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[Mounir Bsaibes <mounir.bsaibes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,
A lot of what I wanted to relay in this note, seems like  I had written (a
while back) on the wiki below.
Please take a look at what I did and my conclusion on this regard.
https://wiki.linaro.org/Internal/People/MounirBsaibes/ProjectManagementTools

In summary, I did the following:
1) I looked at existing pm tools
2) Eliminated the ones that are not open source
3) Focused on the ones that complemented Launchpad blueprint facility  (i,e.
offered what Launchpad does not, for example load balancing, scheduling
etc... )
4) I was really keen on finding a good tool that supports import/export of
text based files, to make it easier to transition to the new tool from
Launchpad blueprints or be able to integrate with Launchpad blueprint
facility.

In addition,  I looked briefly at Kaban, but did not focus on it, b/c I did
not think we want to pay money per seat/per month.
When I did this exercise, Agile was not in focus as it is now, so a lot of
effort has gone on regular project management tools.

Other Agile tool we could consider is Endeavour.

Some additional requirement for the new tool that I have added to the
spreadsheet:
1) Load balancing of resources
2) Have a good alert facility, not only when tasks are behind, but also
configurable alerts for upcoming due-dates.
3) import/export of text based files (I think this one has been mentioned
before), but it is important to easily transition to the new tool.
4) ability to define own queries
5) ability to define and configure own reports
6) dashboards


Cheers,
Mounir



On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Mounir Bsaibes
<mounir.bsaibes@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Vicky,
> Sorry for the delay in reply.
> I have a long winded reply, as I had done similar exercise, which  was
> focused on open source pm tools, only.
> I will explain what I wad focused on, what I did and  the results.
> I am hoping to  reply this afternoon.
> regards,
> Mounir
>
>
> On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 3:10 PM, Victoria Janicki <
> vicky.janicki@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've sketched out a plan for selection a Work Tracking Tool (or tool(s) if
>> necessary).
>>
>> I've shared the Tool Spreadsheet<https://spreadsheets0.google.com/a/linaro.org/ccc?hl=en_US&key=tI4q1Y-iRhNfMu4iNOQysYw&hl=en_US#gid=0> to
>> start gathering the requirements for the tool using the PM's for input.
>>
>> Plan:
>>
>> *Week of May 16th (Week 20)*: Consider this the start of the Pilots and
>> Evaluations
>> *Week of May 23rd (Week 21)*: Gather PM's input. Get list of Tools being
>> piloted into the spreadsheet (Vicky)
>> *Week of May 30th (Week 22):* or because of Public Reviews probably Week
>> of June 6th: prioritize the list with the PM group. Socialize requirements
>> with people like Kiko, David R., Joe Bates etc.
>> *June 30th (Week 26): *End of Pilot and Evaluations
>> *Week of July 4th (Week 27): *Update spreadsheet with Evaluation
>> feedback. PM's propose a solution for August Gathering
>>
>> Thanks for your input.
>>
>>   Regards,
>>
>> Vicky Janicki
>> vicky.janicki@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Program Director, Member Services Linaro
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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