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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 10:18 PM
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Software people - Need a solution to a problem

I just got hired on with an IT consulting firm. One of my first assignments is to develop a way to track what needs to be done for clients and then be able to prioritize each task. Basically nothing more than a glorified check/To-Do list. I'd like something where I can just click on the clients name and bam! it will open up and show me a list of what has been done and what still needs to be done, and then maybe have a field for notes explaining why it hasn't been done or what resources are needed to get it done. Make sense?

I was thinking of using Access or Excel or something but would prefer something more focused on that task.

Any ideas?
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 10:20 PM
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how many clients?
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 10:20 PM
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A few dozen.

I am test driving Outlook 2007's Business Contact Manager right now. It's close, but I'm not quite sure it's what I want.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 11:21 PM
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Visual Fox Pro would probably provide be a good solution.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2007 | 06:11 AM
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I have written several applications for my customer service and quality control groups using dBase. http://www.dbase.com/
 
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 05:07 PM
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You're looking for a simple trouble ticket system. Check out RT (Request Tracker) at http://bestpractical.com/rt/. It ROCKS. I've installed at a several clients. Just put up a little Linux box and run it in a corner. The managers will love you.

/msh
 
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