by Dr Neil Miller
12. March 2009 17:10
Most projects do not have a full-time project manager. In most projects, project managers spend some time on the project and some time on other work that is not part of the project. TASKey has spent over 12 years developing a web software tool to automate a lot of the work that the project manager and project team members are expected to do. So most projects can receive many of the benefits a full-time project manager provides.
The work a project manager does is essential to every project. This work includes; planning, organizing, tracking, coordinating, informing and reporting. So either the person managing the project does this project work, instead of doing other work, or a viable alternative is found.
Project management software assumes that the people using it have a sound grasp of project management methods. This is true for full-time project managers, but part-timers usually don’t have the time required to learn about project management. They just want to get the project done successfully, so they can move on to other things.
Many part-time project managers mistakenly believe that project management software will manage the project for them. However project management software provides little coordination of the actions/ToDo being done by participants to complete project tasks. This gap means that a lot of a project manager’s time and effort is taken up finding out what is happening, sorting out coordination issues, and reminding participants about what they need to do.
TASKey has developed a proven alternative that allows all project team members to participant in the management of the project. Most importantly, it automatically breaks down complex changing projects and associated tasks into a simple personal ToDo list for each participant (including the project manager). Then progress is automatically updated in real-time as ToDo’s are ticked off.
Using TASKey web project software, project managers have more time for people and other work; because most of the management is done automatically in the background. The project manager and project team members are automatically kept informed via email about any changes that affect them, and they can instantly see what is happening (or not happening) at any time over the Web.
To get projects done without a full-time project manager visit www.Me2Team.com for small projects and www.taskey.com for larger projects and corporate initiatives
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