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emiller829 | 11 years ago

This may be nitpicking, but I really liked the marketing material here, aside from this phrase:

"Do you need a way to divide your resources across multiple projects[...]"

It's a pet peeve of mine that so many processes and tools use the phrase "resource" in place of person. It may not have been what was meant by "resources" here, but that's how it reads.

How about:

"Do you need a way to manage multiple projects[...]"

or...

"Do you need a way to divide your time between multiple projects[...]"

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astral303|11 years ago

I think talking about "resources" is very standard for project planning. I'm a resource at my job and I have no problems with that.

I think that you obviously have to be sensitive of how you use this and context. For example, I once overheard a manager say "my resources are working on it this weekend", which to me betrayed a lack of compassion and dehumanized the team.

Linnea|11 years ago

That's a really good point. We were trying not to be too sales-pitchy and just get across why we love Matterhorn and how it can help you with your projects. I think the word resource was a bit of misplaced "marketing-speak" that went into the final version. Taking your recommendation on board :)

emiller829|11 years ago

WOOO! Happy to hear it. :D Thanks for the response!