Hi Recipe for Success Network,

You asked for it! I'm reviewing 5 different kinds of project management software: Asana, Microsoft Project plan, Excel, Salesforce and proprietary tools and sharing my pros/cons for each. I'll then share my personal preferred tool and let you know how you can determine a framework to decide which is best for you to use. Every project manager (and aspiring project manager) will want to know what project planning tools are available to them, how to use them (or at least 1) and how to decide which tool is best-suited for your project needs, regardless of whether you are looking to become a google PM or a PMP!

Questions to consider:
1. What is the culture like at your company? What project management software is most commonly used?
2. How much effort/start-up cost will it take you to learn the software?
3. What is the size and scope of your project? Size and scope can often dictate what tool is best/easiest to use as well. For smaller projects, you could manually create a small project tracker using excel, but I wouldn't personally suggest this for larger projects.

You also want to consider what adoption of these tools is like at your company and what you're comfortable using!

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If you are interested in taking any of these courses or want more information see the links below. Please note some of these are affiliate links which means that if you decide to purchase anything, I make a small commission which helps support the channel at no additional cost to you. Thanks for the support!

1. Google Project Management Certification: https://coursera.pxf.io/googlepmcourse
2. UVA Fundamentals of Project Planning: https://coursera.pxf.io/uvafundamentals
3. UCIrvine Course: https://coursera.pxf.io/ucirvine
5. Rita's/RMC (note this is the most expensive option here): https://rmcls.com/all-classes/?gclid=...
6. PMI PMP prep courses can be found on the PMI website: https://www.pmi.org/certifications/pr...


Disclaimer: This video represents my personal views only (not that of my employer) and is not meant as personal advice or any sort of guarantee.

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0:00 Introduction
0:47 Asana Pros & Cons
0:53 More than just a project plan
2:20 Compiles files/attachments
3:02 Project Templates
3:26 Export Capabilities
3:51 Will you use the bells & whistles
4:39 Templates take time... I don't have
6:11 Limited Reporting
6:32 Microsoft Project Plan Pros & Cons
6:48 Expansive Reporting
8:12 Set task filters
8:59 Export Options including PDF
9:35 Not easy to use without some training
10:06 Lots of Jargon
11:16 Excel Pros & Cons
11:31 Good for small scope projects
11:48 Minimal special knowledge needed
12:24 Manual Setup of everything
13:12 Salesforce Pros & Cons
13:34 No actual project plan feature
14:15 Company-specific project software
15:31 Highly Specific Tool
16:55 Skill doesn't transfer