Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 10
Project Management
10.1 Technical and Organisational Tools
Systems supporting project management are known under the abbreviation PMS:
Project Management System. We will discuss some of its features, including the
following aspects will be:
Objectives and tasks of a PMS
Technical possibilities and functional characteristics
The most important basic functions
Specific functions in detail such as:
- Task planning
- Mile stone plan
- Capacity management
- Gantt diagram
- Network diagram
- Critical path
- Cost control.
10.2 Objectives and Tasks
PMS is supposed to support projects above a certain complexity to ease implemen-
tation. The aim is to achieve transparency concerning:
Project progress
Schedule bottlenecks
Personnel bottlenecks and
Associated costs.
