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Why We Need Project Resource Management Software?

October 23rd, 2009
by Olga Belokurskaya

No project connected with software development will survive without management. Evaluation of the efficiency of the resources assigned to a project can’t be done without proper analysis of time and efforts spent by developers on different tasks. Using spreadsheets with needed data, and do almost manual calculations… well… may be possible for a small project, but will never fit for big and complex product development.

Designed specially to help manage the resource aspect of the project, project resource management software including time tracking tools and timesheets fits small, as well as big and complex projects. No matter, will it be a desktop or web-based solution, when customized for your particular needs it is able to bring value to the business.

This value is not, actually, in making nice reports for presentations, neither it is in more accurate billing (however, accurate billing is essential). The main value of project resource management software is tracking the dependencies, analyzing productivity, and managing available resources the way to improve software development lifecycle processes.

In other words, while not moving the project toward its aim, project resource management tools help to find ways to do this more efficiently.

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