What is the key for successful project management? Do you follow a certain methodology? Do you use a certain software tools like MS Project for Gantt charts?
Studies have shown that by utilizing software tools when managing projects, practitioners experienced better success in completing projects on time and within budget, while effectively fulfilling the project’s requirements. Project Management software allows project managers to design schedules, generate estimates, make scope decisions, and manage the development team for a successful outcome. Utilizing a software tool, managers can address each cornerstone of effective project management—planning, organizing, implementing, and measuring. These tools can also highlight conditions requiring executive action and decision making.
There are many Project Management software available on the market. Some are heavily geared toward a certain industry and some are only able to do various Gantt Charts and depict the flow of the project. What really needs to be considered is the depth of which you need to track your resources and costs associated with the project. Prospective customers of PM tool should examine all the functional capabilities (including integration support to third-party products), and identify initial functionality meeting immediate needs. An appropriate PM tool for a given company should match some immediate functional needs but also support the broader road map with more-advanced functionality and system options.
Small to midsize companies that have a limited budget, a need for a fast PM deployment and has smaller IT departments can take advantage of Software-as-a-service (SaaS) based system. Choosing a SaaS based PM system allows the prospect to minimize the risk of a PM system implementation because PM application services can be limited to a month-to-month financial commitment with a PM vendor, as opposed to exponentially higher costs driven by licensing fees, consulting services and yearly maintenance contracts.
One of the SaaS based system is ProjectMgr.net, top-rated, multi-language project management software, that enables you to create, track, and maintain your projects online, which is easily accessible from any computer and optionally integrates to MS Project. It is an extremely easy-to-use and intuitive project management tool packed full of features that will undoubtedly save you time and money. ProjectMgr.net has been built with the understanding of how project management is executed in small and midsize businesses.
ProjectMgr.net is a SERVICE, not a product. This means that you have all of the benefits of ownership without the burdens of high cost and constant maintenance. With the ProjectMgr.net service you don’t pay for product enhancements, support calls or re-training of staff, nor do you have the need to hire a “tech-guy” to integrate or oversee anything. The vendor takes care of version upgrades, server maintenance, latest virus threats, etc. which allows you to spend your precious time for project management.
