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Don't buy this program 



- Version: 3.5.1, 7/13/2006 07:17PM PST
(2 of 4 users found this comment useful)
astronomyteacher
As has been mentioned previously, the GUI is outstanding and it is truly a Mac app. Unfortunately, it is not a project management software. A few examples. There are no sub-tasks. You cannot have a process as they call it that then has task assigned to it. There is no way to put the tasks in the order you want. There is no way to specify which days in the calendar are working or off.
They are prompt about getting back with a response (in poor English, the company is French I believe), but it usually consists of "that feature is not available yet." They basically have the attitude that since upgrades are free it is tough luck if the software doesn't really do what there website says and the screenshots look like.
One bright spot is the iCal integration is great.
Too bad because I wanted this program to work.
They are prompt about getting back with a response (in poor English, the company is French I believe), but it usually consists of "that feature is not available yet." They basically have the attitude that since upgrades are free it is tough luck if the software doesn't really do what there website says and the screenshots look like.
One bright spot is the iCal integration is great.
Too bad because I wanted this program to work.
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- Version: 3.5.1, 7/3/2006 09:13PM PST
ncianca
I have been trying out the demo of xTime and imported a relatively simple ms project file with 131 tasks. It took 30+ minutes to import (something that PMX and iTaskX can do in 20 seconds) and it consumed 100% of my cpu and over 500mb of RAM to do this. Further, it makes the year 2020 for any ms project file I import. Switching views is just plain painful and consumes 100% of my cpu. The program does look great, but the developers need to work on the performance.
My son and I are building a house and he is 200 miles away from me at the work site. This application allows me to build a Gantt chart that everyone understands and also allows me to keep track of spending although excel is also a great help in this regard. I can publish the calendar to the web so that everyone can see it. This is very useful for all parties. They can see how they impact the critical path.
I handle risk management elsewhere and excel covers me for procurement information. I just needed a quick way to produce a Gantt chart. A picture is worth a thousand words.
With this tool and excel I have it covered. I am happy that I got what I paid for.