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Processes on Demand, by BOT International, is a robust suite of PMO tools – project management templates and software integrated together – to enable [tag-ice]structured project management. The toolset is focused on Project Management Office (PMO) functions to provide a structure for organizing projects enterprise wide.

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Basecamp represents terrific “project management tools for the masses”. It is lighter weight, purely web-based, hosted, and oriented to smaller users who would benefit by connecting over the web. It is “everyman’s project management software” – but without being software at all.

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Daptiv, formerly eProject, has changed its name effective November 12, 2007, reflecting its desire to cast a wider net within the enterprise. The name eProject reflected a strict project management focus, whereas Daptiv – with connotations of fast, adaptive, dynamic, modern, futuristic – leaves behind that more singular focus. In fact, CEO Jeff Pancottine has reported that the new branding reflects the on-demand, flexible style and wide range of uses for the software beyond the scope of traditional Project Portfolio Management (PPM). The capabilities of web services surely figured into this marketing move.

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There is a need for a more fluid approach to project management. As human beings, we have developed as social beings that want to work with a bigger picture and in less compartmentalized situations. Large projects need to find a way to leverage the strengths of small projects, and technology can help.

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There are lots of project management software and services out there to help both on site and virtual teams be more productive.   They vary tremendously in depth, breadth, and general complexity.  They also vary in training required, ease of use, initial cost, and ongoing costs. If you simply google "online project management", you will find a plethora [...]

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Let’s not lose site of the fact that technology is not really the driver here! The driver is the need to collaborate more freely, to find information more easily, to develop and build trust online by providing people-driven credibility, and to connect with networks of like-minded people. The danger here is moving from business-driven to technology-driven.

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I recently read a forum entry where someone was looking for advice on PM tools and PM software used across the globe for IT needs. The person mentioned that their company had some general tools like Critical Path, PERT etc., and various models for Estimation. The question was “What would be best software to support all these tools + models and standards like CMMI or ITIL, then support for SEI – indicator template for measurement analysis, Risk Management alerting + Alerting on Change management etc. Also requested were opinions on using lines of code as a metric.

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Online Project Management is part of an interesting trend. The ASP – Application Service Provider – model has been heating up for several years now and seems to be gaining more momentum on a consistent basis. Here are some reasons why the model is particularly well-suited to the application of project management.

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MS Project is a tool, and it needs to be used as intended to get the proper value from it.  A hammer is a great tool, as is a screw driver, but would we ever use a screw driver to hammer a nail? Many think that MS Project is not a real flexible tool, and [...]

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