Project Management Software: Comparative Analysis and Implementation

This project analyzes the role and application of project management software in optimizing project workflows. The assignment focuses on evaluating the performance of project management software, including MS Project, Trello, Gantt, Smart sheet, and LibreOffice. The analysis covers the key phases of project management: initiation, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. The project incorporates a case study on the implementation of an information system, highlighting the benefits of using project management tools. The document also provides a review of different project management software and concludes with an overview of their practical applications and effectiveness in project settings. References are provided for further study.

Project Initiation, Planning and
Execution
Software analysis

Project management
 Organizing the project on key deliverables.
 The phases:
 Initiation
 Planning
 Executing
 Monitoring and Controlling
 Closing

Project management software
 Project management software helps in execution of the
projects.
 PM software are used for optimizing the time and effort
needed for planning a project.
 The selected case study is implementation of
information system
 The project management software that are selected
are:
 MS Project
 Trello
 Team Gantt
 Smartsheet
 Libra Office

MS project

Trello

Team Gantt

Smart sheet

Libre Office

Conclusion
 The project management is used for the
purpose of organizing the different activities
within the project.
 The presentation has selected 5 different
project management software for the purpose
of evaluating the performance of the project.

References
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References
 Proença, C.R. and Bernardino, J., 2019. Evaluating Gant
Project, Orange Scrum, and ProjeQtOr Open Source Project
Management Tools using QSOS.
 Kerzner, H., 2017. Project management: a systems approach
to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
 Miranda, S. and Sugarindra, M., 2019, May. Utilizing project
management software in project scheduling: a case study.
In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and
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 Meredith, J.R., Mantel Jr, S.J. and Shafer, S.M., 2017. Project
management: a managerial approach. John Wiley & Sons.
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References
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