Information Technology Project Management
Information Technology Project Management
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ISBN: 9781337101356
Author: Kathy Schwalbe
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 7E
Program Plan Intro

Microsoft Project 2016:

  • The “Microsoft Project 2016” refers to project management software which helps the project managers for schedule development and resource assignment for tasks.
  • It also helps the project managers to track progress, manage budget, and analyze assignments.
  • It is a midrange tool offered by Microsoft at the year 2016.

Other project management software tools:

The list of other project management software tools is as follows:

  • SCORO:
    • It is one of the project management software, which helps to rationalize the complete work progress, so that the users need not use different tools for different tasks.
  • PROOFHUB:
    • It is one of the project management software, which has a simple and very good user interface to collaborate team more proficiently.
  • ASANA (Smart phone application):
    • It is one of the project management software for smart phones, which will support small, medium, and large team size and also it integrates Microsoft Office, CSV files, Gmail, and so on.

Explanation of Solution

b.

Comparing other tools with Project 2016:

Explanation of Solution

c.

Justification for investing in enterprise or portfolio project management (PPM) software:

Organizations can justify their investment in enterprise or PPM software because it offers following things:

  • It distributes flexible work management solutions among businesses, departments, and group...

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