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Billable hours

Resource costs can be seen from 3 different viewpoints. The first and most obvious viewpoint is the actual cost of the resource to the project manager, company or profit center. This typically is very...

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Resource management in a matrix world

In today’s fast-paced, matrixed organizations, the ability to quickly view the status of enterprise resources is an important and valuable component of project planning and key in providing an agile...

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Better than Gantt

Gantt charts are a natural way to display tasks, dependencies and time relationships. We’ve taken Gantt many steps forward! Our approach allows not only Gantt bars, but also the ability to show...

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The project backlog

The project backlog (also known as the product backlog) is a useful tool in project planning differently. The concept (originating from the Agile/Scrum project methodology) provides a way to inventory,...

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Pragmatic planning — plan the real, communicate the essence

We’re keen on pragmatic project planning. Our tool let’s you quickly visualize key aspects of a project. The better-than-Gantt approach provides super flexibility and breaks away from traditional...

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Project Color! Or, Project Colour!

Coming from that “other” project planning software? We give you: Color! A full spectrum of vibrant and sophisticated colors to lay out your project schedule. Icons in different color emphasis key...

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Alignment: Top-Down, Bottom-Up

Successful organization and portfolio results require excellent alignment across the business. The Current Plan provides mechanisms for individual project managers to manage and update their project...

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Do you know where your resources are?

Do you know the big picture and small picture of where your resources are being spent? One of the priorities in business alignment is to know the plan for resources. Does everyone agree what the...

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Alignment is difficult

Business alignment is difficult but necessary in reducing costs and improving time to market of your services or products. In fact, business alignment is an exceedingly difficult thing to accomplish....

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Misalignment at the top of an organisation!

Misalignment at the top of an organisation is obviously the most damaging. Lack of alignment at lower levels can possibly be seen early on by good management and can be fixed (albeit, perhaps at a high...

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