Critical Path Drag in PowerProject

Ah, Mike, but will you still need me? Will you still feed me?

I'd be very happy if Asta's next release includes drag computation.

Fraternally in project management,

Steve the Bajan

"It turns out that they do already have a copy of Stephen's book...!"

So THEY are the ones who bought that copy!  ;-)

Ben and Mike, thanks a lot, both. I'm 64, and I'd like to see drag and drag cost, both of which I feel are metrics that can greatly aid project management, become standard practice before I boot the pail.

Ben, I'd also suggest they might try the Defense AT&L Magazine article, and the two new books, each of which has a chapter on critical path drag, on PM in the Oil & Gas Industry and the upcoming Handbook on Emergency Response edited by two people from the Air Force Institute of Technology.

I'd also add that the Total Project Control book was written fifteen years ago. I like to think I'm educable, and I have certainly learned some new things in the past decade. The DIPP Index and S-curves are new and, I believe, valuable. If they want to talk about any of this, we can set up a phone call.

Fraternally in project management,

Steve the Bajan

Hello both,

I have passed your comments onto our product management team, to review for potential inclusion in a future release.  It turns out that they do already have a copy of Stephen's book...!

Most improvements such as this one are thrown open to our user community and debated at our User Groups.  We held the latest round of those in Feb/April and currently working on the items which came out highest in the votes. 

I'll be back on here with any updates from the development team on this subject.

Best wishes,

Ben @ Asta

Wow, Mike! I am VERY impressed by such swift action!