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    PROJECT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (PMIS)

    MICROSOFT SOFTWARE

    Microsoft software is a project management information system software that has been designed

    to aid a project manager in developing and deploying plans, assigning various tasks, tracing all

    the progress, budgeting, and examining tasks. Microsoft works by permitting users to clarify the

    project assignments, categorizing them into a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and then

    allocating it to team members for accomplishment. The end user can after then observe the

    workflow, superintend assets, customers, trace budgets, and produce reports on project

    achievement and performance.

    Uses of Microsoft Software Project

    Microsoft is a very important and familiar software in project management information systems

    and can be used to perform the following important tasks.

    i. Construct WBS - Microsoft Software helps to explain the WBS by permitting users to

    collapse projects into simpler, smaller, more feasible tasks. This can be achieved by making use

    of the Outline view where users can tally, cut, erase, or progress to create a gradationally

    structure.
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    ii. Construct PERT and/or Gantt charts - Microsoft produces Gantt charts whereby users can

    monitor their project’s timeline, protectorates, critical paths, turning points, and target dates.

    PERT investigations can also be accomplished by making use of the Network Diagram view

    that indicates the project’s tasks, time frame, and association.

    iii. Resource Management - Microsoft Software assists in managing resources by singling out

    resource prerequisites, assigning resources to engagements, and supervising resource

    availableness. Users can also make good use of the Resource Sheet view to monitor the resource

    pool, modify resource details, and trace resource prices.

    iv. Scheduling - Microsoft Project also assists managers in programming project undertakings

    and time frames by explaining assignment correlations, timescales, cutbacks, and target dates.

    Users are also able to use the Task Inspector (TI) to single out scheduling disputes and settle

    them.

    v. Workflow - Microsoft Software reinforces productivity by providing built-in matrix and

    workflows to systematize project procedures. Users can also generate habit workflows to

    coordinate with project-specific needs and demands.

    vi. Reporting and Analysis - Microsoft Project assists in initiating various reports, such as task

    level, resource usage, and cost survey, among many more by using a built-in matrix or creating

    traditional reports. The users are also able to use the built-in scientific tools, for instance, pivots,

    graphs, charts, tables, etc. to examine project data information and relate various trends.
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    vii. Project Portfolio Management - Microsoft Project issues portfolio management attributes,

    where several projects can be presided over and observed inclusively. Users can trace project

    achievements, allocation of resources, and cost probation across a wide range of projects to make

    sophisticated conclusions and achieve the planned mission, vision, and goals.

    In conclusion, Microsoft Project Software is a panoramic MIS project management software that

    provides multiple features and usefulness. It permits project managers to effectively target, slate,

    trace, and probe various projects. With its ability to establish WBS, PERT, and Gantt charts,

    conspire with members of the team, control resources, trace and track records, organize tasks,

    mechanize workflows, pursue project affairs, produce documents, and smoothen project portfolio

    management. Microsoft Project provides a powerful ingredient for effective and effective project

    management. It can help in enhancing project productivity, efficiency, and overall favorable

    outcome.

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