I have to say, I truly enjoyed Michael Jordan’s article on Using
PmWiki as a Project Manager. It was great reading and I learned at
least two things. Here’s the lead:

If you’ve read my last how-to type article here at Linux.org, you know
that I am not big on using ready-made tool to to get my tasks done. I
like to brew my own solutions at home. Linux has so many tools available
to do this. That’s why I think I was so attracted to it in the first
place. I mean, don’t get my wrong. I wouldn’t think of cobbling together
my own web browser or my own image editing program, but when it comes to
applications that claim they can make my life easier – I am seldom
impressed.

Some of the characterizations of wikis that caught my attention in this
article include the following:

I love wikis because they’re like giant loose-leaf notebooks that you
can use to write in and keep track of whatever you want. A wiki, though,
is ultimately better than a paper notebook because the pages won’t get
lost and you can connect the pages together using the computer’s memory
instead of relying on your own. In these days when everybody’s mind is
overtaxed, that gives you quite an advantage over a low-tech solution.

and

I’ve found PMWiki to be a great tool to keep track of what I’m doing
with my language learning project. It’s not a perfect solution, but with
the flexibility it gives me, I find it nearly perfect for my needs. The
ease of installation and use of PMWiki in particular frees me up to
think about development and not management. As you know, some management
systems can become a chore in themselves as you try to get a handle on
how to use them. With PMWiki, you’re free to make it up as you go along
and find out for yourself the best way to manage your work. For us
independent-minded people, that’s the best way to go.

Two cookbook solutions I didn’t know about include the Calendar cookbook
and the Post-It Note solution. You can see the latter implemented online
at http://itls.saisd.net/km , albeit a bit poorly arranged. It’s just
easier than setting up a table. The calendar solutions looks a bit more
involved to use, but nice once it’s set-up. I’ll have to play around
with that one when I have more time.

Read the
article…well worth it if you are considering PmWiki.

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