when copying and then pasting them. In this way certain projects can be used as templates for new projects. The new projects will use the same resources as previous ones and this is a good thing because if the old projects where successfully completed then there are bigger chances for the new projects to succeed.

Managing task dependencies was never easier with RationalPlan. Now project managers can manage not only the list of predecessors for a task but also the list of successors. Now they can see for which activities a task is waiting for and also the tasks that depend on a certain task. This way the scheduling path of a project is easier to be managed.

More project data is now exported to Excel files. Some bug fixes where also treated in this version.

RationalPlan suite includes:
RationalPlan Single Project – project management software for single projects
RationalPlan Multi Project – project management software for multiple projects, projects that are interconnected through dependencies and share common resource
RationalPlan Project Viewer – free project management software viewer, the perfect solution for anyone (from project stakeholders to team workers) to view projects details

RationalPlan is designed as an affordable alternative to Microsoft Project with some extra-features like multiproject management and it is covering project management area from WBS construction, project planning and scheduling to critical path management, over allocated resources detection, progress tracking, cost estimation, etc. Gantt chart support as well as various time line reports are also provided. It offers the most important capabilities of a good project management software while being able to operate on various platforms starting with Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and all other Java enabled platforms.

RationalPlan Project Management Software is available at http://www.rationalplan.com. It can be download from http://www.rationalplan.com/download.php.

About Stand By Soft
Stand By Soft was founded in 1997 as a software company specialized in building desktop applications and components.
Address: Aleea Parului, Nr.4A, Craiova, Dolj, 200346, Romania
Email: marketing@rationalplan.com
Phone: +40727159969

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RationalPlan is a project management software that follows the general recommended guidelines from project management domain. It has been developed to help small and middle sized companies to plan and manage their projects. Our goal is to make the process of planning projects as short and as straightforward as possible, guiding novice project managers through each step but offering enough tools to those more experienced.

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Online project management software, also known as “hosted” software is a great way to improve the project tracking system of most organizations while holding down costs. It allows project managers to be consumers of software, rather than provisioners, thus taking much of the hardware and software support out of the cost equation.

Online Project Management Software Reduces IT Hardware Expenditures While Improving Visibility And Connectivity

Online software—also known as “on-demand” or “Software-as-a-Service” (SaaS)—is made available through the project management software vendor’s servers. Therefore, customers are freed from the ongoing expense of maintaining the performance and security of on-premises hardware. Costs related to upgrades and maintenance are also eliminated.

Additionally, by essentially “renting” online project management software one seat at a time, smaller customers (requiring less than 100 licenses) that would not have been able to afford the upfront capital costs of a robust project tracking system can now use these systems.

Visibility and connectivity are also improved since any location with Internet access is a “gateway” to the on-demand project management solution. This provides two distinct benefits:

1. Far-flung consultants, temporary workers, and full-time employees all have equal access to the solution
2. All stakeholders (including managers and executive-level staff) can view the real-time status of a given project

An Online Project Tracking System Increases IT Staff Efficiency

Aside from reducing the hardware footprint of the project tracking system, the software vendor’s product specialists ensure the integrity and updating of the online project management software. This allows customers’ IT professionals to focus on their companies’ core competencies and to maximizing profitability and productivity.

In “SaaS Impact on Project and Portfolio Management,” Gartner, Inc. even poses the possibility that online offerings can enable departments or project teams to address their own specific needs without relying on the IT department at all. This illustrates the level to which end users are relieved of implementation and operational responsibilities.

Online Project Management Software is Secure

The security of online project management software is frequently greater than what users can provide on their own. Software vendors’ IT specialists are able to focus exclusively on the latest developments in data safeguards and provide them to customers. This is particularly true of vendors with SAS 70 certification, an internationally recognized standard with stringent criteria for guaranteeing the integrity of customer data and the uptime of a hosted project tracking system.

A Summary Of The Benefits Of Online Project Management Software

Online project management software provides a number of financial and operational advantages for companies seeking to optimize their project tracking system:

* Capital expenditures for applications and related hardware are reduced
* You save on the costs of software and hardware maintenance and upgrades
* Costs for database-related hardware and software upgrades are eliminated
* Internal IT staff workload and resource allocation is improved
* Internal staff as well as contract and project workers have access from Internet connections
* Managers and executives can view real-time status updates

As a result, online project management software simultaneously reduces the total cost of ownership, improves ROI and provides a more efficient project tracking system.

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Open source software solutions are becoming increasingly common and like certain fast food restaurants (no names will be provided of course), are unbeatable when it comes to “the current culture.” After all, everyone loves a good open source solution. It’s so valuable and so….well, F.R.E.E.

Free for a While?

When searching for a web document management software it’s important to remember that open source options can be valuable but also commonly lead to upgrades that are just as expensive as their corporate counterparts; and even if they are still less expensive, technical support and the quality of fixes, upgrades and enhancements can seriously be lacking. Of course this caution goes for any type of software and only serves to show that it’s the shoppers that really have to do the research.

The Bugs

Open source solutions are great when it comes to creativity and the cool stuff. Sometimes however with all this coolness in the inhalable atmosphere open source designers and developers aren’t as careful to exterminate all of the software bugs that would, at least by most corporate policies be zipped, zapped and buried in a matter of months. Who can blame the open source guys though? At least they know how to have fun!

The Key to Knowing

The key to knowing what software solution you are really looking for is by conducting a savvy financial analysis that consists of three parts.

Determining the Overall Ownership Costs Determining an Overall ROI Determining the Overall Risk of Return

Overall Ownership Costs

Overall ownership costs are fairly straightforward in terms of flat calculation. To begin your calculations simply start by determining how much the web document management software in question will cost over a period of five years. Five years isn’t necessarily a magic number but it just so happens that software happens to depreciate over that period of time give or take a little. Determining this cost will of course require your sharpest addition skills because you’ll most assuredly be purchasing more than one product or service. Take into account EVERY penny that the vendor plans to charge you for. Consider the primary software cost, validation services, hardware costs, implementation fees, maintenance, IT overhead, upgrades, additional software or any costs associated with revalidation. That’s a lot to consider but well worth creating the picture that provides the first acknowledgment that when it comes to a web document management solution selection your company may–or may not be–headed in the right direction.

Overall ROI

Determining your ROI can be tricky since it’s more of a projection than a determination but this step is as important as the first in painting the picture that will show your company whether or not a web document management solution will function well in a given environment. During the determination of the overall cost of ownership you determined what you would spend over a period of five years. Now, it’s time to determine what you will gain based on the functionality the software can offer. After all, if a software solution isn’t saving you overhead, process management costs what is it good for? You should project what the “sure fire” savings or projected growth will be from the software solution. You may be surprised to find that many of the open source solutions don’t “fit the bill” which may be a direct result of not fulfilling your user requirement specifications in the first place.

Overall Risk of Return

Calculating the risk of return is tricky because it requires an acknowledgment of variability. You should consider the potential variability that will be allowed in terms of your return and then determine whether or not the projects offers a high level or low level of risk for your company.

Conclusion

Determining whether open source web document management software is the right document management solution requires the same types of research that any other corporate system would require.

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I have another post out on this topic. Someone responded advising me to get certs like PMP or Six Sigma. However, these certs are expensive and nearly impossible to get unless you are already working as a PM for some company. How can I break into such a job with my current background of systems, software, and small business so I can finally get on a new career track? I’ve worked with people that have or were getting PMP certs but I never quite understood how they got there other than company politics, right place right time, etc. Is it really that tough? Any practical way to do this? Thanks.
OMFG. OBVIOUSLY I need to “get a job with a large corporation”. LOL. The question is “HOW?!” All jobs for my background are not available and I don’t have a PMI cert. That was the point of the QUESTION. NEXT!

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Executive Summary
We design and deliver the systems, software
and services that drive next-generation communications
networks. Backed by Bell Labs
research and development, we use our
strengths in mobility, optical, access, data and
voice networking technologies, as well as
services, to create new revenue-generating
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Solutions (“INS”), Mobility Solutions
(“Mobility”) and Lucent Worldwide Services
(“Services”). INS provides a broad range
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wireless equipment to support radio access
and core networks. Services provides deployment,
maintenance, professional and managed
services in support of both our product
offerings as well as multi-vendor networks.
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telecommunications market deteriorated,
resulting from a decrease in the competitive
local exchange carrier market and a significant
reduction in capital spending by established
service providers.This trend intensified
during fiscal 2002 and continued into fiscal
2003. Reasons for the market deterioration
included general economic slowdown, network
overcapacity, customer bankruptcies,
network build-out delays and limited availability
of capital.
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equipment has stabilized
and is starting to grow in certain areas. The
growing demands of enterprises and consumers
for additional services tailored to
their needs is creating the need for a new
convergence of networks, technologies and
applications.

1. Using the Consolidated Balance
Sheets for Lucent Technologies for
September 30, 2004 and 2003, prepare
a common-size balance sheet.
2. Evaluate the asset, debt, and equity
structure of Lucent Technologies, as
well as trends and changes found on
the common-size balance sheet.
3. What concerns would investors and
creditors have based on only this
information?
4. What additional financial and nonfinancial
information would investors
and creditors need to make investing
and lending decisions for Lucent
Technologies?
compose a 500-750-word paper in
APA format that includes your answers to questions 2-4

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in Millions, Except per Share Amounts)
September 30, September 30,
2004 2003
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,379 $ 3,821
Marketable securities 858 686
Receivables 1,359 1,511
Inventories 822 632
Other current assets 1,813 1,213
Total current assets 8,231 7,863
Marketable securities 636 —
Property, plant, and equipment, net 1,376 1,593
Prepaid pension costs 5,358 4,659
Goodwill and other acquired intangibles, net 434 188
Other assets 928 1,608
Total assets $ 16,963 $ 15,911
Liabilities
Accounts payable $ 872 $ 1,072
Payroll and benefit-related liabilities 1,232 1,080
Debt maturing within one year 1 389
Other current liabilities 2,361 2,393
Total current liabilities 4,466 4,934
Postretirement and postemployment benefit liabilities 4,881 4,669
Pension liabilities 1,874 2,494
Long-term debt 4,837 4,439
Liability to subsidiary trust issuing preferred securities 1,152 1,152
Other liabilities 1,132 1,594
Total liabilities 18,342 19,282
Commitments and contingencies
8.00% redeemable convertible preferred stock — 868
Shareowners’ Deficit
Preferred stock—par value $1.00 per share; authorized shares:
250; issued and outstanding: none — —
Common stock—par value $.01 per share;Authorized shares:
10,000; 4,396 issued and 4,395 outstanding shares as of
September 30, 2004,and 4,170 issued and 4,169
outstanding shares as of September 30, 2003 44 42
Additional paid-in capital 23,005 22,252
Accumulated deficit (20,793) (22,795)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (3,635) (3,738)
Total shareowners’ deficit (1,379) (4,239)
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock
and shareowners’ deficit $ 16,963 $ 15,911
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Have you ever heard of property management?  How about property management software?  These are just some of the jargons used when it comes to real estate business.

Property management means managing different types of properties such as commercial, industrial and residential that involves two key players in the business.  These are the landlords and the tenants.  The landlords monitor their tenants, collect rent from them and help address their client’s problems.  The tenants are those that rent a vacant space in the property.  This system has been going for several years now without any significant changes except today with dawn of property management software.

Firstly, the software on property management helps in monitoring tenants’ payment history thru an online payment history feature which tenants can access using their personal account on the community website found on the internet.  This special feature allows them to view their previous payments as well as the current status of the present month.  As an added feature for landlords, they can send email notifications to their tenants reminding them of their past dues as well as a payment that needs to be made for the present month.

Secondly, the software is in charge of collecting the monthly rent instead of the landlords making it more convenient for latter with its online payment option.  Just as the name suggests, it provides 2 options when making payment which is either thru the use of any major credit card or electronic check allowing them to pay from just about anywhere. They can also pay at any time of the day everyday of the month.  Using this software definitely is a time and money saver as it spares landlords from having to travel just to collect rent.

Lastly, the software serves as a venue for the exchange of significant information between the landlord and the tenants.  It permits tenants to send their individual concerns directly to the landlords in the hopes of a speedy response from landlords who religiously must address their replies.  They can also post important information on the community website to address the general concerns.  Such a system definitely helps in bridging communication between landlords and tenants.

Thus, property management software is indeed very helpful in a property management business.  It monitors tenants, collects rent from them, and provides a good location for communication between landlords and their tenants.  It’s definitely something worth investing on if you have this kind of business.

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