{"id":2551,"date":"2014-06-06T13:53:23","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T13:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cmwlab.com\/blog\/?p=2551"},"modified":"2014-06-06T13:53:23","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T13:53:23","slug":"online-project-planning-software-project-managers-double-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmwlab.com\/blog\/online-project-planning-software-project-managers-double-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Project Planning Software and How Project Managers Double Their Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prepping for a boxing match is no walk in the park. A lot is dependent on the game plan. And if the plan isn\u2019t carefully thought out, barring a lucky punch come show time, a defeat isn\u2019t too far behind.<\/p>
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The process of project planning is no easy feat<\/i><\/b>, either. Selecting the right people for the right projects, assigning timelines and dependencies, budget, delivery deadlines \u2013 there\u2019s a whole slew of things to take care of. The work doesn\u2019t end there, unfortunately, because project planning isn\u2019t the only role a project manager is expected to carry out. There are leadership roles \u2013 soft skills, if you will \u2013 that are vital to keep a team together and working towards a common goal.<\/p>\n
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Fortunately, technology is revolutionizing the way project managers do their jobs. Through research and careful consideration of the mistakes of the past, the IT industry has produced an essential project management tool<\/a> \u2013 the online project planning software \u2013 that allows managers to invest more of their time in the more core aspects of their roles.<\/p>\n\n

Value-added vs. secondary activities<\/h3>\n\n

A business performs two types of activities: value-added and peripheral activities. Value-added activities, according to BusinessDictionary.com, are those that generate a \u201cpositive return on the investment of resources and cannot be eliminated without impairing a process.\u201d Peripheral activities, also called secondary activities, are those outside of a company\u2019s main activities of buying\/producing and selling.<\/p>\n
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Unfortunately, all too often, project managers find themselves spending more time tackling secondary activities such as communicating with other project managers regarding the availability of certain staff, adjusting the project\u2019s timeline based on what has already been done, generating detailed status reports, among other things, instead of value-added tasks such as ensuring team morale is at its best and that people are equipped with every tool of the trade to deliver excellent results, and so on.<\/p>\n\n

Real-time Gantt chart project planning<\/span>, automation and resource allocation<\/h2>\n\n

And then, there\u2019s the project planning software.\n
\nAn online project planning software, like Comindware Project<\/a>, allows project managers the ability to automate project planning activities to afford them more time for other tasks.<\/p>\n\n\"project\n\n

\n \n\n TRY FOR 30 DAYS! \n\n <\/a>\n<\/section>\n\nComindware Project has the following key features:\n
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