Editing Project management software (section)

===Providing information===
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[[Project planning]] software can be expected to provide information to various people or stakeholders, and can be used to measure and justify the level of effort required to complete the project(s). Typical requirements might include:
* Overview information on how long tasks will take to complete.
* Early warning of any risks to the project.
* Information on workload, for planning holidays.
* [[Evidence (law)|Evidence]].
* Historical information on how projects have progressed, and in particular, how actual and planned performance are related.
* Optimum utilization of available resources.
* Cost maintenance.
* Collaboration with each teammate and customer.
* Instant communication with collaborators and customers.