Hello everyone. I am very new to project management, as a matter of fact am a student member of PMI. Along with my online course for PMP cert I would also like to take a course on a good Project Management Software, can anyone recommend one?
Thank you very much for your kind advice.
Ronnie.
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Vrushank BuchProject Manager| ITT Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.Vadodara, Gujarat, India
MS Project software is good to start. For basics of Project scheduling and cost it is excellent.
Once you are thorough on this, you may switch over to Primavera which involves multiple facets of project management. Saving Changes...
Chris van der LeerProject Manager| StantecChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
This thread is legacy, however I'd suggest looking on Udemy.com for some MSP courses:
MS Project is fairly ubiquitous, so if you want to learn a very popular tool, that would be the one. However, I don't like MS Project for agile projects, and it is only somewhat useful for projects using hybrid methodologies. There are over 2 dozen Kanban boards available for evaluation - check the net. I don't have a preference for any particular Kanban application at this time, and the market shares aren't compelling like they are with MS Project. Saving Changes...
Product Operations Program ManagerBarcelona, Cataluña, Spain
So far I have used MS Project and have been more than enough. I ought to add that using MS Project is more than just adding tasks and assigning durations and costs. It is a powerful asset in planning, monitoring and controlling the project. Also very useful when Project Sponsor or steering committee request an urgent project update (baselines, variances, EVM...). Have heard also great things about P6, although I have never used it. Saving Changes...
Project Libre is an open source Project Management Information System that is gaining momentum both in the US and worldwide. For small project and single user project management, I will be experimenting with it instead of MS Project.
For those mentioning OpenProj, note that Project Libre is a major spinoff from that effort. Saving Changes...
Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
If you are interested in taking a course, I suggest you take it on project scheduling rather than a specific tool. You will learn a lot about schedule planning and tracking that works across all tools.
Have said that, if you want to learn more about Microsoft Project, you can check if there is an MPUG Chapter near you. Saving Changes...
I am going to try OpenProj and let you know. Thanks for the suggestions... Saving Changes...
Brian NaylorProject Manager| Visier SolutionsVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Primavera and MS Project are pretty much the standards for more established customers, but I've had a lot of businesses ask me if I know some of the newer, cheaper, web-based platforms recently... so I did a bit of research and tried a few out. Here's the post I wrote on what I found if you're interested:
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