#OMNIPLAN EXAMPLES SOFTWARE#

#OMNIPLAN EXAMPLES SOFTWARE#

Over the many years I’ve been doing this, I’ve developed a standard software development template that stubs out most of the tasks I carry out during a project. The amount of effort assigned to each node then translates into a bar on a Gantt chart, and also an addition to the project cost, once you’ve told OmniPlan who’s working on that node, and how much they cost per hour. Each node has a number of attributes, the key one being “Effort”. Just like OmniOutliner, you can happily drill down deeper and deeper into each “node” in the outline. The key thing for me is the fact that it uses an outline view for building up your project. I love Omni’s software ( OmniFocus runs my life, and OmniOutliner stores most of my most important notes), and OmniPlan is built with the same attention to detail as the rest of their apps.

To do this, I use OmniPlan from The Omni Group. It’s also useful to know what particular features are expensive because they are difficult, and what ones are expensive because they’re valuable. This usually means justifying the cost of a particular job by being able to demonstrate to the client the effort involved in a particular area. When freelancing, I like my prices to make sense. I think it’s still relevant, so here’s a slightly updated version. This was an article that I originally published way back in 2008.

Omniplan examples