Networking diagram of MS Project 2007 

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... most popular program in the field of project management is undoubtedly the package Microsoft Project. Microsoft Project is suitable for everyone who meets basic needs for project management and has a very large set of highly complex tools for collaboration and management. There is however one of its features, which certainly is not positive and this is the price – $ 999. Naturally for such a price, one has to wonder if there is any other program with similar functionality that would be compatible with MS Project and with a lower price. The answer is there and the price is so low that less cannot be – they are free. What are the main differences in the two platforms of Project management, implemented on the basis of open and proprietary software, which also belongs to the advantages/disadvantages comparing two packages? • Application based on open source is free. Everybody would have loved to use the free software that is legally free, not pirated. In the case of ProjectLibre it is, and in the words of its creators, it always will be free. • Updates open source application is also free. This is a direct consequence of the philosophy of the license under which it is running these applications. Microsoft updates are also generally free, but they can make them pay when they want without due explanation to someone about it. • Application code open source is outside the control of a single company. This makes applications independent of the current developers of these products and if the company disappears behind application code will be lost and the product can continue to live. • The application uses open source open standards. ProjectLibre file formats such as publicly documented, consistent and affordable. Many people do not understand what the advantage of file formats that are open is and their specifications are not known, but it is a great advantage in terms of transparency of what makes your computer data. It is also a great convenience for anyone who wants to create a product that is compatible with that format. Now let's get to the actual comparison of the two Project packages. Microsoft Project and ProjectLibre are two very powerful desktop applications for project management with the following features: • Gantt chart . This is a bar chart that is used for project planning. It divides the design task into several subtasks and shows their relationship, start and end dates – Figure 1 and Figure 2. • Project Network. It shows “pre”, “next” and “intermediate” tasks in graphical mode; and called PERT chart; it is shown on Figure 3 and Figure 4. Again it is seen close to the same product of ...