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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you for the question Robert.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Our needs are a few steps above a simple spreadsheet but not as in depth as a more robust program like Microsoft project.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>We need to chart and track goals and activities for specific projects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Generate timelines to keep things on track<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Keep track of personnel assets/staff – so we can see who is available for new projects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>It would be nice if the staff piece was also visual – as in, here are all the people working on project A. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>It would be nice to visually track associated projects, some projects are contingent on other projects or may run concurrent but are connected, like project org chart<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>It would be great if the software did not contribute to our issues of understaffing, requiring too much additional work to maintain<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>We’d like it to have an outward facing component, report generation that was visually appealing that could easily be incorporated into annual reports<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ideally it could be learned by staff at all levels in minutes or hours, not requiring extensive training<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>It does not need to track budgets or set permission levels. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I will gladly collect the answers I have gotten and report out. Until tasked with this I had no idea how many new PM platforms there are now. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Metta Lash<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Reference Librarian/Collection Development<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Montgomery College Library, Germantown<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>HS212C<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>240-567-7857<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>metta.lash@montgomerycollege.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Follow MC Libraries on Facebook </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Montgomery-College-Libraries/107197579313568?v=wall&ref=ts" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=13 height=13 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.png@01D10A85.5E2164F0" alt="im_facebook"></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Robert Heaton [mailto:robert.heaton@usu.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 19, 2015 3:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> Lash, Metta; eril-l@lists.eril-l.org<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Project Management platforms<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi, Metta,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>This sounds like a question that many of us would love to hear others’ answers to. Can you give us some of your functional requirements for the project-management tool? You mentioned ease of use, but what else?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Do you need to control user permissions at various levels? Does it need to include budgeting information? Have mobile apps or be Mac/PC compatible? Allow you to create subtasks that can be assigned to individuals right in the tool? Show dependencies, timelines, deliverables, etc., at a glance?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Or are your needs really more basic? I look forward to seeing your clarifications and people’s answers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'>Robert Heaton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'>Electronic Collections Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'>Merrill–Cazier Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'>Utah State University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'>(435) 797-8042<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:robert.heaton@usu.edu">robert.heaton@usu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Eril-l [<a href="mailto:eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org">mailto:eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lash, Metta<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 16, 2015 1:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:eril-l@lists.eril-l.org">eril-l@lists.eril-l.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Eril-l] Project Management platforms<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our institution currently uses Microsoft Project as their PM platform. I’d love to hear experiences from other institutions using other platforms. We’re looking for something a little more user friendly that all staff, with different skill levels could use.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Metta Lash<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Reference Librarian/Collection Development<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Montgomery College Library, Germantown<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>HS212C<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>240-567-7857<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:metta.lash@montgomerycollege.edu">metta.lash@montgomerycollege.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Follow MC Libraries on Facebook </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Montgomery-College-Libraries/107197579313568?v=wall&ref=ts" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=13 height=13 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.png@01D10A84.B6ED7070" alt="im_facebook"></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>