(1) Software used to monitor the time and materials on a project. All tasks to complete the project are entered into the database, and the program computes the critical path, the series of tasks with the least amount of slack time. Any change in the critical path slows down the entire project.
(2) A person who keeps track of an information systems project either from inception to deployment or through a single stage. Project managers have varying levels of responsibilities and authority. See system development cycle and project leader.
(2) A person who keeps track of an information systems project either from inception to deployment or through a single stage. Project managers have varying levels of responsibilities and authority. See system development cycle and project leader.
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2009 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
Additional Resources
- Komodo Edit 5.2.3 (Mac)
- Komodo Edit delivers powerful editing capabilities for dynamic languages including Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl; plus support for browser-side code including JavaScript, CSS, HTML and XML. Background syntax checking and syntax coloring catch errors immediately, while AutoComplete and CallTips guide developers as they code. It is available now on...
- Software downloads 2009-11-24
- Bonsai 5 (Mobile)
- Natara Bonsai is a full featured Palm OS outliner with FULL one step synchronization to a companion Windows desktop application! Use it to outline ideas, as a hierarchal to do list, a simple project manager, or ALL in the same outline.Stay connected with the Natara Bonsai outliner, a Palm OS...
- Software downloads 2009-11-21
- Google makes Chrome OS open source today
- Contrary to rumors, Google did not release a beta version of its much anticipated Chrome operating system today. And nothing is coming anytime soon: the final version is at least a year away, the mega giant web company said. But there was some significant news for the...
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- OfficeClip Premium Suite 8.2.1 (Windows)
- OfficeClip allows small and medium businesses to track project time, expense, issues, contacts and accounts. Web Contact Manager allows companies to manage their contacts, create campaigns, track opportunities etc. Web Timesheet allows tracking time, vacations and expenses for projects and employees. Issue Tracker allows bugs and issues to be tracked....
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- UVC 6.0 (Windows)
- The Universal Village Collaboration Software Suite is the ultimate offering in Groupware and Collaboration tools. The collaboration software has state of the art pluggable architecture and includes the following out of the box modules: a contact manager, task and project management, online calendar, instant messenger, email and much more. The...
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- Porticus 1.8 (Mac)
- Porticus is a Cocoa GUI for the MacPorts package manager. MacPorts provides ready to build open-source software packages modified to compile and run on Mac OS X. The MacPorts project provides a TCL command line tool to manage installation, update and activation of the port packages. Porticus provides a GUI...
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- Synology Disk Station DS409slim - NAS server
- Synology Disk Station DS409slim is a true miniature powerhouse in the network-attached storage device market. It's the first 2.5-inch hard drive-based NAS server we've reviewed that offers hot-swappable capability. However, that is its least impressive feature. The server did well in our performance tests and, like other Synology products we've...
- Product reviews 2009-11-16
- Apple hints at possible pen-based tablet
- Pretty much anything that includes the words "Apple" and "tablet" in the same sentence is going to get the attention of the blognoscenti, but when it comes from Apple itself, people pay attention. Exhibit A is 9 to 5 Mac's piece today about a patent...
- Blog posts 2009-11-12
- Biz Timesheet Manager 3.0 (Windows)
- Track the time spent by your employees on your projects, jobs, contracts, etc. Easy to use and affordable. All your employees will learn to use this program within a couple of minutes only. No need for your employees to fill out time sheets by hand. Everything is now done automatically....
- Software downloads 2009-11-12
- Epicor's implementation cost drive: what does it really mean?
- Epicor's announcement Monday that it has created a shared benefits program for implementations looks like a step in the right direction for those of us that want to see lowered implementation costs. On the face of it, the offer is compelling. According to the press release:...
- Blog posts 2009-11-11
- Microsoft 'builds a branch to Java developers" with Teamprise buy
- what I don't get it is...why would anybody using Eclipse would want Visual studio too.Eclipse is not...... the only IDE in existence. And Java is not the only language in existence. Some compagnies uses several technologies. I saw Linux and windows servers running side by side and operating in a...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Clean install with Windows 7 upgrade media? Get the facts!
- Unbelievable"Last week I complained about Microsoft?s shoddy documentation of how its upgrade procedures are supposed to work. I?m delighted to report that I got a tremendous and immediate response from within Microsoft, offering assistance in my testing and also promising to clean up and expand their documentation."So what exactly did...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Steelray Project Viewer 3.9.9.4 (Mac)
- Steelray Project Viewer, the leading Microsoft Project viewer, opens Microsoft Project .mpp files on your PC. Browsing through a Project file is as easy as surfing the web! SPV provides all of the core views from Microsoft Project, including Gantt charts, Resource Usage, Calendar, and Network Diagram views. With SPV...
- Software downloads 2009-11-02
- How to put the 'lean' in Lean IT
- Vista was lean!All developers - no testers ;-)The worst I've seenWere a couple projects that had someone called a Configuration Control Manager. What a useless twit she was. Someone in charge of settings. Probably no surprise it was some friend of the senior manager who followed him...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-31
- The Creative Business Analyst Part 3 - Making Better Decisions
- This final paper of the series it looks at decision making techniques - how to select the best idea from the many come up with - and how to justify recommendation to client, manager and peers. Unfortunately the word solution means different things to different people - to a designer...
- White papers 2009-10-27
- Can open source software stop IT failure?
- I'm not so sure #1 is valid#1 is a variation of "many eyes make all bugs shallow"Does it help? Yes. But it also makes the implicit assumption that everyone that can view the code is competent to do so. So it goes back to resource allocation being an issue, if...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Learning from the weak signals of failure
- Sometimes a refusal to listen . . .Sometimes it's a refusal of top level management to listen to lower level employees as well. NASA was notorious for having unsatisfied employees who knew key facts about issues, but ignored them, even if the employee was proactive about trying to contact somebody...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- CoP.Track 4.9 (Windows)
- CoP.Track is a tool to plan, track and manage your projects, using the Internet to modify all data online in real time. CoP.Track provides a complete project, resources and budget management. By use of time recording, estimations and project status the project manager has always the latest data.
- Software downloads 2009-10-20
- Testers to get Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 this week; final by March 2010
- Side-by-side installationYou said "Also unlike its predecessors, .Net 4 can be installed side-by-side with the previously released .Net 3.5"Notwithstanding the fact that .Net 4's predecessors actually was .Net 3.5, haven't all previous versions of .Net featured side-by-side installation?translations....[i]Microsoft is touting .Net 4 as being 81 percent smaller than its predecessors,...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Download Accelerator Plus 9.3.0.5 (Windows)
- Download Accelerator Plus DAP 9.3 is the world's most popular download manager with over 180 million installs worldwide. DAP accelerates your download speed so you can get all your favorite files, applications, and videos as fast as possible. Additionally, DAP features powerful privacy, security, and file management tools letting you...
- Software downloads 2009-10-18
Neighboring Terms
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
- Save time with automated shipping solutions
-
The Business Essentials Guide provides you useful tools and templates to help grow your business and save you time with automated shipping solutions.
- Visit the UPS Business Essentials Guide
- The best support in the Linux business
-
If Linux is going to power your mission-critical applications, you'd better have the best support known to business. Novell was rated the top provider of Linux technical support.
- Learn more >>
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online - Free Six-Month Trial for Eligible Organizations
-
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online provides fast online access, simple contact management and better sales performance for a low monthly cost - the best value on the market today.
- Learn more about the free, six-month trial offer>>
SmartPlanet
- Thought-provoking progressive ideas on diverse topics that intersect with technology, business, and life, and matter to the world at large. Visit SmartPlanet
- More from IBM
-
- Innovate your business' process model, play against the market, compete against others on our scoreboards and WIN! Try INNOV8 2.0: A BPM Simulator
- Enabling Real-World Business Transformation through IBM Service Management Read the EMA Analyst Report
