Software to manage projects, including time, costs and risks.
To be included on our list, any project management system must include (as a minimum):
- Task scheduling
- Time tracking
- Project budgeting
Similar categories
Many systems call themselves "Project management tools". We categorise these in different ways, depending on their features:
- Task managementāorganising internal work, like marketing campaigns or software development. Imagine To Do lists and Kanban boards.
- Job managementālike task management, but for organising jobs for customersāso must include billing
- Project managementāorganising (internal or customer) projects, including tracking project time and cost. So picture Gantt charts and scheduling.
- Professional services automation (PSA)ālike project management, but for client engagementsāso must include client billing
