Functional site about how to do project planning that includes project management software and very helpful tips and suggestions. November 22, 2011 at 5:40 am
Whether you’re managing ad-hoc single office tasks or a docket of projects with an international capacity, as a project manager you find yourself needing the proper tools to get the job done to specifications. With a great number of project management software available on the market, how does one discern which project management software is best?
To begin with, you should assess what kinds of projects you typically work on. Are they large complex projects that require innovative collaboration every step of the way? Are most of your projects small, non-innovative projects that don’t need constant changing of resources allocated? Perhaps your project portfolio runs the gamut of size and complexity. If only 5% of your time is spent on large complex projects, you probably wouldn’t want to use a difficult and complex software for the other 95% of your projects.
Where a variety of project managers make mistakes is in selecting the wrong tool for the job. Select the project software that meets your needs and doesn’t require a lot of training on features you’ll likely never use. Ideally, the project management software you choose will have the flexibility to handle whatever type of project comes your way, yet doesn’t demand hours of training just to use the program.