White Papers, User Profiles, Project Templates

In addition to providing project management software, training and consulting, Micro Planning International serves as a clearing house for information of interest to our clients including:

• White Papers addressing issues of interest to our users (previously published in MPI's newsletter "Deadline").
  
• User Profiles explaining how a client applied MPI's technology to solve a problem.
  
• Project Template Shareware which allows you to benefit from the experience of others by obtaining the project file for a project similar to yours. These project files can serve as step-by-step procedures for successfully executing a complex process. Some templates represent hundreds of hours of planning and experience. Project Templates are available as:
  
  • Freeware which is freely distributed to anyone who asks. Freeware contributions are made by users willing to share their experience as well as by consultants as a way of marketing their expertise.
    
  • Shareware where a voluntary contribution is made directly to the contributor if the template is used.
    
  • Feeware where a fee must be paid prior to shipping. MPI collects the proceeds and sends it to the contributor.

White Paper Listing

Cultural Project Management: Why the Japanese Don't Use Project Management Software.
Tim Breen, CEO, Micro Planning International

Graphical User Interfaces and Empowering Project Teams
Tim Breen, CEO, Micro Planning International

Organizational Project Management
Tim Breen, CEO, Micro Planning International

The Path to Consistent Project Success - The Project Management Effectiveness Curve
Tim Breen, CEO, Micro Planning International

Disaster Management
Raf Dua, Director, Micro Planning International - Australia

Selecting Project Management Software
Raf Dua, Director, Micro Planning International - Australia

Making Concurrent Engineering a Reality
Janet D. Fiero, IEE Consulting, Inc.

The Psychology of Project Management
Kent Valentine, Progress Unlimited

Earned Value Analysis For Real Project Managers
Pat Weaver, Director, Micro Planning International - Australia

Projects Can Be Fun: What the Reviewers Don't Tell You
Pat Weaver, Director, Micro Planning International - Australia

Project Management = Business Survival
Pat Weaver, Director, Micro Planning International - Australia

Right-Sizing Your Planning & Control System
Pat Weaver, Director, Micro Planning International - Australia

Work Content & Task Durations
Pat Weaver, Director, Micro Planning International - Australia

User Profile Listing

Development & Production of Collins Class Submarine
Australian Submarine Corporation

Logistics Support for Collins Class Submarine
Australian Submarine Corporation

Mount ISA Lead/Zinc Underground Mine Scheduling
Hilton

Aircraft Maintenance
Royal Australian Air Force

Building a Global Telecommunications Network
OPTUS Communications

Installation & Testing of Communications Systems for 10 ANZAC Freighters
Stanlite Electronics

Development & Production of B-2 Stealth Bomber
Northrop

Superfund Environmental Restoration
EG&G/Northrop

Retail Point of Sale Equipment Installation
IBM

Turbine Generator Outage Planning
Turbine Generator Maintenance, Inc.

Custom Software Design, Estimating and Proposals
Alan D. Tomkins

Refinery Construction
RKC Associates, Inc.

Organizational Project Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Micro Planning International

Project Template Listing

Hardware/Manufacturing
Radar Development and Production
Design, Development and Production of Circuit Board
Disk Tape Cartridge Modification
Electromechanical Design Process
Space Glove Manufacturing
Surface Mount Diode Production
Electromechanical Machine Line
Small Equipment Line Optimization

Architecture/Construction
Move Construction
Bridge Construction
Custom Home Construction
Garage Construction
Oil Rig Construction
Radio Station Construction
Landscaping

Software Development & Conversion
Application Software Development
Application Software Development-XPW
Clinic Software Conversion
Hospital Software Conversion

Marketing
Engineering Product Launch
Marketing Brochure Production
New Product Launch
New Material Research

Maintenance
Turbine Generator Maintenance (Feeware)
Military Aircraft Retrofit

Miscellaneous
Software Documentation
Event Production
Merging Two Software Companies

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