Some believe project estimation is an art. Others argue that it’s a science based on well-known principles. While there’s no consensus on whether estimation is an art or science, there’s no denying the fact that it’s one of the challenging aspects of project management.

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There is no such thing as a perfect plan ¬and project management is no exception to that rule. However, it’s a project manager’s foremost duty to create a plan which uses resources optimally to deliver a high quality project while minimizing the associated risks. The project outcome is at stake and there’s little room for error. Therefore, it’s a must for project managers and organizations to be able to explore multiple planning variations in order to take a well-educated decision. In real world, hypothesis is easier said than done. Though leading project management tools such as Microsoft Project provide state-of-the-art planning, their simulation capability leaves a lot to be desired.

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Seasoned project managers or PMs know that project management is a team effort. Top management down to the rank-and-file need to work on and process the project plan. Aside from the project management software, project planning requires a variety of business productivity tools. Remember: groups of people working as a team initiate, create, review, verify, custom-fit, approve, update, monitor and eventually close all project plans.

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Being a Project Manager isn’t the easiest job in the world and it poses several interesting challenges for individuals and organizations alike. These challenges vary across a wide range of aspects including resource management, task management, estimation and other project management areas, and need to be tackled with the right combination of human skill ably supported by the right set of project management tools.
In this post, we evaluate and compare the top 5 web-based project management tools while highlighting their strengths and weaknesses.

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Many companies' depend on Project Management Offices to centralize management activities. Just as companies have to alter some of their processes and work-flow to accustom web working, Offices have to be put on the front of those alterations to manage company projects so that it successful achieve the projects goals and objectives.

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