Project Management System

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1. INTRODUCTION

Project management software or PMS, is a computer aided project management tool that assists individuals and organizations in managing individual projects or project portfolios. It can be either web based or desktop. Personal project management software is normally much simpler in design than the enterprise project management software as it does not normally involve the complexity of handling large projects. Main software capabilities include resource planning and analysis, multiple project planning and critical path analysis. From these functions, the system will generate deliverables such as reports containing accurate, real time and vital data that can be used to analyze amongst others, the project’s progress. This paper sets out to evaluate the impact of using PMS, looking specifically at organizational level. First, it will look at PMS’s impact in aligning projects to organization’s key objectives and business strategy. Then it will evaluate PMS’s impact on resource allocation and business process improvements and lastly, it will critically discuss PMS’s role in measuring accountability and implementing best practices.

2. IMPACT OF PMS IN ALIGNING PROJECTS TO ORGANIZATION’S KEY OBJECTIVE AND BUSINESS STRATEGY

For large organizations such as the United Nations or Shell that carries out projects in multi-project environment, having firm measure of control and tracking of their project portfolio performance will be critical in meeting key objectives or business strategies. With its project scheduling and critical path analysis features, PMS emphasizes the alignment of projects’ progress and eventual success, to match the organizations overall goal or business strategy. Recently developed software such as i-N...

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...simple and fast, which is essential in lowering the turnaround time.

With its robust communication function, the system can act as a ‘database’ or a ‘portal’ that users can tap into. With the extensive networking, users are able to communicate with relevant party’s in a single language.

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Heroelen, W. 2005, ‘Product Scheduling – Theory and Practice’, Production and Operations Management Vol.14 No. 4 Winterr 2005 pp413-432

Backett, H. 2006, ‘Project Management for All’, Computer Weekly, March 28, 2008 pp34

Sappe, R. 2007, ‘Project-Management Solutions for Building Owners and Developers’, Buildings, April 2007 Vol.101, Iss 4, pp 22

Kerzner, H 2003 ‘Project Management: A system approach to planning, scheduling and controlling (Online) Available at: Google Scholar.

iSixSigma Magazine, November/December 2006

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