Objectives Of Project Management Software

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1. INTRODUCTION

Project management is the application of processes, methods, knowledge, skills and experience to achieve the project objectives. A project is a unique, transient endeavour, undertaken to achieve planned objectives, which could be defined in terms of outputs, outcomes or benefits. A project is usually deemed to be a success if it achieves the objectives according to their acceptance criteria, within an agreed timescale and budget

Examples of project goals include: installing a wireless network within a campus ground in a period of 4 months at a cost of K50,000.00. Upgrading a tier 1 data centre into a tier 3 within 6 months at a cost of K 1,000.000.00.

There are a number of tools both commercial and open source that one may utilize to accomplish their projects. Examples are Microsoft Project, DotProject, Premavera, Basecamp, Project Kickstart, Smartsheet, etc. …show more content…

FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Dedicated or specialized project management software comes out outstanding compared to other unconventional applications such as spreadsheets. The primary aim of conventional project management softwares is to allow one to complete a project goal at a specified level of quality and within a given period of time and budget. Some of the pronounced features are outlined below;
a. Better understanding of overall project goals and alignment with business objectives.
b. Better understanding of project-tasks, durations, schedule dates, and

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