Project
Management
Computer aided project
management
Organization has serious
problems if its projects are
Project problems are frequently caused by
not managed properly
ineffective project management. As the result
projects are late, project costs exceed
expected values, organization has problems
with clients, stakeholders, and personnel
motivation.
Corporate project management system helps
to solve these problems.
Project Management
Requirements
Good project management requires:
Defining measurable and achievable goals that shall
be met in the specified time period,
Defining proper project success criteria that will
motivate project personnel to achieve organizational
business goals,
Application of project management software that
helps to plan, to analyze, and to control project
execution,
Implementation of the organizational structures that
support project management processes,
Implementation of the project participants award and
recognition system that motivates project teams to
achieve project goals.
Project Management
Tasks
Practically project management helps to
solve the following tasks:
To initiate projects basing on reliable estimates
of future benefits,
To create project schedules and budgets that
optimize limited resource usage,
To develop an optimal plan for project financing
and supplies,
To improve project stakeholders
communications,
Project Management
Tasks
To organize proper project performance
management and contract administration,
To analyze project risk and uncertainties and to
create contingency plans and reserves,
To simulate project management decisions using
project computer model before their
implementation,
To manage project archives and knowledge
databases.
Project management
Benefits
American statistics shows that
Project Management implementation saves 1015% of project budgets,
Project Management average cost is 6.5% of
the project cost.
Project Computer
Simulation
Modern Project Management is based on
computer aided project planning,
performance analysis and decision
making.
Project Management software was one of
the first applications developed for the
personal computers.
Project Management
Software
Project Management software:
Creates reliable project schedules that optimize
resource usage and takes into account all
project constraints like resource, calendar,
financial and supply limitations.
Calculates project material requirements at
any time period.
Calculates project budget and financial
requirements for any time period.
Calculate project resource (labor, machines)
requirements for any time period.
Project Management
Software
Collects project performance information and
adjusts project plan basing on performance
results.
Forecasts future project results and shows any
deviations from the approved baseline.
Controls project contracts performance.
Analyzes risk and uncertainties and calculates
necessary contingency reserves.
Analyzes trends of project parameters.
Supplies project stakeholders with the reliable
estimates of project performance.