Professional Project Management

What is Project Management?

At its core, project management is simple:

• Manage work
• Manage time
• Manage cost

Project management methodologies provides you with an integrated, structured approach to planning and executing projects.

Why is Project Management important?

Whatever business you are in, effective utilisation of resources is key. Whether you are designing a website or building a skyscraper, project management helps you work better, not harder.

What is Merlin?

Merlin is the premier Project Management software from ProjectWizards, built for Macintosh OS X. Developed by Project Managers for Project Managers, Merlin provides you with the tools you need to take control of your business.

Getting started

Building a project with Merlin is a breeze. You can start from a blank canvas or simply choose from one of the excellent in-built templates. A myriad of import possibilities provides for a seamless implementation, supporting MS Project (mpp, mpx, xml) format, as well as OmniOutliner, NovaMind, MindManager and even Microsoft Excel.

Merlin Basics

Merlin breaks down the complex project layout into 3 main views:

Traditional GANT or PERT charts are available in the Activity and Net plan views. The Utilisation view provides at a glance, information on which resources are perfectly utilised, which have free capacities and all those in-between.

The intuitive drag and drop interface allows you to simply and effectively manipulate the project structure, and have a complete overview of your activities and resources. A utilisation histogram is available for each resource and can be expanded further to provide information on the individual tasks.

Merlin and OSX