PM Software

Project Management Software Information **

(See also the list of articles and links related to PM software and reviews in the Bibliography.)

Microsoft® Project™
FREE Demos or Downloads: PM and PM-related Software
  • FREE online trial, RationalPlan – ** Multi project planning, Work Breakdown Structure, Gantt chart, allocate resources, estimate costs …
  • FREE PM Software Download:  ProjectPlan.com — ** “The World’s Easiest Project Planning Software”
  • FREE PM Software Download: FastTrack Schedule for Windows 95/98/2000/NT 4.0; Macintosh; Windows 3.1
  • FREE demo of Project KickStart, “…will help you design, organize and schedule your project in only 30 minutes,” claims the publisher.
  • FREE Download: Milestones software line: “The fast, easy way to schedule, manage, and present your projects.” Test drive the different PM software products at the Kidasa web site.
  • FREE Trial YZ Project Manager — ** “… is a fairly easy to use use PM Software with workflow, collaboration, document management system, calendaring system, customized fields, and graphical charts… key feature is … ability to dynamicaly define and use fields according to [changing] company needs.”
  • FREE Trial of 3f Project Management Systems — ** “Web based systems for online project management available either as a hosted solution or for self hosting.”
  • FREE Trial of Asta Easyplan - ** “Asta Easyplan is a simple construction project planning software product designed specifically for trade contractors and smaller construction companies.”
  • FREE downloads, misc. products: MAG Softwrx, Inc ** – Time and expense tracking software using a web-based interface.
  • FREE test drive of Vertabase – ** “Top rated web based Project Management software… includes timesheets, budget control, Gantt charts and more..”
  • FREE Trial & free coaching of @Task Project Management Tools & Workflow Software ** “With the @task extended project management tool, every aspect of a project can be saved in a template for future work. Project management templates can be built from the ground up or captured from projects in progress.”
  • FREE Team Mgt. Software Download: Orbisoft’s Task Manager 2000 [click on "Free Downloads"]
  • FREE test drive,OnTrax Manager – ** Web based PM tracking software including timesheets, expenses and project tracking.
  • FREE trial, Replicon Web Resource – Employee Scheduling ** “Web Resource is designed to help … schedule and manage … employees. View a quick snapshot of your projects, employees, and skill sets. Eliminate spreadsheets.”
  • FREE templates & more from e-ProjectManagers.com – ** “Project Management Templates – free and successful project management resources”
  • FREE trial of MindManager 7 ** – “…helps capture, organize and communicate ideas and information effectively.”
  • FREE trial of JuggleMyStuff ** – Web-based tool to help you juggle everything “from simple lists to multiple, full-scale team projects, and everything in between.”
  • FREE trial of ConceptDrawProject 4 ** – “… designed to efficiently plan and track a number of projects simultaneously and to accurately allocate and manage any identified resource used in any of the projects being managed…represents project data in a clear visual manner…”
  • FREE reviews of Construction Project Management Software ** “…[free] reviews of construction management software… to match buyers with the right software tools based on their industry, size and unique requirements.”
  • FREE trial of Genius Project - Collaborative Project Portfolio Management Software ** “…Genius Project for Web is an intuitive and easy-to-use web-based project management software that covers each step of a project process, from project selection to execution.”
Info: PM and PM-related Software
  • Accept Software Corporation ** – “… requirements mgt. software for product management… provides industry leading product mgt. software, requirements mgt. software and product planning software.”  FREE white papers, etc. at website
  • AceRemoteProject v1.5 ** – “…a web-based system… to manage dispersed projects and global teams and go beyond the limitations of typical outsourcing model and typical online communication.”
  • CAN-PLAN 2006 ** a “small project mgt. system” that “offers the lowest cost simplified project management with Gantt Chart, Critical Path, Earned Value (NEW), Cost Control (NEW), Overcommitment Control, and many, many other features.”
  • EstimatorPal **  – an estimation tool for a wide variety of software [project] size, cost and schedule estimates.
  • Genius Project for Domino – Project and Portfolio Management solution for IBM Lotus Notes client
  • HeadsUp iCPM Construction Management Services and Software – ** “Construction management software that integrates field reporting, scheduling, project management, document management, bidding, and collaboration while interfacing with popular construction accounting systems.”
  • Infowit Creative Manager ** “Infowit is the only project management solution built exclusively for creative and design firms. It automates overhead and enhances communications…”
  • InterPlan Systems Inc. ** “Offers the eTaskMaker project estimating software and ATC Professional project management software (for oil refining and petrochemical plant maintenance turnarounds).”
  • Meridian System’s Prolog – ** “…provides project management software for optimizing the Plan, Build and Operate phases of real estate, construction, and other physical infrastructure projects and programs.”
  • Primavera: Software products to help plan and manage individual or enterprise-wide projects.
  • Sciforma Corporation’s PS8 — ** “…a robust yet scalable project management tool for your enterprise…”
  • Taskbin — ** [net-based collaborative tool] “…the only way to manage tasks while working in groups. Think of it as the ultimate shared to-do list.”
  • Timesheet, Time Tracking and Project Management Software: ** “Spherical Technology software automatically tracks PC-based work for easy and accurate timesheet creation.”
  • WBS Chart Pro: ** “This Microsoft Project add-on software allows you to plan and display projects using a tree-style diagram known as a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Chart,” according to the publisher.
  • Niku ** “The provider of innovative, Internet-based, professional services automation (PSA) products…” which support project mgt. via the web.

Project Portfolio Management [PPM] Software Vendors **

(These vendors make software tools that can help your organization track and manage entire portfolios of projects. See also my online article “What’s Project Portfolio Management (PPM) & Why Should Project Managers Care About It?” )

** Presented for your information only. While they look promising, I haven’t enough experience using them to endorse them. Check them out for yourself! — M. Greer

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