Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Improving Small Business Performance One Project at a Time

ProjectCompanion has launched a new version of its web-based project management service that allows small businesses to manage projects more profitably.

ProjectCompanion, a Swedish developer of project management software, has launched a new version of its web-based project management service that allows small businesses to manage projects more profitably.

ProjectCompanion, available as a free download or as a hosted solution, is a web-based collaboration and project management solution that helps business owners understand projects from a business perspective. Teams can manage a portfolio of projects, plan and track projects and share information.

The benefits include improved overview of project priorities and status, improved focus on deliveries, improved control of project budget and access to key performance measures such as debit ratio, sales, productivity and profitability.

“Our clients consistently told us they needed a product that was less complicated than Microsoft Project Server and more robust and business-focused than Basecamp,” said ProjectCompanion co-founder Martin Andersson. “The cost of the service is small and the business benefits are tremendous.”

ProjectCompanion is available as a hosted solution for $15 (USD) per month for up to 15 registered users and 2 GB of document storage. With the hosted service the system is automatically connected to the Internet, communication is encrypted, data is backed up and the system is updated automatically when new features are added.

“We could get these functions free if we installed ProjectCompanion on our own server, but when the total cost is $15/USD per month, it was cheaper to just use the hosted service,” said Ben Bradley, managing director of Macon Raine, Inc., a Chicago, IL-based marketing consulting and PR firm. “More important than the cost, however, is the support we’ve received with business planning, benchmarking our debit ratios and daily fees against comparable organizations and creating a monthly budget.”

A free Consulting business planning download and interactive worksheet is available for professional services firms that want to optimize their business performance using project management. It is available online at www.projectcompanion.com.

Friday, March 20, 2009

Small business collaboration

We are introducing a web based collaboration and project management service for small businesses. No local installation is required, you only need a web browser.

With this solution, you can plan and track your work, and share information using the web.

Our new start package will make it possible to collaborate in an unlimited number of projects with up to 15 people.

The cost will be only US$15 / month including up to 15 users.

It is simple, useful, and affordable.

Communication is of course encrypted and data is backed up every day.

Contact me if you have any questions about this service.