Friday, July 29, 2011

What tools help a project manager and the project team?

Managing a project is hard especially if it is a multi disciplinary project. The good news is that new technology is coming to the resume. It is all about collaboration and visibility. You need to collaborate to be successful and you need all in the project have access to all resources they need to accomplish their tasks.  A good project management tool should have all the follwoing:
  • Tasks using WBS standard
  • Interactive Gantt
  • Interactive whiteboard for brainstorming
  • Group Chat for instant communication plus chat history
  • Search and starring and other productivity tools
  • document collaboration for reviews
  • Status reporting
  • Project control panel for assigning new users and permissions
  • Content management with file version and lock
  • Online application accessible from anywhere
These tools will improve the chance of finishing a project on time and on the budget!

PM Coach
Online Project Collaboration

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