EVALUACIÓN DE LA IDONEIDAD DE HERRAMIENTAS INFORMÁTICAS PARA LA GESTIÓN DE PROYECTOS BAJO LA PERSPECTIVA DE LAS PYMES

Abstract

In the following study the assessment of software tools for Project Management (PM) from the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) point of view is presented. In this way, Project Management requirements for SMEs are identified. Furthermore, a selection of software tools for PM and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) based on their market ranking has been carried out. This selection takes into account the study of specialized software tools on PM (Microsoft Project & OpenProj) and PM modules from ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics Ax, Microsoft Dynamics Nav and SAP ERP). Finally, suitability of selected tools based on their fulfilment level of proposed requirements has been analysed and assessed. Keywords: Software tools;Project Management; ERP systems; Small and Medium Enterprises; SME.