CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT & SCHEDULING BUYERS GUIDE


CONTENTS

I. Intro to Project Management Software 
II. Software Advantages
III. Upgrading your Toolbox
IV. Evaluating Software
  a. Getting started
  b. Document Control
  c. Change Order Management
  d. Project Calendar Management
  e. Budget Management
  f. Subcontractor/Vendor Management
  g. Resource Management
  h. Reporting and Analysis
  i. Vendor Selection
VII. Implementing Software

Evaluating Software: Purchasing Construction Project Management Software


Project calendar management

Project calendar management may or may not be important to you. Brown said many project managers only need to include holidays and regularly scheduled meetings in a calendar, and tend to use one in an email program such as Microsoft Outlook.

However, a good calendar tool can also automatically schedule all appointments and tasks -- and more importantly, reschedule them -- so the ability to integrate your calendar with Microsoft Outlook or user-defined schedules can be a useful addition to your checklist.

Next: Budget Management