Working out your responses to the Discussion Question, you should choose examples from your own experience or find appropriate cases on the Web that you can discuss. Credit will be given for references you make to relevant examples from real companies. Please make sure that you cite and reference all your outside sources properly, as per the Harvard Referencing System.
You need to select a tool for project planning and scheduling from various tools available in the market. What factors would you consider in selecting the most appropriate software tool for your company? Based on the stated factors, how will you compare and evaluate a proprietary project management software tool against an open source tool ?