Small Business Resource

It really depends on the type of project management you’re attempting to accomplish. I’ve seen very sophisticated SharePoint solutions and very Proprietary feature rich custom web applications which were very expensive that I loved. I’ve also seen very simple and very cheap Wiki’s do the job well.

To “create documents” you need to know what kind of documents you’re trying to create, what sort of metrics you plan on tracking, what sort of communications mechanisms you and your project require – and decide that up front. It may very well be that all you need is a shared spreadsheet believe
it or not.

If you’re looking to reduce cost – then I would suggest a simple search on PM software at sourceforge.net. If you’re looking for robust features – well there are several packages that would meet your needs. If you’re a small group you may find that Office.live.com – with their Small Business Packages is a good choice.

Lots of possible choices but it really depends on the type of project planning you expect on doing, who will really be using the PM tool, and what the need from the tool. I would sit down and discuss this with your majority stakeholders and those who will have to use it daily. Gather requirements for what you need – and fulfill that list.

No single application will suffice all your needs – but try to locate the greatest pain points and address those first, when you’re done you can see what’s really available to you.

Here is a list of project management software reviews that you could find helpful ……

* Side-by-side comparison of 10 project management software products:
Project Management Top 10

* List of 287 project management software products: Project Management
Software

* Thirteen reviews of project management, bug tracking & customer software
products: Project Management Reviews

* The best PM Tools on Gantthead: Best Project Management Tools

* and the list of PM software on wikipedia: Project Management Software