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As a project is unique, it typically includes collaborators who do not usually work together.
In fact, the collaborators often come from different organizations, disciplines, and even
countries.
If you want to complete a project on time, you need to manage it well. You also need to
make sure you are within budget. Not only must you work to meet deadlines but you also
have to make sure that quality does not suffer.
Until the middle of the last century, project management was an informal activity.
“Project management, then, is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques
to project activities to meet the project requirements.”
Why is ICT essential to Project Management?
Online collaboration software has recently become the number one tool used
by distributed project teams. Sometimes referred to as project ware or project
collaboration software, online collaboration platforms help people communicate and
make it easier to use the array of other productivity tools currently on the market. Ranging
in price from free to enterprise pricing, online collaboration tools – especially those based
on visual management – are the most effective.
Online collaboration not only helps team members work smarter, it also helps project
managers increase overall team effectiveness and track of all the moving pieces of a
project or task.
Examples of Online Collaborative Tools
Time Doctor - is a feature rich app that will help you determine how long
it takes for a task or project to get completed. You can see what your
Communication Tools
Yammer - is a private social network that helps employees collaborate
across departments, locations and business apps. It is a social network
that’s entirely focused on your business. In order to join your business’s
Yammer network, your team member must have a working email
address from your company’s domain.
Design Tools
the app.