BuysYouTime.mpp Beta Release Testers feedback form

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If you have used BuysYouTime.mpp, please provide any feedback for improving future updates

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Please describe briefly your work - industry / role / career experience *

What software tools do you usually use for project planning?

Do you currently have the computing prerequisites to use BuysYouTime.mpp?

64-bit PC

1. MS Project Professional 2016 or equivalent, with macros enabled

1.1 Macro-enabled (VBA7)

1.2 VBA References: (access from VBA window: Tools > References)

1.2.1 VBA Extensibility 5.3

1.2.2 Excel 16.0 Object Library

MS Excel

Internet Browser

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How many time-cost problems has BuysYouTime.mpp help you solve? *

<=5

Please rank your favourites of the 6 main Apps/features within BuysYouTime.mpp *

Plot TimeCostCurve

Dynamic Dropdown List to manually compress/decompress

Plot AOA

Scroll TimeLapseGantt - 3DV

Scroll TimeLapseGantt - LOB

Scroll TimeLapseGantt - KANBAN

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

For Plot TimeCostCurve app - what features have you used? *

Generated a partial TimeCostCurve chart in Excel

Manual input of daily project indirect cost value at the summary task (ID:1, field:Cost4) in MSP

Generated a complete TimeCostCurve chart with Normal, Optimal and Fully-Crashed Plans in Excel

By inspection, identified the optimal (least-cost) project plan in Excel

By inspection, identified the activities that have been compressed to plot the TimeCostCurve in Excel

Automated selection of activities to be compressed by 1 day in Plot TimeCostCurve wizard in MSP

Manual selection of activity to be compressed by 1 day in Plot TimeCostCurve wizard in MSP

Manual selection of number of days to be compressed in Plot TimeCostCurve wizard in MSP

Undo of project compression steps (not available if manual selections made in wizard) in MSP

Required

For Draw AOA (Activity-on-Arrow) app - what features have you used? *

Selected multiple activities before running the Draw AOA app (data copied to clipboard) in MSP?

Opened Mermaid Live Editor through the TimeCostCurves dialog box in MSP?

Copied the clipboard data into the Mermaid Live Editor window?

Inspected how the drawn AOA chart in Mermaid Live Editor corresponds to your MSP Gantt Chart?

Noted that critical activities are drawn as bold-lined arrows, non-critical as normal arrows, and dummies (for logic) as dashed-lines?

Identified any faulty logic in the drawn AOA chart in Mermaid Live Editor?

Edited the AOA chart in Mermaid Live Editor?

Downloaded or saved the AOA chart from Mermaid Live Editor?

Noted how AOA charts differ depending on how compressed the project is - from 'Normal' to 'Fully Crashed'?

Required

For Scroll TimeLapseGantt Apps (either 3DV, LOB, KANBAN) - what features have you used? *

Opened any TimeLapseGantt View (3DV or KANBAN or LOB) from the ribbon (also resets status date to project start)?

In any TimeLapseGantt View - scrolled from project start to finish, using either scrollbar or keyboard (CTRL+L/R/PgUp/PgDn)??

In 3DV View, identified permanent works elements as critical Works-In-Progress?

In 3DV View, identified (any) site elements?

In 3D view, identified permanent works elements as non-critical Works-In-Progress?

In 3DV view, identified (any) temporary works elements as Works-In-Progress?

In 3DV view, identified completed permanent works elements?

In 3DV view, identified any "setting-out" elements (horizontal or vertical)?

In 3DV view, identified any documentation-type activities?

In 3DV view, identified any missing activity or network logic in your plan?

In 3DV view, created any of your own custom elements (using Flags and Bar Styles, etc.)?

In KANBAN view, identified pending activities?

In KANBAN view, identified in-progress critical activities?

In KANBAN view, identified in-progress non-critical activities, after their Early Finish date?

In KANBAN view, identified completed activities?

In LOB view, noted that critical activities are identified by red-coloured ends on the Gantt bar, and the activity name is abbreviated (to avoid cluttered view)?

Noted differences of cost breakdowns between 3D (or with cost, 4D) and LOB views?

Required

For WYSIWYGcrowdsourcedutilitycurves Sheet - what features have you used?

Note1: for valid utility data, minimum 2 rows with same Name, but different Option, Time, Cost data per activity.

Note2: additional utility data (upto 20 Options) can be imported into MSP.

Note3: additional descriptive data per activity can be input

Manual input of minimal utility data for 1 or more activities in Sheets

Automated insert of new Row2 after manual input into Source column, Row2 in Sheets

Input masked (percentages only) utility data

Input unmasked (actual cost and/or time) utility data

Filter pivot table for desired utility data in Sheets

Download pivot table as CSV in Sheets, then Import Utility Data in MSP

Unmasking utility data (field:Text30) per activity in MSP

Dynamic dropdown (field:OutlineCode1) for each activity utility data in MSP

Automated repopulation of dynamic dropdown (if selection of 0) in MSP

Cut automated renaming of activities in MSP

Required

How often would you use BuysYouTime.mpp over the course of 1 year if you had access to the full version? *

Daily (or whenever you are planning projects)

Weekly

Monthly

Seldom / Never

If project decisions boil down to time and cost choices, then project planners should relate time to cost; so TimeCostCurves' aim is to make that easier. Would you agree that project planners should be adept at relating time to cost (rather than only focusing on time)? *

Strongly disagree - leave all cost estimates to other professionals

Strongly agree - it should always be part-and-parcel of any planner's gantt chart

Would you contribute utility data in Google Sheets? *

I have already

Yes, I plan to

Maybe, but... (please add comments at Other... below)

Never

Other:

BuysYouTime.mpp is designed to save time and cost in planning and in the project itself. If you used BuysYouTime.mpp to plan all your projects, how many days and dollars do you think BuysYouTime.mpp could save your business per annum? *

a) In planning effort? (type response at next line):

Other:

...continuing from above question...
*

b) In project work itself? (type response at next line):

Other:

Rate how strongly BuysYouTime.mpp delivers on our claim that TimeCostCurves brings you a peerless scheduling engine that, well... Buys You Time. *

Strongly disagree

Strongly agree

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