Reviews of project management software from a real user, who literally wrote the book on Collaboration Tools for Project Managers. I’ve tried out dozens of tools to save you time and show you the best features.
Leadership, teaming, technology adoption and measuring effectiveness are the four things that Mike Hughes, Office Business Group Lead for Microsoft Ireland believes are essential for building a successful project team. He spoke at an Ireland Chapter of PMI event recently about collaboration best practice and how to create effective project teams in the current business…
Project management tools come in many shapes and flavours, and most of what I review is software designed to manage small and medium-sized projects. Primavera, on the other hand, is an enterprise-grade software solution aimed at companies with a mature approach to project management probably with a programme or portfolio management approach in hand too….
General information Name: Less MeetingVersion: 1.3.2, I tested the iPad appVendor: Less MeetingHosting options: Web hostingCost and plans: Free trial, then between $12 and $499 per month, with discounts for charitable organisationsLanguages: English Basic features: creating meetings Less Meeting is meeting productivity tool. It allows you to create agendas, share minutes and manage your meeting…
General information Name: Podio Vendor: Citrix Systems Hosting options: Online Costs and plans: Lite version with up to 5 employees is free. The Teams version is $5 per employee per month. There’s a Business version as well as an enterprise-wide option. Languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Danish and English Currency: Seems to only…
This is a guest post by Michael Vernik, Co-founder and CEO of DigiSpoke. In previous roles, I was responsible for overseeing the launch and maintenance of a number of massive websites and applications. If asked which I thought was most difficult to orchestrate, several instantly come to mind. One of which I’d like to share…
This contribution to Software September comes from Neil Stolovitsky, who writes about factors to consider when linking your project management software to other enterprise systems. Evaluating the integration between your PPM software and your existing ERP system requires that your organization incorporate the right criteria and questions that will ensure there is a good integration…
General information Name: Squish Version: 5.2.1 Vendor: Information Services Management Inc Hosting options: Web hosted only Cost and plans: A bit complicated as it is based on issues rather than users. An entry-level plan with up to 2,500 issues in a 12-month period will cost you $600. There are enterprise plans for companies managing upwards…
Last year, it was all about social media. This year’s hot new trend is gamification. What’s that, I hear you ask? It’s such a new word that my spellchecker flags it up as an error. Gamification has been around for a while. It’s the art of making work seem less like, well, work. It’s about…
General information Name: Project Portfolio Office Vendor: Project Portfolio Office Hosting options: Web hosted only Cost and plans: Up to 10 users for $49 (£32) a month. Free trial. Languages: English Currency: Feature to add your own currency symbol Basic features: building projects I found it practically impossible to get in to the software once…
General information Name: Celoxis Vendor: Celoxis Technologies Hosting options: There is a web hosted version and a version you can host yourself Cost and plans: Web-hosted version is $14.95 per user per month. An on-premise licence is $299 plus $180 per user (one-off fee). Free 30-day trial. Languages: English Currency: Feature to add your own…
Do you use your own iPad or phone at work? If so, you are part of the growing trend of people who BYOD. That’s Bring Your Own Device – and it’s a trend that is affecting all industries. The problem is that corporate budgets can’t keep up with the shifts in technology. We issue everyone…
General information Name: MyProjects Lite Vendor: Avellana Software Hosting options: Web hosted Cost: Lite version for iPhone/iPad is free. The free version only allows you to create 10 tasks, which is very limiting. The full version of this app is £2.49. I couldn’t find an option to upgrade from free to paid, which means you…