Various planning and control tools and processes are available to the project manager and depending on the size of the project depends whether all of them are used. Tools and processes include project planning, Gantt Charts, critical path, responsibility assignment matrix and added value analysis.

To ensure the successful delivery project managers place heavy emphasis on planning and control. Planning is a big part of managing the execution of the project and requires constant reworking to ensure tasks and the plan is in sync. The plan provides a project baseline that allows progress to be scheduled, monitored, risks be identifying and reporting against. Although these tools will not do the work for you they help to map out the project route, the dependencies, critical path and the resources. It is the responsibility of the project manager to make it happen.

Swift Project Management Services Ltd has experience of NIKU, PMW and MS Project Planning tools.