Project Management - Different Types Of Tools

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1. What are project management tools?
The different types of PM tools are mainly listed below:
 Basecamp
 MS project
 Project Libre
 WorkZone
 JIRA
 Asana
 Scoro
2. What are uses of different Project management tools?
The different tools of PM that are mainly used for assigning tasks, adding comments as
well; as organizing different types of dashboards. Additionally, it assists in avoiding file
management related features including versioning, editing as well as storage of various types of
file (Kerzner, 2017). Additionally, the productivity growth needs to be tracked as well as
assessed with the help of resource management as well as tracking.
3. How Gantt chart is beneficial in managing project?
The main benefit of using the Gantt chart is to proper scheduling the task by properly
understanding clear as well as proper representation of time frame. It helps in properly adding
dependencies as well as various types pf predecessors for properly showing the project plan.
Additionally, it illustrates how the entire project will progress during the project management
related processes (Meredith et al., 2017).

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4. What is a project methodology?
Project management is one of the combinations of project related processes, methods as
well as practices which are mainly used for determining proper way to plan, develop as well as
control the entire project effectively within the entire continuous implementation procedure.
Furthermore, the methodology helps in providing the project team with proper set of standards
for initiating as well as managing the different project quite effectively.
5. What is critical path in project management?
The critical path is defined as one of the significant sequences of project-based activities
that helps in adding up the longest duration of the project regardless if the longest duration of the
project is float or not (Marchewka, 2016). This further helps in properly determining the shortest
time that is mainly required in order to successfully for finishing the work of the project.
Furthermore, the critical path helps in allowing the team for properly determining the most
significant tasks within the project. This helps in providing high level of insights on the project
timeline for giving proper duration about which duration of the project can be modified.
6. What is the used of WBS in project?
The WBS is one of the key deliverables that helps in properly organizing the work of
team effectively into a number of manageable sections. It helps in properly defining the project
scope into different number of manageable chunks such that the project team can be effectively
understanding each of the level of WBS that further assists in giving proper detailed information
(Kerzner, 2017). The project team properly create the WBS structure by properly determining
the major functional deliverable for subdividing the deliverable.