Project Management
Introductory Guide to Project Management Resources
PM and PPM Software
- Comparison of project management softwareA comprehensive, but not exhaustive, list of project management software. Provides a comparison of key components (Collaborative software, Issue tracking system, Scheduling, Project Portfolio Management, Resource Management, Document Management, Workflow system, Reporting and Analyses, Web-based) notable project management software including links to software, type of license.
- Project Management Software - A Comprehensive Guide to Project Management Software SolutionsA non-traditional (non-IT) perspective and consideration for project management software to embrace a more collaborative approach.
PM Game
- That PM GameA project management game... its free. To play just assign your staff to the various tasks in the schedule and hit the Start button. Its easy, its fast, and there is nothing to download.
Project Management Productivity Tools (Desktop Software and Web Applications)
- XMind - Mind Mapping SoftwareBrainstorming and mind mapping software and perhaps the best way to share ideas. Free and fee/subscription version.
- FreeMind - Mindmapping SoftwareFreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping software written in Java.
- MS ProjectThe popular project management software from Microsoft
- OpenProjOpen Source (free) version that is very similar to MS Project
- GliffyA diagramming and modeling tool for network layouts, venn diagrams, org charts, SWOT charts, flow charts and more. This is a free online tool (web application) with 5 free diagrams with registration and then a paid subscription required for additional use.
Timeline Software
While Gantt charts are fundamental to project task breakdown (decomposition) and project scheduling, they may be too technical for representing certain historical project developments or future plans. Various online timeline software listed below may help those less technically oriented to the intricracies of project management (pretty much everyone who is not a PM) to better visualize and grasp what you are trying to communicate at a very high level.