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Project Tracking Software

A project tracking software application is a term covering different types of software, including budget management and cost control, scheduling, collaboration, resource allocation, communication, documentation, administration system, or quality management, which are typically used to deal with the complexities of large projects.

Activities or Tasks of Project Tracking Software

1. Scheduling
Scheduling is a very common task in any large projects. The scheduling of a series of events along with its complexity can vary greatly depending on how the project tracking software is used. Some common scheduling challenges include:

o Events depending on one another in dependencies or different ways;
o Scheduling the people to work on a certain task and the resources required;
o Dealing with the different uncertainties in the estimates on how long the task will be completed;
o Arranging the different tasks to meet deadlines;
o and juggling different projects simultaneously to meet different requirements.

2. Providing Information
A project tracking software application should be able to provide the necessary information to different people involved in the project, to justify the time spent in completing the certain task. Typical requirements include:

o Allocation of schedules for resources and the task list for the people involved;
o Overview information of the duration of a certain task;
o Early notification and warning of possible risks;
o Workload information;
o Evidence;
o History on the progress of the projects;
o and Optimum utilization of the resources made available for the project.

Approach to Project Tracking Software
1. Desktop Approach
A project tracking software application may be implemented as an application that runs on the desktop of each assigned user. Typically, this gives the most graphically-intense and responsive style of interface.

2. Web-based Approach
A project tracking software application can be used as a Web application. It may be accessed through an Extranet or Intranet using a Web browser. This approach has all the usual upsides and downsides of Web applications:
o May be accessed from any computer without any software installation;
o Ease and convenience of access control;
o Natural multi-user;
o The software will be installed once and there’s only one software version to maintain;
o Slower than desktop applications when it comes to response time;
o When the user is offline, the project information is not available;
o and you may go offline as the project tracking software package allows.
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3. Personal Approach
A project tracking software application may be used at home, typically for home project or lifestyle management.

4. Single-User Approach
A single-user project tracking software application is programmed with the main assumption that only one person will be in charge of editing the project plans. This is common in small companies, or those with only a few people are involved in the project planning.

5. Collaborative Approach
A project tracking software application under the collaborative approach is designed mainly to support multiple users in charge of modifying the different sections of the project.

6. Integrated Approach
An integrated approach of using a project tracking software application combines project planning or project management with many other project aspects of company life. For instance, a project can have bug tracking issues, scheduling, and customer service issues.