- MicroPlanner X-Pert
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Micro Planner X-Pert Developer(s) Micro Planning International Stable release 3.5 / November 19, 2007 Operating system Microsoft Windows Type Project management software License EULA Website Micro Planning International Website Contents
Overview
Micro Planner X-Pert (or X-Pert) is a project management software package in continuous development since 1979.
X-Pert is geared to producing critical path method and PERT schedules for major, long-term projects (in one case [1] a duration now approaching 20 years).
Developed by users and contributors to the ICL 1900 PERT mainframe package, X-Pert is one of the few packages still fully supporting the activity on arrow project network process.
PERT network chart for a seven-month project with five milestones (10 through 50) and six activities (A through F).
X-Pert supports the full cycle of project management - through multi-level work breakdown structure creation, transition to multiple projects using critical path diagrams and Gantt chart presentation.
History
At its first commercial release in 1980[2], Micro Planner was the first project management package for a micro computer.
First developed for the Apple II series computer in 1979, versions have also existed at various times for the Apple ///, Sirius Systems Technology Victor, Macintosh, Silicon Graphics IRIX platforms, and currently for Microsoft Windows.
With the simultaneous release of Version 6 in 1988, for both Macintosh and Windows; Micro Planner became the first cross-platform project management solution for companies with a mixed hardware environment.
As of July, 2008 a version for Mac OS X is under advanced development.
See also
References
External links
- Micro Planning International Website
- Micro Planning UK Website
- Micro Planning International Asia Pacific Website
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