Strategic Implementation of Project Management Software

This paper presents a model for re-engineering of the project planning process from being manually performed to be computer supported. The primary objective of this study is to facilitate the implementation of project management software packages in order to make use of the full potential of the software. Earlier studies show that the current use of computer supported planning among project managers of building projects is focused on print-out of schedules and the use of more advanced planning functions is limited. This study shows that only education and support is not sufficiently for project managers to adopt computer supported planning. Successful implementation of project management software also requires clear objectives of the computer supported planning and specified requirements and requisite level of planning details. This paper presents an approach on a strategic implementation of computer supported project planning on basis of the surplus values related to the use of project management software. The results are based upon a case study at one of Sweden’s largest construction companies