If you’re in charge of managing a project, perhaps you have tried to find some 'downloads' on the Web. Guides, templates, white papers and checklists are those tools that can demonstrate how to manage your project in several key steps. Various tutorials show you different approaches to planning and managing projects. Internet offers a wealth of information on free download tutorials, and all you need is to read through this information and choose the best methodology that meets requirements of your project.

Among other project methodologies, PMBOK and PRINCE2 are the most popular ones. PMBOK methodology is best for managing non-IT projects (for IT projects Agile approaches are best), while PRINCE2 is flexible enough to be used in almost any project. In Internet you can find many specific downloads tutorials for each of the methodologies.

For instance, PMBOK methodology offers the next examples :

• Initiation
• Planning
• Execution
• Control
• Closure

And here’re another examples , by PRINCE2 methodology:

• Initiation
• Directing
• Control
• Delivery
• Closure

It’s up to you to decide which methodology is best for managing your project. When you have chosen the best methodology, you need to use project management (PM) software that will allow you to follow your best methodology and deliver the project. VIP Task Manager is an example of multi-user PM software that can help you use your spreadsheet to take your project through each stage of your methodology.

VIP Organizer is simple single-user PM software. It will be best for managing personal projects. You can use VIP Organizer to categorize your to-do lists and divide projects into phases and steps.