This discussion assignment tests your critical thinking skills in analyzing curr

This discussion assignment tests your critical thinking skills in analyzing current available project management software for a new business venture. Conduct some research on your own for project management software appropriate for start-up companies.
The first paragraph of your response will be a synopsis of the software options you discovered during your research. Identify three viable options and then rank them in the order of your preference. Compare the three software options you recommend using in your new business venture and explain your choice.
The second paragraph is a discussion of why the HR team needs access to the project management application. What other departments should also have access to the software?
NOTE: Students are required to utilize at least one high-quality source outside of the module and cite it in their initial discussion response. High-quality references come from peer-reviewed academic journals or textbooks.
Videos
Hoz. (2019, August 2). How to create a mind map [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/xges9V4rLms
Huang, S. (2020, May 18). Mind map tutorial: My secret for project management [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/o1WhjPh3ZQ4
PGCTONLINE. (2017, September 21). Minority entrepreneur funding [Video]. https://youtu.be/C67RR8ssm8w
Popplet. (2014). Concept map [Video]. Free use from Utah Education Network. https://utah-primoprod.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/hujd7m/digcoll_usl_22library2_lib/68158
Required Reading
Appendix 10, in:
Baars, W. (2006). Handbook of project management. https://textbookequity.org/Textbooks/Baars_book_project_management.pdf
Ciccarelli, D. (n.d.). How to create a project management plan (step by step). https://www.goskills.com/Project-Management/Resources/How-to-create-a-project-management-plan
Chapters 2, 8, and 9, in:
Laverty, M., Littel, C., Arthur, C. D., Bressler, M. S., Byars, S. M., Coleman, B., Ferdowsian, M. C., Graybeal, G., Hawkins, W. D., Herrera, J., Marshall, L., Mitchell, A., Nantz, W., Olivas, D., Peterson, K., Poepsel, M. A., Raiford, K., Sabolish, J. J., Sledge, S., & Stanberry, K. (2020). Entrepreneurship. https://openstax.org/books/entrepreneurship/pages/preface. (CC 4.0).
Chapter 3: Project Phases and Organization in:
Darnall, R. W. (2012). Project management (v. 1.1). https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/beginning-project-management-v1.1/. (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
Chapter 2: Project Management Overview in:
Watt, A. (2016). Project management. OER Open source for textbooks for Hong Kong. http://www.opentextbooks.org.hk/ditatopic/15712 (CC SA 4.0).
Young, C. J. (2019). Mind mapping in 6 simple steps for business development. Industrial and Systems Engineering at Work, 51(12), 34-38. Available in the Trident Online Library.
Optional Reading
Fossum, K. R., Binder, J. C., Madsen, T. K., Aarseth, W., & Andersen, B. (2020; 2019). Success factors in global project management: A study of practices in organizational support and the effects on cost and schedule. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 13(1), 128-152. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-09-2018-0182. Available in the Trident Online Library.
Giudici, G., Guerini, M., & Rossi-Lamastra, C. (2018). Reward-based crowdfunding of entrepreneurial projects: The effect of local altruism and localized social capital on proponents’ success. Small Business Economics, 50(2), 307, 319-321. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-016-9830-x. Available in the Trident Online Library.
Keshta, I. (2019). A model for defining project lifecycle phases: Implementation of CMMI level 2 specific practice [Manuscriipt submitted for publication]. Journal of King Saud University: Computer and Information Sciences, 4-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksuci.2019.10.013. Available in the Trident Online Library.
Chapter 2: The Entrepreneurial Journal and Pathways in:
Laverty, M. & Little, C. (2020). Entrepreneurship. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/entrepreneurship/pages/1-introduction. Creative Commons User License (CC 4.0).
Paton, S., & Andrew, B. (2019). The role of the project management office (PMO) in product lifecycle management: A case study in the defense industry. International Journal of Production Economics, 208, 43-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.11.002. Available in the Trident Online Library.