It has been said that the right tools make the job easy. In project management, it's probably more accurate to say the right tools make the job seem a little 'less challenging'.

There are so many tools out there for the project manager: PMO Enterprise tools, gannt chart tools, budget trackers, etc. Hopefully, the reviews below will help you understand some of 'what's out there' and the good and bad for each to help you decide what tools you'll use for your job.

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Wikipedia's Review:

- A good high-level overview, including whether the software is licensed or open source and a quick look at six other key features. Also you can click on the link for any one of them for more detail.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_project_management_software

Web Based PM Software:

- These are all 'web based' project management solutions, several of which were new to myself and my colleagues.
  www.project-management-software.org/reviews.asp

PM Software Review from Information Week:

- Primavera, AtTask, FastTrack Schedule9 and Arena Solutions' PLM are reviewed here. The article is a little bit dated, but good information.
  www.informationweek.com/news/software/enterpriseapps/

PM Methodology Tool:

- MPMM® is an interesting solution. This software program includes templates for each main document needed through the project lifecycle, and claims to be based on the standards in PMBOK® and Prince2®.
  www.mpmm.com

Types of PM Tools:

- This article lists eight types of PM tools:
1. Project Scheduling
2. Project Accounting
3. Project Estimating
4. Project Management
5. Bug and Defect Tracking
6. Project Portfolio Management
7. Requirements Management
8. Resource Planning and Scheduling
  http://infogoal.com/pmc/pmcswr.htm

More Tools:

- Thank you to David Freudenstein, PMP® for his information on "Gartner's 6/09 Magic Quadrant". You can read about it here:
  http://technosurfer.net/2009/07/gartners-609-magic-quadrant-for-it.html