... tovaluable information for reviews, issue management and decisionmaking, as shown in Figure 11.1.Project management software programs are really a combination ofgraphics, spreadsheet and database ... The spreadsheet part is used for the forms, tables andreports produced using the available data. The database part stores andmanipulates the data provided for calculation, using the spreadsheetsection ... this software just being used toproduce a Gantt chart at the start of a project. A presentable chart thatlooks good and is easy to understand helps to explain to management andothers what is intended...