Microsoft has made tremendous progress with their SharePoint collaboration suite during the last 5 years, making it the cornerstone of productive teams. However the expensive price tag kept this software out of reach of all but midsize-very large companies. There are new less costly options that provide enterprise level features at small business prices. Read [...]
Tag Archives: Group Collaboration
Qtask – Online Collaboration Platform Designed for Accountability
October 27, 2009 – 2:35 pm
Qtask, the online collaboration platform with the motto “Share Collaborate Achieve“, just sent me a press release today announcing 4 new features, including:
1. Synchronize your Qtask Calendars with Outlook 2007.
2. Upload and download your files directly to/from Qtask by simple drag and drop via WebDAV. (You can now read them from your iPhone or BB!).
3. [...]
Forrester Reviews Central Desktop
October 6, 2009 – 8:53 pm
Central Desktop just announced, via email from their CEO, that they have just been included in the latest Forrester Wave review of Collaboration Platforms (The Forrester Wave™: Collaboration Platforms, Q3 2009).
The email was largely upbeat, as Issac Garcia, CEO of Central Desktop, touched on the highlights of the report and some of validation that comes form being [...]
USA Today article praises Online Collaboration Software
September 11, 2009 – 12:35 pm
Yesterday, an article in USA today discussed the benefits of using software as a service for small and medium size businesses. Previously, most hosted applications have been used by large companies for CRM applications, like Salesforce.com. Now, some new startups, as well as companies in business for years, are seeing new growth as small and medium [...]
Sharepoint Hosting
September 8, 2009 – 5:05 pm
If you are considering a Microsoft Sharepoint Hosted solution, you may want to also consider other options. Sharepoint 2007 is a great solution, with many features that make it useful for small and large businesses alike.
But did you know there are other (sometimes better, always less costly), solutions to Sharepoint Hosting hat may also meet [...]
Microsoft Sharepoint Workflow
September 7, 2009 – 9:14 am
(This article is part of a series on Workplace efficiency tools and software)
What is Sharepoint Workflow? Or how about what is Document Workflow? I have received many questions on this topic, and I think it is worth exploring. Before we talk about Sharepoint Workflow specifics, lets review the concept of Document Workflow in general.
Document Workflow [...]
Sharepoint Collaboration vs Central Desktop
September 1, 2009 – 10:17 pm
It may sound obvious, but group collaboration is hard work. On every project I have been involved with, the method by which the team collaborated was different. I am not talking about team dynamics or organizational behaviour, although those are very important subjects. I really mean such seemingly simple things such as sharing documents, reviewing [...]
Project Management Offices: Best Practices
May 18, 2009 – 1:00 pm
An interesting survey was just published in the May Edition of PMI Today. This survey was based on results from about 1700 surveyed PMI members as they answered questions regarding the state of project management within their organizations. The survey caught my eye because the headline shows that more projects were completed on time and [...]
Project Management Process Standardization
May 17, 2009 – 6:44 pm
I have seen first hand how good standards can greatly enhance project delivery across an organization, where lack of standards leaves gaps, questions, and uncertainty. This uncertainty at best allows strong managers to deliver successfully, while weak managers struggle, and which at worst derails the efforts of strong project managers to delivery successfully.
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