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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