There are countless tools available for use to help manage projects. I've taken a couple to describe what they are and a evaluation of their resources.
1. Monday.com
Monday.com is a project management tool that helps team collaborate together. The format is easy to read and understand. This tool really makes it easy to go in, see where you are at, and know what you should be doing. There are many different customization settings that can help make it a more personalized program. Moday.com was formally named Dapulse. Moday.com is one of the most popular programs for companies of all sizes.
2. Airtable.com
Airtable.com is project management tool that also helps teams collaborate projects. On of the first things that I noticed about this company is they offer both a free and a paid service. This is a big deal as some smaller companies are unable to afford expensive software but with this option, they are able to utilize their software and collaborate projects. Airtable.com has different kinds of displays. This helps if some people work better with a grid, or a calendar, or a form. I really like this feature. It helps get the task done but everyone works with what is most comfortable for them. AS an instructional designer, I am going to try using Airtable for my work and see how it truly works.
Brock,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Monday.com and Airtable. I checked both tools out and believe they provide suitable options for project managers. Have you used either of them in the past and if so, how did you integrate an existing project into the systems?
Larson & Larson stated the following steps are necessary to develop a schedule and cost baselines.
1. Identify activities and tasks needed to produce each of the work packages, creating a WBS of tasks.
2. Identify resources for each task, if known.
3. Estimate how long it will take to complete each task.
4. Estimate cost of each task, using an average hourly rate for each resource.
5. Consider resource constraints, or how much time each resource can realistically devoted to this project.
6. Determine which tasks are dependent on other tasks, and develop critical path.
7. Develop schedule, which is a calendarization of all the tasks and estimates. It shows by chosen time period (week, month, quarter, or year) which resource is doing which tasks, how much time they are expected to spend on each task, and when each task is scheduled to begin and end.
8. Develop the cost baseline, which is a time-phased budget, or cost by time period.
Do the utilities you’ve showcased this week allow for cost-estimation at the task level?
Resources
Larson, E., & Larson R. (2012) 10 Steps to Creating a Project Plan. Retrieved from: https://www.projecttimes.com/articles/10-steps-to-creating-a-project-plan.html