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Architect and project manager
ProjectWizards GmbH
Hello, my name is Antoni Cherif and I have been part of the ProjectWizards team since 2008. I mainly support and train architects who work with our apps for macOS and iOS, and I test, blog, write tutorials and take care of the content marketing for our products.
I am an architect registered with the Chamber of Architects of North Rhine-Westphalia (AKNW) and a Certified Scrum Master (CSM). On the blog I mostly write about project management in construction, resource and cost planning and new features in macOS and iPadOS.
I describe the tools I use every day in the article What is on my computer.
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One prompt, two reports: Claude reads the live Merlin plan through the MCP server and writes a status report for management and an update for the team. With prompts, sample report and a review routine.
Nov 4, 2026
A PDF export gives the AI only a slice of your plan. This article shows what gets lost on the way and how the Merlin Project MCP server solves the problem.
Oct 19, 2026
Five prompts for Merlin Project and AI: overdue tasks, schedule risk, plan vs. actual, milestone shift, and status update, with tips for checking results.
Oct 19, 2026
The Merlin Project MCP server runs locally, only reads, and releases only shared projects. What still goes to the AI, and what you control yourself.
Oct 19, 2026
Good questions for your project plan need no prompt engineering: one principle, the RACE memory aid, and one sentence that makes the AI improve your prompt.
Oct 19, 2026
Two questions for the same project plan: Claude answers one in seconds, while the answer to the other lies outside the plan. This is where the line runs.
Oct 19, 2026
Understand MCP without a line of code: how an AI assistant reads your project plan through an open standard. Explained with Merlin Project, with a diagram.
Oct 19, 2026
How to map the five action areas of Germany's AHO Guideline 9 in Merlin Project: structure, costs, schedules and reports, offline on Mac and iPad.
Jul 23, 2026
Learn how to enable QuickLook in macOS Sonoma and Sequoia to preview files quickly.
Jan 16, 2025
Build a project schedule in six steps: activities, dependencies, durations, calendars, critical path and control. With an office move example in Merlin Project.
Sep 30, 2022
Dive deeper in this blog post and discover the importance of resource planning in project management and its key role.
Sep 16, 2022
Software subscriptions bring advantages for the buyer, but also for the manufacturer in terms of product quality. You can find out exactly what these are here.
Sep 9, 2022
By writing a review, you enable other users to form an opinion. Learn how to write helpful reviews in the Apple App Store.
Sep 1, 2022
In this blog post, you will learn what exactly visual project management means and which options Merlin Project offers for it.
Aug 26, 2022
Define project milestones in five steps: testable criteria, a milestone plan for an office move and how to set it up and track it in Merlin Project.
Aug 12, 2022
Project management is in demand, companies recognize it as an important control tool for project work also with regard to resource planning.
Aug 5, 2022
Project management is in demand and companies recognize it as an important control tool for project work.
Jul 29, 2022
Merlin Project: Learn how to record and document cost increases during the course of a project using reports.
Jul 21, 2022
Project management with Merlin Project: Learn how to record and document cost increases during the course of a project.
Jul 15, 2022
In the upcoming operating system macOS Ventura from Apple, there will soon be some new handy features in Mail.
Jul 14, 2022
One app for your project plan, native on every Apple device.
