There is a wide range of ways that a project can be effectively managed. As more and more projects incorporate online components, online project management has exploded. An entire industry of project management companies and software has come into existence to allow businesses to focus on their project and what matters, instead of the underlying infrastructure. With that in mind, lets look at some of the necessary tools that are often used in online project management, as well as the benefits for bringing your next project online.
1. The Overview
When utilizing online project management tools, you and your team will require a way to track the overall progress of the project. Whether on smart phone or computer, this information should be available for all devices, easy to understand, straightforward, and informative. Along with any possible tasks, tickets, and comments, the overview will track your progress and display visually how far along you are. The first thing that people look at, people will immediately know where they are and what they need to do.
2. Tasks
Project tools really shine in their ability to display tasks and create mini communities where people can effectively communicate and solve whatever tasks they are assigned. In addition, support for sub tasks as well as quick find and see functionality can mean that every person knows what they need to be doing and by when. Also, the staff can set these tasks, track progress, and assign new tasks when necessary.
3. Conversations
The last crucial element of any online tool, the ability to converse with one another is crucial. The online presence means that people out of the office can update tasks as they happen, providing invaluable information to other people who may be waiting for the go-ahead before beginning the next section of the project. From beginning to end, having effective conversations that are easy to have, software that is simple to understand, and built in support for things like e-mail will mean that your team always knows what is going on.
The Benefits
As a project manager, do you want to be spending your time figuring out why people can’t communicate with one another due to a software glitch or focusing on completing your project? The primary benefit of using online project management is that you can focus on what matters and rely on a dedicated team of professionals to do the rest.
Online project management is helping companies attain their goals and become more productive and efficient along the way. There are lots of ways to utilize web based project management and Phil E Williams will continue to write about all the benefits of having the right software in place.
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