project management software

Project Management Software and Environments

Martin Sillaots

Table of Contents

• Project Management framework• Project documents• Desk Top software• Web environments• Links and references• Home task

Project Management Process Map

Ref: PMI PMBOK GuideLegend:Bold - processes supported by traditional PM software e.g. MS ProjectOrange - processes supported by social media e.g. Wiki and Blog

Initiating Planning Executing / Controlling Closing

Scope Scope statement

Scope definitionWBS

Scope verificationScope control

Time Task listDurationsSequencingSchedule dev

Schedule control

Cost Budgeting Cost control

Quality Quality planning Quality assurance Quality control

Resources Resource planning Team development Disbanding

Communication Communication planning

Information distributionReporting

Final reportArchiving

Risk Risk identificationRisk analysisResponse planning

Risk Monitoring

Procurement Plan purchasesPlan contracting

Request responsesSelect sellers Contract administration

Contract closure

Integration Charter Project plan Project ExecutionManage changes

Close project

Project documents

• WBS – work breakdown structure• Gantt chart – time schedule• Resource plan• Budget and cash flow chart• Contracts• Risk plan• …

WBS

Outline Task List

Gantt Chart

Resources

Costs

Desk Top Software

• MS Project (leader) www.microsoft.com/project • Open Workbench (free) www.openworkbench.org • OmniPlan (Mac)

www.omnigroup.com/products/omniplan • Milestone Professional www.kidasa.com • Primavera www.oracle.com/us/primavera • …

MS Project

Open Workbench

OmniPlan

Web Environments

• Zoho Projects www.zoho.com/projects • Track - http://trac.edgewall.org • Google Code - http://code.google.com • …

Zoho Projects

Google Code

Additional Materials

• MS Project to beginners [et]www.slideshare.net/martinsillaots/ms-project-algajatele

• MS Project advanced [et]www.slideshare.net/martinsillaots/ms-project-edasijudnutele

• Project management software [et] www.tlu.ee/~martins/pj/soft/

Task

Make your project WBSmartins@tlu.ee