Gerhard Fiedler wrote:
[snip]
>> Have you ever tried something new (software, technique, tool) and after a
>> short while decided it's not worth your time to learn it further?
>
> Often enough.
>
>> Then much later you come back to it (for whatever reason), learned it all
>> the way, and decided that it really was worth it?
>
> Much more rare.

It doesn't happen to me very often either, most of the time I come back to 
something because a friend/coworker recommends it / shows me the "right" way 
to use it. Like anything else, I will use a program as long as what I get 
out of it is more than I put in.

>>From the programs, I only know Microsoft Project in any depth. I went to
> some length with it (was required on some past jobs), but never could
> convince myself to like it. I'm still not deep enough in it that I can 
> rule
> out I might like it if I go deeper, but I suspect it's not worth it. It
> seems to need too much time and attention to throw out anything useful.
> What I can get out of it, I think I should be able to get with a simpler
> program in a simpler way.

Unfortunately, I feel the same way, although I can't call myself a Microsoft 
Project expert. However, for the time being, I refuse to give up the search 
because I know in my gut that the way I manage projects is not the best way. 
Critical Chain seems to me like a very good project management methodology, 
I will do more research and maybe describe my experience with it later this 
year. :)

Best regards,

Vitaliy 

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