It gives an overview of myths about implementing project management software

1. Never!!! Never!!! Get bogged down by the popular Project Management Software available in the market
DO NOT
 Go crazy with the Project management terms used in the industry
 Ignore it is one of the project as like other project in your organization
 Look for Project Management Software without understanding your Organization / internal / project needs
 Get in to the implementation without having a proper roadmap
 Try to implement all the features at once which lead to the failure / under usage of project management software
 Try to use the tools and features of a project management software just because it is available
 Compare a Project management Software like any other software
 Think the software is useable the day it is installed
DO
 Consider it as one of the projects like other project being executed in your organization
 Consider the project will be your business transformation project
 Have a consulting approaching (external consultants) to prepare the roadmap for implementing Project
Management Software at the enterprise level
 Always try to marry the new system with the current environment and enhance it from there which would result in
increase in productivity
 Realize that it will create a Return On Investment over a period of time
 Realize implementing a project management software will change the nature of project being planned, executed or
monitored using the system
 Have a reasonable deadline for implementing project management software
 Have at least one pilot phase / prototype before going for Go-Live for an enterprise wide implementation
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