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Thursday 2 February 2017

Top 5 Ways a Project Management Software Helps Teams


It doesn’t matter whether you are a manager or just a team member, project management software is helpful for every individual working in a team. I would say it has become a must have if you are running a team. In this article, I am going to discuss how the software fits within every profession and work culture -

  • Helps to collaborate
I think collaboration is the foundation on which a team stands firmly. If you are able to maintain seamless collaboration in a team, it will become pretty easy to solve project-related issues and come up the best results. An online project management software simplifies collaboration with its amazing features. Firstly, discussions and secondly chat assist in carrying out discussions, asking questions, solving any work-related issues and brainstorming together.

  • Aids in time management
Time management is probably the most crucial aspect that determines success of a project. That’s why a team needs to manage its time really well. With its time tracking feature, a project management tool lets you track time spent on each and every task. Your team members can enter the time spent on different tasks in the tool, either manually or by using timer. As the timesheets record these time entries, you just need to take a look at them to know how your team members are spending their time.

  • Assists in proofing
A project management software with proofing feature helps you to share your files and receive feedback on them. It helps to streamline the review process, thereby saving your time and effort both. Just upload a file, add collaborators to it and get their feedback on the same file. The best part of online proofing is that it eliminates all the confusion related to the required changes. This is because collaborators can use markup tools to show the specific areas in the file requiring changes.

  • Enables quick file sharing
By using the software, file sharing becomes a piece of cake. You just have to upload a file in the software and share with relevant people added in the tool. This not only helps to share important information with your team, but also get their ideas and views through comments. You don’t have to waste time on finding any type of information in the projects. All your data remains safe, secure and organized in one place within the software.

  • Simplifies reporting
Reporting, which is one of the most time consuming processes in a project, can be easily done by using an online project management software. Teams don't have to waste time in creating reports. All they have to do is enter their data within the tool and it generates reports, which you as a manager can see. It lets you see all your project data in the form of graphs, pie charts and tables, making it really simple to track the project. With overall picture of your project, you can easily see the progress made at work as well as contribution of each employee at an individual level.

With all the above benefits, the software is an irresistible thing to invest in. So, give it a try and enjoy your work life.

1 comment:

  1. This is a very good article and it covers almost all major points on how project management software can helps a business. I think this software has all above mentioned features.

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