Transcript Web-based Project Management Systems

Technological Educational
Institute of Larissa
School of Management and Finance
Department of Project
Management
Web-based Project Management
Systems
By: Poulianos Sotiris
Santas Haris
Tzavella Giota
What Is A Project?
A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken
to create a unique product or service.
What Is Project Management
Project Management is the application of
knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to
project activities in order to meet or exceed
stakeholder needs and expectations from a
project.
Project Μanagers Οften
Εxperience:
 Completion delays
 Budjet overruns
 Bad quality performance
Why The Internet Is an Important
Tool in Project Management
 It best facilitates a collaborative working
environment in a project.
 Is the key to a change in global business an
will impact professions, collaboration and
the business structure.
What Is Web Based Project
Management System
 An electronic project management system
conducted through the extranet.
 A private network that uses internet
protocols to transmit information.
 Is only accessible by a project team.
Current Features of PM-ASPs
 Document management
 Project workflow
 Project directory
 Central logs
 Advanced searching
 Schedule and calendar
 Information service
What Does WPMS Provide?
 A centralized, commonly accessible,
reliable means of transmitting and storing
information.
 Information exchange.
 A unique opportunity for teamwork and
workflow automation.
Access Of Project Team
Members
Access via a digital user ID and password
from remote locations at any time,
eliminating the problems that occur in liner
communication schemes
Project Participants Can:
 Insert
 Search
 View
 Print
 Update
 Delete…
information with the use of a web browser.
Four Categories of Information
Carried Out Through WPMS
 Project information: details about the project.
 Design information: generated by the design
team.
 Management information: developed by the
project manager.
 Financial information: developed by the
accounting staff responsible for the project.
Company Personel
 Project Manager
 Superintendents
 Engineers
 Equipment operators
 Craftsmen
 Labourers
 Design engineers
 Accountants
Outside Participants
 Project owner
 Subcontractors
 Suppliers
 Supervising authorities
 Consultants
 Financial institutions
WPMS Abilities
 Tracks who entered the system.
 What has seen.
 What comments or changes have made.
 Introduce a project hierarchy into the
system.
Functional Scheme Of WPMS
Options of WPMS Implementation
 Develop a customized WPMS in-house.
 Develop a WPMS by purchasing commercial
web-enabled packaged software and installing it
on a company’s internal server.
 Rent/lease a developed WPMS.
WPMS Purchased Packaged
Software
 Microsoft Project® 2002(Microsoft)
 P3ecTM & SureTrak TM (Primavera®)
 PrologTM Project Pack (Meridian Project
SystemsTM)
 WebProjectTM (Novient®)
Rent or Lease WPMS
 BuzzsawTM (Autodesk®)
 Citadon TM (ConstructW@re®)
 ProjectTalk TM (meridian project systems®)
 PrimeContract® (primavera®)
 VISTA 2020® (market street technologies®)
System Design
Consists of:
 a repository database
 a web server
 a web application
 end user terminals
(End users access the database information
through the internet using a web browser).
Potential Benefits of PM-ASPs
 Cost advantage
 Outsourcing advantage
 Competition among IT professionals
 ASPs competition
These Elements Empede
Effective Information Collection:
 The dispersed locations of the construction
sites
 The large amount and diversity of
information
 The wide variation of participant
specialities
 Computer acquaintance
The Future of PM-ASP
 The number of ASPs will increase
 A standard of features will be estalished
 PM-ASPs will be easy to use and more
integrated with other systems than today
 The price will be decrease
 Data security will become a major concern
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