by Olga on August 20, 2011
In the era of information technologies running business has become less routine and more efficient. Modern market provides us with an extensive list of online tools that help manage almost all business processes starting from collaboration and ending with bookkeeping. Among this variety there are some unquestionable leaders like Basecamp in project management, Quickbooks in accounting, Google Analytics in web analytics and Salesforce in CRM*. While the quality of these well-known services is undoubted, some companies still may find their cost unaffordable or functionality limited. That’s why below we’ve gathered a collection of online solutions that can’t boast ubiquitous popularity like their mature analogs but offer a competitive number of features and decent pricing plans.
*Based on the survey and great infographics by Jennifer Van Grove published on Mashable.com http://mashable.com/2011/07/26/startup-tools
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by Dustin Betonio on February 27, 2011
Project management software is a term covering many types of software, including estimation and planning, scheduling, cost control and budget management, resource allocation, collaboration software, communication, quality management and documentation or administration systems, which are used to deal with the complexity of large projects.
Project management apps are essentially meant to save you time and get on top of all activities going on in your business or projects. However it can be quite time consuming to implement and it requires some effort to use tools like these consistently. If you have a team who works with you remotely, then online PM Apps are ideal and may dramatically increase collaboration and efficiency. If you are a freelancer however, you will have to spend some time getting it all set up and as well for teaching your clients how to use and interact with the application you choose. First of all let’s start by explaining what my criteria for a project management application are. The application needs to have a sleek and smooth interface that is easy for the user to navigate and use especially for freelancers. The application must have a reasonable price tag, or be offered free. To make it in the list of the best the application needs to run fast and allow you to quickly do all your tasks. For this article I have prepared a roundup of some really great project management applications that I think is worth your time to try and investigate.
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