Project Schedule and Estimating Activity Duration

In this week’s blog, we were  ask to conduct a web search (listservs, message boards, blogs) and locate at least two resources that would be useful in estimating the costs, effort, and/or activity durations associated with ID projects.  Explore the sites and consider how you might use them to help plan a project’s schedule, budget, or break down a project’s tasks.

One web resource I located is Clarizen. The website states:

The site is called “Clarizen For Project Managers”. Clarizen’s online project management software helps your team work more efficiently, effectively, and achieve better results. It’s the only project management solution to merge the power of the cloud with social communications. You can use it to:

• Eliminate work chaos by standardizing core processes
• Gain real-time visibility into projects
• Build high-performance teams and speed up the pace of doing business
• Increase efficiency of project execution”

http://www.clarizen.com/

The second web resource  that I explore is Businessball.  

            A project manage is able to find a variety of information relative to their project needs. This source specifies how to use Gantt charts, what should be included, and gives an example of what it will look like. It goes through each step of the project life cycle and explains what elements should be considered when planning a project. It is very detailed and specific.

                                                                                          

http://www.businessballs.com/project.htm