Comments on: When You Are Looking For Project Management Software http://www.projectshrink.com/looking-project-management-software-493.html Welcome To Shrinkonia. Sun, 13 May 2012 19:09:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Emily http://www.projectshrink.com/looking-project-management-software-493.html#comment-803 Emily Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:11:09 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=493#comment-803 I highly recommend the construction software from Jonas Construction - it is really good with management and accounting purposes. <a href="www.jonas-construction.com" I highly recommend the construction software from Jonas Construction – it is really good with management and accounting purposes.

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]]> By: ian harrison http://www.projectshrink.com/looking-project-management-software-493.html#comment-802 ian harrison Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:51:07 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=493#comment-802 As a vendor of PM software - here is the main tip we would give. Decide if you are managing projects or managing task lists. A quick search for PM software will uncover 100's of tools. But 95% of these will only be suitable for managing a simple set of un-related tasks, limited number of resources and projects. That is fine if that is your need - you wont be paying for features you dont need. However if you you are running multiple projects, shared resources, need to resolve resource conflicts, prioritise work, monitor project / team performance (not just if tasks are complete or not) then you probably need to look at true PM software. You then need to decide if you want top end (complex / 6m to 1yr to implement) or mid-range (simple, effective, implement in probably 5 - 30 days). Go to http://www.iplanware.com then click on resource centre. Or follow this link http://www.iplanware.com/Selecting_PPM_software.pdf This is a summary paper we put together covering the main things to check out. A more detailed paper covering actual things to check at a functional level is due soon. Hope this helps. As a vendor of PM software – here is the main tip we would give. Decide if you are managing projects or managing task lists.

A quick search for PM software will uncover 100′s of tools.

But 95% of these will only be suitable for managing a simple set of un-related tasks, limited number of resources and projects. That is fine if that is your need – you wont be paying for features you dont need.

However if you you are running multiple projects, shared resources, need to resolve resource conflicts, prioritise work, monitor project / team performance (not just if tasks are complete or not) then you probably need to look at true PM software.

You then need to decide if you want top end (complex / 6m to 1yr to implement) or mid-range (simple, effective, implement in probably 5 – 30 days).

Go to http://www.iplanware.com then click on resource centre. Or follow this link http://www.iplanware.com/Selecting_PPM_software.pdf

This is a summary paper we put together covering the main things to check out. A more detailed paper covering actual things to check at a functional level is due soon. Hope this helps.

]]> By: Bruce http://www.projectshrink.com/looking-project-management-software-493.html#comment-801 Bruce Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:37:11 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=493#comment-801 Web-based PM suites provide a much more cost-effective alternative to the traditional PM software that you might install on your laptop (for on-site management) or on a corporate server: - Can be accessed from anywhere that you have internet access including on-site, in the office, at home, from your PDA and even from an internet cafe. - Is normally priced on a subscription basis, i.e. per month rather than a large up-front license fee. There are also no maintenance fees associated with traditional software licenses. - You can give all the stakeholders and team members access. This way everybody can see the project in real-time rather than having to post out task lists, updates, progress reports etc. Web-based PM suites provide a much more cost-effective alternative to the traditional PM software that you might install on your laptop (for on-site management) or on a corporate server:
- Can be accessed from anywhere that you have internet access including on-site, in the office, at home, from your PDA and even from an internet cafe.
- Is normally priced on a subscription basis, i.e. per month rather than a large up-front license fee. There are also no maintenance fees associated with traditional software licenses.
- You can give all the stakeholders and team members access. This way everybody can see the project in real-time rather than having to post out task lists, updates, progress reports etc.

]]> By: Rick Mans http://www.projectshrink.com/looking-project-management-software-493.html#comment-800 Rick Mans Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:05:52 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=493#comment-800 Currently I am using assembla ( http://www.assembla.com/) for a project. Quite a nice tool, especially for software development (quite a lot standard tools in an integrated environment. Other tools I am planning to use (however I have a lack of time ;)): http://unfuddle.com/ http://www.basecamphq.com/ Currently I am using assembla ( http://www.assembla.com/) for a project. Quite a nice tool, especially for software development (quite a lot standard tools in an integrated environment.

Other tools I am planning to use (however I have a lack of time ;) ):

http://unfuddle.com/
http://www.basecamphq.com/

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