Project management software 2. Review of UE information systems. Features of working with MS Project

The project management software market is extremely large.

Microsoft Office Project 2013.

Microsoft Project is a widespread project management software in the world. Starting from the initial level, designed for individual work of the manager of an uncomplicated project, Microsoft Project, starting from version 2000, is making active attempts to conquer the corporate sector of the market for managing complex project programs. This process is quite difficult, mainly due to server problems, and according to the Gartner Group as of 2005, Microsoft Project is only in the sector of candidates for leadership, lagging behind the group of leaders led by Primavera.

The desktop Microsoft Project application combines an intuitive Microsoft Office interface and all the necessary project manager tools to manage the plan and project resources.

The server product Microsoft Project Server is a platform for organizing a corporate project management system and provides collective access to project information and interaction of project participants through a web interface.

The Microsoft Office Project 2013 product family consists of the following products :.

Microsoft Office Project Standard - a desktop application for individual planning and project management. It uses a friendly Microsoft Office interface, which accelerates the use of the program by project managers.

Microsoft Office Project Professional is a desktop application that plays the role of a client in conjunction with Microsoft Project Server. Will provide all the functionality of Microsoft Project Standard and in conjunction with Microsoft Project Server provides users with corporate project management tools. In addition to traditional planning tools, project managers are provided with centralized settings, a single pool of resources and the ability to automatically coordinate their plans with other projects. Project portfolio managers are provided with a tool for effective enterprise resource management.

Microsoft Office Project Server is a server product, the foundation of Enterprise Project Management corporate solution. It includes a centralized database and services, performing the role of a server in conjunction with the client Microsoft Project Professional. Microsoft Project Server provides centralized settings for users, a single pool of resources, a web interface for project participants to work together, and also contains OLAP analysis and project portfolio modeling.

Microsoft Office Project Web Access is a Microsoft Project web interface that allows not only managers, but also other project participants to access project information through the Internet Explorer web browser. It is an integral part of Microsoft Project Server. In conjunction with Windows SharePoint Services, it provides document, resource, and project risk management. To use Microsoft Project Web Access, users must have a client license to access Microsoft Project Server.

All products of the Microsoft Office Project 2033 line are completely Russified.

Spider Project.

In the market of project management software in Russia, along with well-known foreign packages, there is also the Russian package Spider Project. In Russia, this package is quite popular and is used by major corporations to manage a wide variety of projects. The Spider Project package has many differences from its foreign counterparts, which make it attractive for Russian consumers. This is primarily related to the project management technology adopted in Russia, which differs from the one that underlies foreign packages. For example, in Russia, in virtually all areas of the project management application, physical volumes of work are planned, and the duration is calculated based on the performance of the assigned resources, and not the initial information.

The Spider Project package was developed by Spider Management Technologies, one of the leading project management consulting companies in Russia.

Of the main features of this package, it should be noted:

• the possibility of scheduling a project based on the physical quantities of work and resource productivity ;.

• optimization of the use of project resources and wide possibilities for modeling their work;

• inclusion in the project model of supply and financing and the calculation of the schedule with their account;

• calculation and use of the resource critical path and resource reserves ;.

• intensive use in projects of various databases;

• use of multiple hierarchical work structures and project resources;

• original approaches to risk modeling;

• additional forms of graphical reports.

The main disadvantage hindering the promotion of the Spider Project in the market of project management software products is the lack of the possibility of geographically dispersed management of corporate projects.

Welcom.

Welcom was founded in 1983. The corporate headquarters is located in Houston, USA. Company offices in London and Singapore. Partners in more than 20 countries. Her first product, Open Plan, was released in 1985. Currently, a lineup consisting of five products is produced: Open Plan, Cobra, WelcomHome, Welcom-Portfolio, WelcomRisk.

Open Plan - scheduling and execution control.

- a tool for developing, optimizing and monitoring project schedules. The system provides the following tasks :.

1. Formation of the project model: visualization of the work package without limiting the number of tasks (work) and levels of the hierarchical structure; all types of links between works, taking into account work calendars, resource and communication; unlimited number of projects in a multi-project (program).

2. Resource planning allows optimization of the project work schedule, taking into account the availability of resources and allows the use of: a hierarchical structure of resources; all types of resources (material, human, financial, subcontracting, limited shelf life, resource pools, taking into account the availability, qualification and cost of each resource; two methods of resource planning (with limited resources and limited time); planning, taking into account alternative resources for replacement.

3. Multiproject planning allows integrating independent projects into a single multiproject, providing the project manager with the opportunity: analysis and resource planning at the multiproject level, taking into account the priority of projects; reservation of resources for specific projects, taking into account their priority within the project portfolio; obtaining consolidated reporting for all projects.

Cobra - management of the budget of programs and projects realizes the following functions :.

1. Management of the project budget: development, optimization and control of budget execution; project cost planning at the item level; integration with scheduling system.

2. The analysis on the basis of the used volume allows to compare three main indicators of the project: the planned cost of the work performed; the actual cost of the work performed; the planned cost of the planned work; calculate the parameters of deviation from the planned indicators.

3. Forecasting, determines: the optimistic, pessimistic and most probabilistic cost of the project; forecast values ​​generated automatically based on the project schedule; various versions of statistical forecasts in order to select the best and calculate performance indicators for each option.

WelcomHome - ensuring joint work on a geographically distributed project and the creation of a virtual office of the project. It provides centralized storage of project information and data access using a single Web interface and implements the following functions:

1. Integration with scheduling systems. The project participant gets the opportunity to: obtain information on the project progress (scope of work, calendar timeframe, assignment of resources, cost parameters); enter the progress of work and change the schedule; receive tasks of the project manager by e-mail and report on the implementation; participate in the discussion of problems in the forums of various content.

2. Management of project documents provides: a hierarchical structure and access control to document folders; document locking mechanism for exclusive editing; version control documents.

3. The security system implements administration and access control at the level of: users; user groups; user roles.

WelcomPortfolio - project portfolio management implements the following functions: selection of priority projects of the company; tracking the development of high-priority projects of the company; prioritization of company projects; scheduling volumes.

WelcomRisk - risk management allows you to: configure categories for different types of risks; use and build response templates; add and configure templates; introduce user-defined probabilities and effects, numerical and subjective; identify areas of acceptable risk.