1. SE503 Advanced Project Management Dr. Ahmed Sameh, Ph.D. Professor, CS & IS Project Management Software

2. “Professional” Packages – Over $2000 cost – Very flexible, multi-project capability – Primavera Project Planner (P3) “Personal” Packages – Under $500 cost – Canned views, reports, graphics – Microsoft Project

3. Software Advantages Forces you to plan Re-planning, What-If Analysis Resource Management Monitoring Progress Communicating Interoperability With Other Software

4. Software Disadvantages Purchase Cost Time Consuming/Learning Curve Assumes Computer Skills De-Humanizes Project Management Inconsistent or Unfamiliar Terminology GIGO Rule

5. Software Purchase Cost Capabilities Company Reputation Technical Assistance Interoperability EASE OF USE – Other users – Demonstrations – Trial period

6. Software Features Scope – Work breakdown structure – Outlining/numbering/indenting – Task sorting/filtering

7. Software Features Schedule – Task durations and relationships – Summary tasks – Milestones, fixed dates – Calendars – Time scales – Critical task identification

8. Software Features Budget – Material costs – Labor costs (regular, holiday, overtime) – Cost accrual (start, end, prorated) – Sorting/filtering/subtotals – Contingency, escalation, overhead

9. Software Features Resource Management – Assign resources to tasks – Show allocation for project – Manual or automatic leveling – Beware of leveling algorithm

10. Resource Leveling Level the Demand on each Resource Approaches – Change task durations – Shift task start times – Split tasks Resource Leveling Becomes Complicated Very Quickly and can Involve Multiple Strategies

11. Resources - Final Comments Initial Planning often Assumes the Availability of All Necessary Resources Demands of Other Projects on Common Resources is often Unknown Software can be a Great Help in Identifying and Resolving Resource Conflicts

12. Software Features Graphics – Gantt chart – PERT chart – Time-scaled logic – Spending curves – Resource allocation graphs – Two-week look ahead

13. Software Features Reports – Tabular – Standard forms – Custom formats – Scope/schedule/budget/resource/progress Multi-Project Capability – Master/slave projects – Shared resources

14. Critical Chain Software http://www.sphericalangle.com/ http://www.realization.com/ http://www.prochain.com/ http://www.advanced-projects.com/ http://www.adaptive-planning.com/ http://www.sciforma.com/ http://www.guysoftware.com/planbee.htm http://www.rallydev.com/project_management_dashboard.jsp http://www.silverstripesoftware.com/

15. Agile Project Management Software http://www.versionone.net/ http://www.targetprocess.com/ http://www.extremeplanner.com/ http://www.rallydev.com/ http://danube.com/scrumworks

16. Both? http://www.daptiv.com/ MS Project – CC-Pulse add-in – Scrum add-in