tailieunhanh - 10 Minute Guide to Project Management Part 5

Lesson 11. A Sampling of Popular Programs. In this lesson, you learn which software programs are popular, what vendors have to say about their own programs, and how to get in touch with vendors. | Lesson 10. Choosing Project Management Software In this lesson you learn the kinds of software that are available the capabilities of software which software functions are crucial and guidelines for selection. With the Click of a Mouse Project management software today is available at a variety of prices offering a wide variety of functions. You can use software to plan initiate track and monitor your progress. You can develop reports print individual charts and at the push of a button or a click of a mouse e-mail virtually any aspect of your project plans to any team member top manager executive or stakeholder. Whereas earlier versions of PM software focused on planning scheduling and results tools for analyzing your progress finding critical paths and asking what if questions were lacking. CAUTION Today there are so many options in and among so many vendors that the problem is finding your way through the bewildering choices. Bennett Lientz and Kathryn Rea in Project Management for the 21st Century observe that project management software has at least five distinct differences from more widely known and used word processing database and spreadsheet software PM software is used far less often than other categories of software. Fewer people use PM software although project participants and stakeholders usually do see the generated output. PM software allows for more customization than many other types of software. PM software tends to be more expensive than commonly used widely known types of software. Fewer people in your work sphere are likely to know how to use PM software. Leave a Good Thing Alone Project management software went from being expensive and crude to less expensive and highly functional to even less expensive but confusing. When Harvard Project Manager was launched in 1983 it represented a breakthrough in PM software. Its main focus was on project budgeting scheduling and resource management. With Harvard Project Manager you were able to generate .