Project management tools - A few basic tools

In the previous issue this column introduced the concept of tools for Project Management with a promise to discuss, in this issue, a few of those on the list below. Most of these are basic tools which will be familiar to project managers. For others, some discussion will be valuable. As a reminder, here is the list presented in the last issue: Project Charter - WBS (includes deliverables but not money, time or people) - Schedule (illustrated as a Gantt chart or Network Diagram) - Cost Baseline - Resource Register - Status Reports - Risk Register - Stakeholder Register - Change Log - Issues Log - Requirements Specification Document, Requirements Traceability Matrix - Minutes of meetings - RACI Chart - Project Management Software - Storage facilities for project management documentation.