| Gone are the days when project management | | | | techniques, flowcharting tools to support workflow |
| used to be a task confined to doing up and down | | | | and design management that involves |
| in front of the project manager, noting down the | | | | systematizing and developing the abstract ideas |
| assigned work of the day on papers, writing daily | | | | into a completely finished product, project handling |
| report at the end of the day, submitting those | | | | tools offered by MS Outlook, mapping software |
| etc. This is the era of web based project | | | | solutions to structure and even restructure your |
| management or handling a project with the aid of | | | | progress levels and arrange the information |
| Internet. | | | | structure of your company's management teams. |
| Web based project management works by | | | | If we try to take a look at kind and type of |
| centralizing complete project information onto a | | | | project management software, we find that |
| single server that tracks all the work being done. | | | | several such software have marked their |
| As a result every member of the team can | | | | presence in the corporate world. Thus selecting |
| access to the requisite info anytime. | | | | one such software can be brain-taxing task. |
| Web based project management has several | | | | However prior to purchasing project management |
| benefits over the conventional style of managing | | | | software there are certain crucial things that an |
| a project. The foremost and most outstanding | | | | individual should know. First, the prices of the |
| feature is saving of time. Web based project | | | | software vary with the levels of sophistication |
| management drastically reduces the amount of | | | | and vice-a-versa. Usually project management |
| time consumed in handling a project manually. For | | | | software ranges from $50 to $20,000. Secondly |
| now the work for the day can be seen as well as | | | | you must know that the software will not |
| sent online. The project manager can go through | | | | accomplish tasks such as defining scope of the |
| it and even send the modifications through the | | | | project, interaction with the project sponsor etc. |
| same mode. Other merits of web based project | | | | but it will just help you in doing these jobs more |
| management include convenience in doing the | | | | efficiently and effectively. |
| work, automatic mailers and notifications and so | | | | If your project is small then grab software for |
| forth. | | | | handling small projects. This software will plan and |
| In order to further assist web technique of | | | | schedule with only durations and not work |
| management many companies have come up | | | | estimates and resource capacity. At this level the |
| with project management software. Project | | | | software might just cause you an expense of |
| management software can help you to manage | | | | $25. |
| your project efficiently if the project requires | | | | While if your project is large then you need to |
| contributions of multiple individuals or teams using | | | | have software that stimulate the project and |
| a multi tiered development plan over a fixed area | | | | reschedule and optimize it every time a change is |
| of time. The software is a great organizing tool. It | | | | made. This software provides us the capability to |
| organizes not just the parts of project as | | | | budget and schedule not only internal employees |
| landmark targets but also organizes the output of | | | | but also external consultants and vendors along |
| the team member in a comprehensive manner. | | | | with budgeting for equipment and travel |
| The software can be of tremendous use in | | | | expenditure. The cost of this software will be |
| almost every aspect of project handling. For | | | | around $300- $500. |
| instance advising adequate strategies and | | | | |