Project Management Software Systems report from BARC

Title: Project Management Software Systems - Requirements, Selection Process and Products (5th Edition)
Author: Prof Dr Frederik Ahlemann
Published: 2008
Pages: 470
Price: €595

The fifth edition of the successful BARC report, "Project Management Software Systems", is now available and provides the complete guide to a successful project management software selection program.

If you are seeking to purchase project management software for your organization, this report from BARC puts the facts at your fingertips to help you select the best tool to match your requirements. As well as providing detailed reviews of 24 leading products on the market, this report will give you all the background information you need to conduct a swift and successful evaluation and selection project.

The first section of the report is a structured, easy-to-follow guide to the best practices and theory behind the tool selection process. Among the many highlights of this comprehensive report, you will discover

• The critical success factors in the product selection process;
• The stages involved in the process of finding and implementing the right project management software;
• Which types of project management software are best suited to your organization;
• The various architectures and technologies behind the software; and
• Explanations of the key functionalities typically offered by project management software systems.

The second section contains a detailed analysis of 24 market-leading products based on over 100 criteria. Each product reviewed in this report is assessed or scored on the same criteria so that product comparisons can be made easily. A 'product assessment' and 'assessment summary' at the end of each review gives you an easily digestible overview of the strengths and weaknesses of each these 24 project management software systems.

This 470-page report is available in fully-searchable electronic format (PDF ) and is illustrated throughout with screenshots from all the products covered.