Projects Management Tool Survey of Projects

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Projects Management Tool Survey of Projects Management Tools Three comparative tool examples 1 Christian.olivetto@ego-gw.it Project Management Tool History Introduction Near the turn of the century, Frederick Taylor (1856–1915) began his detailed studies of work. Taylor's associate, Henry Gantt (1861–1919), studied in great detail the order of operations in work During World War II, complex government and military projects and a shrinking war-time labor supply demanded new organizational structures. (D-DAY Project) In the early 1960s, businesses began to apply general system theories to business interactions. (APOLLO project) Within the last ten years, project management has continued to evolve. Significant trends are emerging: Bottom-up planning Top-Dow planning and reviewing Dashboard involving (shcedule, budget, ressources, deliverables, report) More collaborative work, …. 2 Source: MS Project support Project Management Tool Information source Lots of Project Management tool are available: > 100: How can we make the good choice ? Comparaison of Project Management Software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_project_management_software (see REDMINE = core of EASYREDMINE) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logiciel_de_gestion_de_projets (In french but with a long list of product with features comparaison table) 3 Project Management Tool Requirements To choose your tool you have to define your requirements specifications like: Is it a question of managing a project portfolio or of piloting unitary projects? Does the project involve several specialist or institution? Is this a large-scale project requiring several teams? Are the teams split up on several sites? What are the needs for collaboration and communication? What type of project management dashboard is most suitable? What types of reporting will be required? How is the documentation managed? 4 Project Management Tool Project Topology One project, one team, one project manager 5 Information given by each member To Project Manager PM manage the schedule Small team On local site or remote More collaborative needs Exchanges information Cloud solution often CASE 1 Project Management Tool Project Topology Few projects, one team, one project manager 6 Information given by each subproject To Project Manager PM manage the schedule Medium team On local site or international More collaborative needs Exchanges information Cloud solution often More implications of PM in spent time CASE 2 Project Management Tool Project Topology One global projects, few subprojects, few teams, one Global Project manager, few subprojects managers. (Solution 1) 7 Information given by each subproject To Project Manager PM manage the schedule Medium, large team On local site or remote Less collaborative needs Exchanges information top-Down PM desktop often More, more