subject: GPM 6 Edition Report on Project Management Software [print this page] GPM 6 Edition Report on Project Management Software
When it comes to project software, several of these responsible for a company's project management basically refer to the ideal-recognized softwareproducts regardless of their person specifications. Other people devote days on net analysis, trying to get an overview of a market which includes several hundred vendors. And some get started gathering specifications from their project managers, ending up confused with a list of attributes that turns out to be just a bit too demanding for today's project software. Figuring out the functions of modern project management software and the top solutions is an indispensable prerequisite for any person who desires to opt for and implement a new software tool.
The German Project Management Association (GPM) recently published an updated report on project management software systems in English. The sixth edition of the effective report, "Project Management Software Systems", delivers the total guide to a profitable project software selection system. The authors, Mey Mark Meyer and Frederik Ahlemann, are acknowledged authorities on the subject. Each have several years of knowledge in scientific analysis on softwareassistance for project management and assisted various businesses in implementing project management and supporting software.
The initial section of the report is a structured, simple-to-adhere to guide to the very best practices and theory behind the tool choice process. The second section contains a detailed analysis of 24 market place-leading products based on much more than 250 criteria. The report evaluates generic project management (not sector-specific) functionality. Although operating by means of the descriptions of the criteria, readers get a good notion of what is state-of-the art in project softwareengineering.
Every single item assessed in the report is scored on the very same criteria so that item comparisons can be produced effortlessly. The "assessment summary" at the finish of each and every critique delivers an very easily digestible overview of the strengths and weaknesses of each and every these project software systems in the numerous regions of project (portfolio) management.
The report utilizes the so-called "M"-Model as a frame of reference. The "M"-Model is a conceptual software architecture that embraces all tasks related to the initiation, organizing, execution and termination of projects. It describes enterprise-wide multi project management such as project portfolio management and covers different management levels involved. Apart from that, the authors also did a functional analysis of the final results in the style of IPMA Competence Baseline ICB as well as a maturity level based analysis of all the products covered.
GPM's new report conveys know-how about the a variety of tools rather than ranking them in an absolute order. Readers will uncover useful facts to locate software suiting their person desires.
German-speaking organizations:
GPM (Germany) - German Association for Project Management
GPM has been existing since 1979 and is an association including over 5,600 people, companies, authorities and universities. GPM pursues the goal of promoting project management particularly for education and further education as well as research and information in this field. GPM is the German representative of IPMA.
PMI (Germany) - Project Management Institute Berlin
The PMI has a lot of branches in Germany. This link includes the Berlin branch. You can also find further links to German pages and to PMI Germany on this website.
PMA (Austria) - Project Management Austria
The pma is an association whose members come from business, public administration and universities. The pma is a sub-organization of the IPMA.
SPM (Switzerland) - Swiss Project Management Association
The SPM is a nationally and internationally approved institution for project management and represents Switzerland as an executive member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). SPM pursues the goal of establishing acceptance and of promoting project management with business, organizations and associations in order of making project management a central competence at all levels of education.
