From the e-Activities, discuss the
advantages and disadvantages that are associated with laying out a
project plan using project management software versus not using project
management software. Provide a rationale for your response.
Project management software such as the GANNT chart
displays simple activities and events, plotted against times or
dollars. It also allows the project manager to stay organized by keeping
track of tasks, durations, and milestones (Kerzner, 2013). With A
Tracking GANNT chart you can set the project baseline. Once you have a
baseline, you can track the progress of the project. Having a plan helps
the manager to see how far ahead or behind they are based on the
projects plan. The Network Diagram view helps the manager to clearly see
what tasks take place in series, which ones occur in parallel, and how
all tasks are linked (Kerzner, 2013).
There are many disadvantages to not using project
management software. Some of the disadvantages are not using time
wisely, less organized and not managing goals accurately. Im sure
businesses were able to manage just fine without project management
software before the advancements in technology. However, today it is
almost a must to have some type of management software or tool to help
your projects be successful, especially if they are large projects. It
is nearly impossible to keep track of tasks, events, times, and dollars
without managing it through a valuable program or system. This way you
can always refer back to your plane easily in case you need to make
changes somewhere.question from professor from answer above:You can still create a Gantt chart without using software. The use of
software came long many years after the Gantt was first developed. Large
dry erase boards or butcher paper would have been used to map out all
the activities and their dependencies. With this thought in mind, what
advantages does the use of software have? What are some considerations
that you would want to make before procuring a project management
software solution?Project management software such as the GANNT chart
displays simple activities and events, plotted against times or
dollars. It also allows the project manager to stay organized by keeping
track of tasks, durations, and milestones (Kerzner, 2013). With A
Tracking GANNT chart you can set the project baseline. Once you have a
baseline, you can track the progress of the project. Having a plan helps
the manager to see how far ahead or behind they are based on the
projects plan. The Network Diagram view helps the manager to clearly see
what tasks take place in series, which ones occur in parallel, and how
all tasks are linked (Kerzner, 2013).There are many disadvantages to not using project
management software. Some of the disadvantages are not using time
wisely, less organized and not managing goals accurately. Im sure
businesses were able to manage just fine without project management
software before the advancements in technology. However, today it is
almost a must to have some type of management software or tool to help
your projects be successful, especially if they are large projects. It
is nearly impossible to keep track of tasks, events, times, and dollars
without managing it through a valuable program or system. This way you
can always refer back to your plane easily in case you need to make
changes somewhere.question from professor from answer above:You can still create a Gantt chart without using software. The use of
software came long many years after the Gantt was first developed. Large
dry erase boards or butcher paper would have been used to map out all
the activities and their dependencies. With this thought in mind, what
advantages does the use of software have? What are some considerations
that you would want to make before procuring a project management
software solution?
