Project management tools
Where the plan, the tasks and the deadlines actually live
What it is
About Project management tools
Project management tools (such as Jira, Asana, Monday.com, Microsoft Project and Trello) give teams a shared, structured way to break work into tasks, assign owners, set deadlines and track progress against a plan, ranging from simple kanban boards to full Gantt-chart-based programme scheduling. They underpin both change management initiatives and formal contract administration, providing the audit trail a project needs.
What you can do with it
Capabilities
Break a project into tasks, subtasks and milestones with owners and due dates
Visualise progress via kanban boards, Gantt charts or timelines
Track dependencies between tasks and flag scheduling risk
Manage contract deliverables, approvals and documentation trails
Report project status and burn-down to stakeholders automatically
How to learn it
Learning Resources
Platform-specific certifications (e.g. Atlassian's Jira certifications, Asana Academy)
PRINCE2 or APM PMQ project management methodology courses, which most tools are built to support
Vendor YouTube channels and in-app onboarding tours (most tools have strong self-serve onboarding)
Practise by running a personal project (even a house move or event) through a free-tier tool end to end
Pro Tip
Pick the simplest tool that meets the actual reporting requirement — teams frequently over-invest in Gantt-heavy tools like MS Project for work that a kanban board in Trello or Asana would track just as well with far less admin overhead
Skills that use this tool
Roles that use this tool