Information systems (IS) are of basic importance in managerial daily activity. The
first use of IS in business was in relation to accounting and in particular in
management accounting [1]. Management information systems (MIS) are systems
using formalized procedures to provide management at all levels in all functions
with appropriate information based on data from different sources (internal and
external). Management information systems enable managers to make timely and
effective decisions for planning, directing and controlling the activities for which
they are responsible [2]. Applying these concepts to project management we can
define a Project Management Information System (PMIS) as system tools and
techniques used in project management to deliver, collect, combine and distribute
information through electronic and manual means. Project Management Information
System (PMIS) helps plan, execute and close project management goals.
The attention given by scholars of business administration on managerial
accounting topics has privileged the study of process-costing reserving only a
marginal attention to job-order accounting typical of project management.