I will confirm that Microsoft Project is a great tool, with a variety of options. Another popular project management tool that may have also been used by some of my classmates is Asana, which is a web and mobile application. Asana comes in free and paid versions (the free version lacks customer service support and allows up to 15 members). Do any of you have any experience with it?

Asana is a fairly light program, and is simple and intuitive. It allows team and individual chats, agenda creation, and work requests. Tasks and notes, both timed and otherwise, can be created, and will be automatically added to the calendar. Lists and dashboards can be used to check for to-dos and monitor progress. A number of specific tools are available for things like product roadmaps, feedback, hiring, event planning, and account management.

For a software project, I would almost certainly use Agile, since its features lend themselves heavily to software development projects. For a large, long-term project, I would be inclined to use Microsoft Project. But for a relatively small, light project that could nonetheless use some structure, Asana is a great choice, and it’s convenience (via mobile access) is hard to beat.