Given the wide range of project management tools available, the key to selecting the right one is understanding that different tools are needed along the different stages of a project life cycle.

During all phases of the project, Milestones Reviews and Business Plans take a leading role, whereas in the Initiation phase, Project Charter, Business Plan, Project Framework (or Overview), and Business Case Justification are essential.

In the Execution and Control phases, an update of Risk Analysis and Score Cards prevail. During Closure, no special tool is needed.

In this section you will find information on some of the latest and most commonly used project management tools, together with other resources that we think you might consider useful throughout the project lifecycle:
• Business Plan
• Milestones Check-list Scheduling Tools and Methodologies:
• Gantt • Pert • MS Project
• Business Case Justification
• Project Charter
• Project Framework or Overview
• Risk Analysis
• Score Cards
• Team Building
• Project Communication Plan
• Project Management Templates
• Project Management Software Packages