Archive for the ‘Project Management’ Category

FreshBooks: Time Management With Invoicing and Project Management

September 26th, 2008

FreshBooks Listing Managing time and tracking billable hours is an important task, but the way that FreshBooks sees it there are fine lines between tracking billable hours and invoicing, and project management. That's why FreshBooks is more than a time management tool, it's a project management, invoicing, and time management application with enough tools to make everyone happy. Read More »

Comparing Product Management Tools: 5pm, GoPlan, Central Desktop, and Basecamp

August 22nd, 2008

Whether you are managing a personal or business project, the need for organization is ever-present. Fortunately there are a number of web 2.0 applications that can help with organizing and tracking your projects. Called project management applications, these online organizers come in a variety of complexities and styles. Over the week we've talked about some of these project management tools and judged them on their interface, what features they offered, and how effective they were. Read More »

Central Desktop: Powerful, Centralized Project Management

August 21st, 2008

Central Desktop LogoProject management applications all attempt to do the same thing, but as you might expect, some management applications are geared for enterprise users. Central Desktop is one of those, a robust application for project management with an impressive set of functions. Read More »

5pm: Project Management Made Simple

August 20th, 2008

5pm LogoIf there was one word to describe the project manager application 5pm, it would be simplicity, and that's a good thing. Projects have a way of running over budget or out of time, becoming disorganized, or just plain getting out of control, so when a clever bit of web 2.0 can bring simplicity to the process, we feel we should talk about it a bit. A project management tool with a user-friendly interface, 5pm is a tool to help you with organization, project tracking, information flow, and project management. To see how 5pm... Read More »

Basecamp: Project Management In The Suite

August 19th, 2008

Basecamp ListingSome people regard Basecamp as the original web-based project manager, since it has inspired so many similar products, and has helped launch a thousand interface look-alikes. Basecamp continues to have a loyal following, offering basic project management as part of the 37 Signals productivity suite. Its "web 2.0" methodologies allow everyone working on a project, not just a project manager, to contribute notes and files to a central location, and to collaborate on project deliverables and due dates. Read More »

GoPlan: Basic Project Management

August 18th, 2008

GoPlan ListingGoPlan is project management application that uses the simplicity of blog-style posting as an interface to manage projects, to do lists, and notes. It has a simple, straightforward functionality that gets to the essentials of project planning. As project managers go, GoPlan has all the elements you would want and a few more: tools for organizing, tracking, and communicating. Read More »