Talk:Project management software

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That makes sense as long as Project management software is about software that helps with managing a project and Software project management is about managing software development projects. I retract my offer to merge... PMDude (talk) 23:16, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

I don't agree with the idea of merging Project management software and Software project management. Software project management just covers a special case of Project management, like Industrial project management or Construction project management. Each type of project management has special needs and these requirements should be addressed through software customization. --Captone (talk) 19:02, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

I agree, the "Criticisms of project management software" section is NPOV and not well organized. Also, this page is redundant, as there is another page called "Software project management". I will work on an outline that combines both pages and post it to the talk pages of each for discussion. 156.45.254.11 (talk) 14:00, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

It looks like it has been removed! I agree with you: PSNext is a legitimate software that should be included on this page. PSNext has a good track record. Unfortunately, the company (Sciforma, previously Scitor) and the product (PSNext, previously PS) names changed recently, so there is few coverage on internet on these names. --Captone (talk) 19:02, 2 December 2009 (UTC) I have added PSNext which is a legitimate web-based PM software tool. Please do not remove Viking67 08:36, 15 January 2007 (UTC) What about consumer level and products for Macintosh. I know Fast Track Schedule 8 is cross platform, although it may also start with the Gantt Chart (I am not sure). Also, what about the PowerCards application for Macintosh?

"Problems with project management software" section sounds very NPOV.

Selecting project management software
Perhaps someone could write this section into the article -- it was marked as template:sect-stub before, and I'm not quite sure whether it describes a particular piece of software -- is it copied from a program's feature-list or something?
 * large developer group: >5 members
 * large user group
 * both online(web-based) and offline(local machine) work model
 * multiuser, multigroup, multiproject,multilingual
 * recurring tasks support: example: monthly task define
 * To track multiple projects and innumerable small tasks
 * tasks and their dependencies: multiple dependencies: n to n dependence.
 * Gantt graph
 * Tree view for project and nested tasks and subtasks
 * Task completion statistics: status reports
 * archived projects/tasks
 * project calendars & reminder
 * resource management
 * resource constrains
 * resource usage tables
 * project accounting statements
 * extensible: easy to add new components or be plugged into existing components
 * bugtracker
 * email notification
 * forums
 * wikis

Probabilistic Project Planning I would love to get information on this topic. Even as far back as 20 years ago. Project planning using CPM and PERT was advanced with probabilitistic project planning. Using such an approach, the choice between two or more alternative routes could be planned based on probaility of completion or sucess of individual tasks. This approach allows all possible paths to completion to be included a project plan from the outset, but only one path to be probabalistically "best and being executed" at any point in time. Furthermore, the path may change at any time that revised projections show a probabilistically better path. This avoids creating and mantaining separate project plans for the same project.

There are two different pages on the same subject of Software Project Management
Here are the URLs:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_management_software

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_project_management

Please will someone expert on the subject merge these two pages into one?

Regards,

FabioDeFrancesco 16:19, 29 October 2007 (UTC)


 * One article is about software used to track projects, the other is about the process of tracking software development activities. They're completely different concepts, and share only the same three words in the title. Am I missing something?  Kuru  talk  01:19, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

You're perfectly right, my fault. It was probably due to my poor English. FabioDeFrancesco 22:58, 30 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Absolutely not a problem! Glad I could help. :)  Kuru  talk  01:20, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

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Fair use rationale for Image:Screengrab - Microsoft Project 9.0.2000.0224 - (simple Gantt chart) .png
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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:42, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Promotional links
As one can see in the history of changes, there needs to be done a cleanup every week, deleting promotional links in the "see also" section. Anything that can be done about that? JackDMF (talk) 09:50, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Approaches section
Seems to me the whole section is a bit redundant ... you could apply what it says to pretty much any software solution. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.195.131.21 (talk) 17:01, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Elaborating "Tasks or activities of project management software"
I'd like to rewrite or at least improve this article. I think we should detail the expected or typical features of software management software:
 * Estimation and planning
 * Scheduling
 * Cost and budget management
 * Resource Management
 * Quality management
 * Risk Management
 * Monitor and Control

Additionally I think we should explain how the software assists the project manager throughout the project life cycle:
 * initiation
 * planning or development
 * production or execution
 * monitoring and controlling
 * closing

I also agree with previous comment about Approaches section being general for most software solutions. It doesn't help much. Any thoughts on this? Can anyone help with the editing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guy.other (talk • contribs) 19:35, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Edit request
I would like to request edit for the page. I feel the page in its current form is inadequate by leaving out the application perspective. I propose to add a new section "Benefits" after "History" and above "Tasks and activities" by identify problems Project Management Software can resolve and the key industries Project Management Software has become increasingly beneficial. The next paragraph is my proposed content:

"The key challenges for any type of project are to avoid cost overrun, handling large amount of documents and on time project delivery. An innovative project management software can deliver effective cost control, provide effective document control as well as mitigate other project risks by allowing collaboration between project stakeholders. The application of project management software is increasingly evident in the construction and civil engineering industry."

Please note I would like to add a reference link to my proposed content pointing to an objective article published on Tenderfield.com.au based on findings from following academic studies: 1. Dr Thomas Sowell, an economist and senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institute, who wrote an article about cost overrun. 2. Professor Chris Hendrickson Civil and Environmental Engineering professor of Hamerschlag University and his work about cost overrun. 3. a study conducted by Texas Transportation Institute lead by I. Damnjanovic et al, one of their associate professor.

Please note I would also like to describe my connection to Tenderfield.com.au: I am a business consultant currently advising Tenderfield, my client, on product development relating to issues such as technology use, software development methodologies and software specification. There is no current sign this relationship is a periodic or recurring as product development is capital in nature. The scope of my service excludes marketing and promotion, I am a software development consultant and I do not get paid by contributing to Wikipedia. My remuneration is based on how Tenderfield has reached product development milestones against a predefined time schedule. During my consultancy service I was aware of the number of resource articles on my client’s website, which I referred to during my edit. As learnt from my academic background, I was fully aware of the importance of objectivity and remained a neutral point of view when editing the wiki page in question. My edit was not requested by any person from Tenderfield, I felt the wiki page in question was inadequate and hence added the objective addition, including the referenced article which was based on 3 different groups of prominent academic figures which also provided an objective view in my opinion. I wish the above is suffice in disclosing my relationship with Tenderfield, but I am happy to answer any question you have.

I wish I have applied the request edit procedure correctly. If not, please let me know. Thanks. BuildGuru (talk) 06:27, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * The content is quite promotional, you may wish to see this for more information. Request declined. Regards, VB00 (talk) 09:38, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

Hi VB00, I had a look at your reference and do not see how else my edit is promotional beside using the word "innovative". If I replace the words "An innovative project management software..." to "A project management software..." would it be fine? If not, please specify how my edit is promotional. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BuildGuru (talk • contribs) 02:04, 23 June 2017 (UTC)