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Project Management Software What does Project Management software do? Project management software has the capacity to help plan, organize, and manage resource tools and develop resource estimates. Depending on the sophistication of the software, it can manage estimation and planning, scheduling, cost control and budget management, resource allocation, collaboration software, communication, decision-making, quality management and documentation or administration systems. Today, numerous PC & browser based project management software and contract management software solutions exist, and are finding applications in almost every type of business. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_management_software For more information, read this article http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-project-management-software-definition-examples.html OR this one https://www.tutorialspoint.com/management_concepts/project_management_softwares.htm There are many different Pr...

Introduction To Time Management Project time management is one of the 10 PMP Knowledge Areas for project managers. It’s the discipline of project management that looks at controlling the amount of time it takes to do the work. Project time management in the PMBOK® Guide is made up of 7 processes. The project time management processes are:     Plan schedule management     Define activities     Sequence activities     Estimate activity resources     Estimate activity durations     Develop schedule     Control schedule. Source: https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-project-time-management-3879177 Read the above article on Time Management or the one below. http://www.nutcache.com/blog/six-main-processes-pmbok-time-management/ Time is easily and simply measured is often used to determine success of a project is inflexible passes no matter what happens on a project T...

Project Life Cycle - recap Video: Lynda.com - Understanding Project Life Cycle  Video: Lynda.com - Managing Project Scope Project Goal The project goal is the high level item that you are wanting to achieve with the project. It forms the main purpose of the project. Project Objectives The objectives are the steps or milestones that help you achieve the project goal. S.M.A.R.T Objectives Objectives should follow the SMART method. S.M.A.R.T objectives are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic or Relevant, Time-bound Read an article on defining S.M.A.R.T objectives   Another article on S.M.A.R.T objectives Video: Lynda.com - How to define project goals and objectives Class Activity 1 For "The Big Move" define: The Project Goal Some Project Objectives (using S.M.A.R.T) Deliverables The Deliverables of a project are the actual outcome(s) from the project that are "delivered" to the Stakeholders. Project Deliverables Video...

1. Defining the project What is a Project? A project is a temporary endeavour undertaken to accomplish a unique purpose. Projects normally involve several people performing interrelated activities as part of a team. "A project is a temporary endeavor designed to produce a unique product, service or result with a defined beginning and end (usually time-constrained, and often constrained by funding or deliverable) undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value. The temporary nature of projects stands in contrast with business as usual (or operations), which are repetitive, permanent, or semi-permanent functional activities to produce products or services. In practice, the management of such distinct production approaches requires the development of distinct technical skills and management strategies." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_management The following attributes relate to a project: ...