APPLICATION OF SOFTWARE PRODUCTS IN BUSINESS PROJECT MANAGEMENT
The demand and growing interest in software products are becoming the starting point for improving business project management, because the main content of this process is working with a large flow of information, and the software product allows automating this process. The article deals with the selection and application of software products in the field of business project management. The features of the software, their characteristics and capabilities are considered. For the development and management of a project, it is important to choose the right software product with the most convenient functionality, taking into account the specifics of economic activity. This is facilitated by the presented comparative review of domestic and foreign software products. Based on its results, recommendations were proposed on the use of the Project Expert program for developing business plans and evaluating investment projects, which has ample opportunities. The functionality of this program allows not only to develop a financial business model, business plan, financial statements, but also to assess the effectiveness of the project's investments, and in the course of its implementation, make adjustments, if necessary, without financial costs. The new revised project must be profitable, payback during the billing period and realizable upon investment.