Project management software Key points Integration Link to job costing management Link to resource management (equipment, people, teams and calendars) Link to purchases and sales (sales and purchase orders) Link to production management for integration into schedule Link to Electronic Document Management (EDM) for storage of all documents and deliverables Link to the workflow engine to facilitate communication between the various people involved in a project and manage approval processes Secure databases User rights by zone, function and project Customisable search and informative criterion Project templates Centralise key project data such as general information, budget, constraints, progress, etc. (configurable data sheet) Split up projects into phases and tasks Estimated durations and provisional workloads for each task Automatic consolidation of durations and workloads on higher levels Workload progress as a percentage or in time spent Project task dependencies and cut-off dates Design and use configurable project templates Resources Assign resources by name and/or role Manage human and physical resources Automatically send information to operators Enter time spent and expenses for resources Synchronise project schedule with Microsoft Outlook© Bookings Book resources Manage resource availability and release View Single or multi-project view View workload by resource or period (configurable) User-customisable display View anomalies (e.g. lack of resources allocated to a task) Budgets Budget analysis (in hours and amount) View multiple-job workload and progress
