15+ Amazing Project Management and Collaboration Tools
Siva Kumar
Everyone knows about what is project management. It’s nothing but planning, organizing and managing the resources.But how to do? What is the right way to do it. Are there any tools available for project management and collaboration. How these tools can be useful and what are the features. These are the things we are going to analyze in this article. We will see best project collaboration tools available on web to manage projects easily.
Pros and Cons of Project Collaboration Tools
- Online project management lets you collaborate with project resources, manage project users, analyze risks, assign tasks, coordinate schedules and make your project a success from anywhere in the world.
- These project management apps are here to save you time, but they can also be very time-consuming and not intuitive.
- If you have a team who works with you remotely, then this is the right choice.
Project management process and its approach
Projects were generally managed by creative architects and engineers themselves. Major process steps are initiation, planning or development, production or execution, monitoring and controlling . To handle these process number of approaches are there like:
- Traditional approach
- Critical chain project management
- Extreme project management
- Event chain methodology
- Prince2 (Structured approach)
- Process based management.
1.Teambox
Teambox is listed first because it’s the application we are currently using for 1stwebdesigner, but don’t let that sway you. This is a place for your team in twitter like project collaboration tool. You can share tasks, messages, attach files and Notification by email.And also it’s an open source project.Teambox offers up to three projects free and offers 2000 projects for premium plans.And it’s very easy to use.
Advantages
- Easy to setup in 1 minute.
- Access from anywhere, anytime.
- Secure and backup of your data.
- Updating new features constantly.
- Notified by mails.
2.Basecamp
This is a project management,Collaboration and task web-based tool trusted by millions of users.The features are Share files, Meet deadlines, Assign tasks, Centralize feedback, Basecamp tackles project management from an entirely different angle: A focus on communication and collaboration. They have some extras and addons also.Four price planning is available , Each and every plan has30 days trial period.
Advantages
- Dashboard
- To-do lists
- File sharing
- Message boards
- Milestones
- Time tracking
- Project overview and comments on messages
3.Activecollab
A project management and collaboration tool.It will make your work and cooperation with your team, clients, suppliers and others much easier. Useful to keep projects on track, Email support, Extend and integrate of modules,Collaborate,Save time.And new added features are invoice,subversion integration,Global documents,Drag and drop task management, Improved visual editor and much more…
Advantages
- Dashboard
- Manage projects
- Invoicing
- Track time
- Share files
- Email integration etc…
4.DeskAway
It’s an online project management, project collaboration,Task & issue tracking software.Easy to use for virtual,distributed and global teams.The main reasons why you have to use Deskaway are simple & affordable,Less email clutter,Delegation and tracking, Control is in your hand, Nothing to download and install,Backup of your data in daily basis,No risk and little more.Please read their FAQ’s and it will be very useful before your picking this tool.
Advantages
- Track work
- Delegate
- Share
- Collaborate
5.Teamwork
Web-based project management tool that helps managers,staff and clients work together more productivity online.Stay on track,Share & collaborate,work faster and host it yourself.you get room for 2 projects, free storage space and you can instantly upgrade to a paid plan at any time.
Benefits
- Manage projects
- Manage task lists
- Schedule milestones
- Add messages
- Time tracking
- Upload files
- Manage people
- E-mail integration
- Multi language support
6.5pm
5pm is an intuitive web-based project management tool.It is flexible and easy to use.you can request a custom plan here through mail.Backup your data nightly.256-bit high grade encryption for data security.Desktop tracker widget is available.Filter users in time line and much more features are available with multi language support.
Benefits
- Manage projects and tasks online.
- Share notes and files.
- Track time
- E-mail integration
- Customized reports
- Interactive timeline
7.Wrike
Project planning,management and tracking software.Can easily track your project.It gives you the full insight to your business.Your project plans are always up to date.30 day free trial pack is available for plans.Outlook synchronization,Windows mobile sync, icalendar and rss feeds are available for a reasonable price.
Benefits
- Complete picture for your business.
- Unique control
- More productive
- Very easy to use
- Intelligent email engine, So it works with any email software.
8.Wridea
Free online idea management and collaboration service.It’s a web-based service first to avoid your ideas being forgotten and organize your ideas.It’s already being used by more than 40,000 users.With the help of this tool, you can store your ideas, manage and organize them, collaborate with your friends over your ideas, etc. Wridea provides you all required tools and services for organizing your ideas.
Wridea Features
- Categorize your ideas under different pages.
- Share your ideas.
- Commenting on ideas.
- Customized environment.
9.ZOHO projects
A centralized place where relevant project documents and contents are stored, updates are posted, everyone exchange ideas and get work done.Top reasons to choose ZOHO projects.Beyond your planning …get projects done,Planning,Works smarter,Reporting and value for your money.The updates of ZOHO are project stream, Dedicated wiki, Group chat MS project integration.Free for one project with unlimited users.
Features
- Task dependency
- Milestones for a project
- Meetings
- Document sharing
- Dashboard and time tracking.
10.onstage
Team collaboration,Project management,File sharing and task software.Your business and communication can be more efficient and better organized.Easy file sharing,A free version forever, not just for 30 days. Plus, an unlimited number of users at no extra cost!
Technical features
- Document preview with ipaper from scribd.
- Optimized for PDA’s
- Multi language
- SSL encryption
11.Springloops
Source code management tool for web developers.You can do code in parallel and share it safely.Ultimate work flow,Easy management,Unique code browser and Basecamp integration are the main features in this tool.It’s free for 100MB only.
12.Rememberthemilk
This is an online to do list and task management.You can manage tasks quickly and easily.Get remind anywhere and you can locate your tasks here too.Remembermilk providing more number of services for their users like sync with Blackberry, Gmail, Android, for twitter , Manage your remember through google calendar and third party applitication or services etc…
13.Comindwork
Tools for Collaboration,Communication,Tracking and project management too.Comindwork SaaS improves the knowledge work productivity in projects performed by teams in professional service firms (e.g. software, advertising & marketing, consulting, lawyers, NGO) and by divisions within enterprises (e.g. support, marketing, R&D, upper management).More benefits for project manager, to team and for your clients.Free for 20MB
Customizable features are
- Personal and project dashboards
- Business wiki and files with permissions
- Time tracking
- To-do lists,Milestones and notifications
- Report in Gantt charts.
- Customizable work flow and business rules
- Project level settings and lot more 250+customizable features.
14.Central Desktop
Central desktop “Over 375,000 users around the globe rely on Central Desktop every day to accelerate their business, connect their people, and manage their projects.” Free usage for 25 MB.
- Quick setup
- Enterprise grade search.
- Real-time collaboration
- Centralized communication
- Team accountability
15.Ajaxworkspace
AJAXworkspace offers more than 10 powerful online project management and collaboration features such as project dashboard, tracking software, task management, document management, file sharing, and discussion board.It consists of an integrated suite of simple and easy-to-use collaboration functionality.This is an ideal tool for any type of project management regardless of whether you are working in a company or a freelancer from home.
Other Features
- Bookmark
- Personalization
- Security access control
- Event calendar
- Graphical reporting tool
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Lily@TeamWorkLive
Posted 270 days ago 75We are using it’s a great company that has a lot of innovative features and a free 30-day trial. AWESOME! :)
venkadesh
Posted 270 days ago 74thanks for sharing this………….
facility management services
Posted 275 days ago 73nice and very useful article for all organizations…………….
Vasiliy
Posted 280 days ago 72I’m using a free online project management system http://projects-manager.com
architectural services , architectural companys in Chennai
Posted 282 days ago 7115+ Amazing Project Management and Collaboration Tool is helped me a lot to learn about the project management like me who does not have a capable of to performed. thank you so much. Great article keep going.
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Jerome Iveson
Posted 286 days ago 70I’d like to throw my hat into the ring. I’m the founder of Thrive; we make Solo a beautiful project management tool for freelancers. http://www.thrivesolo.com It’s the perfect all-in-one package to manage your freelance business.
G2one network
Posted 297 days ago 69really great think to apply to here
G2one network
Posted 297 days ago 68thanks for sharing your great think………..
Jack
Posted 312 days ago 67Interesting list of attractive tools. Our organisation has been using Dooster.net and we’re doing well with it. Less complications and more achieving since we got it.
Simona
Posted 315 days ago 66Great list, Siva. I’d like to add OffBureau (http://www.offbureau.com), an online workspace that fuses online collaboration, document management and a social network. It’s simple, flexible and secure, and it offers a free plan.
webmaster
Posted 321 days ago 65Hi there,
I am the administrator for http://www.unleashpm.com. While browsing on web I have come across your website and it is excellent which contains very good information. We have a tool which does the same i.e. managing of projects, products, portfolios.
Some of its salient features include:
1. Manage projects, programs, portfolios and products on own cloud.
2. Manage meetings and track information and streamline creation of Information radiators.
3. Create collaborative environment where teams emphasize faster product creation following a mix of water fall and agile technologies.
If you are interested in exchanging link with my site, I will be very much happy to add your website into my Resources page.
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Title: Project Management Tools
URL: http://www.unleashpm.com/
Description: Unleash is a web based project management tool integrated with lots of modules like projects, milestones, tasks, to-do lists for easy and effective management of both traditional and agile projects.
Myrrha
Posted 323 days ago 64Hello everyone!
I would like to recommend Binfire.com, as it is one of the best project management and collaboration tools in the web. You can visit this site for more information:
http://binfire.blogspot.com/2011/07/what-is-binfire-why-would-someone-need.html
Rameez Usmani
Posted 324 days ago 63Great tools…. I am also a programmer and I am planning to develop few products…one of the product came in my mind was a Web based Project Management tool , I am planning to compete Basecamp , I did some research and found few features that I can add.
You have much more knowledge about different tools , so if possible please let me know any feature in any project management tool you feel missing…just drop me an email. I will try to add it in my features list.
regards,
Rameez Usmani
Andy
Posted 329 days ago 62Workgroups is another very useful and advanced project management tool. It includes job management, proofing, digital asset management, and workflow management capabilities.
Robert
Posted 329 days ago 61Project management tools are plenty. As you can see, there are fifteen listed in the article, and each comment is about another option. With so many to choose from, it is difficult to find the right software for your company. I use AtTask’s work management software because it helps me manage more than just projects; I can manage everything at work, from simple tasks to major programs. This is something that is transforming businesses world-wide.
Jack
Posted 361 days ago 60That’s a clear list and interesting as well as helpful. We’ve been using http://www.dooster.net for a while now and we’re very pleased. Communication is so much better. Everyone was out of the office more and more and it felt like we were getting further away from our spider’s web. As we’re generally a happy company it wasn’t a good thing and using Dooster has enabled us to feel right in there and not left out of anything because we were at a meeting. In our organisation things move fast and you really need to be in touch as well as well organised and Dooster seems to have enabled us to do this. Which makes me wonder when I read these reviews why it isn’t on this one. But good to read about the others so many thanks.
David Robins
Posted 365 days ago 59Great list Siva! I will add http://www.binfire.com to the list. Binfire has great project collaboration tools. The basic service is free and includes tasks & milestones, real-time interactive whiteboard, group chat, object starring (to follow a task or a file), commenting, status reporting using secure tweets plus content management with 2GB of free online space. It is one of the best href=”http://www.binfire.com/sign-up/”>online Project Collaboration tools available on the web.
It also lets the project owner to add user categories and give each category a different level of permission. For example you can create a new category called consultants. Give permissions you want to this category (what pages this user type can read only, read write or have no access). Then add a new user to the project and assign him / her as consultant! Real easy..
Sydney Show
Posted 367 days ago 58Good article. I know several of them. Recently, we implemented simple ERP package from WorkForceTrack.com that has brilliant PM tool. Gannt chart for project management, Timesheet, Personal workspaces, Task and Issue management and many more.
Charlotte505
Posted 374 days ago 57Nice list of PM and CRM Tools and I`d like to add WorkforceTrack . I tried its trial by requesting a demo. Mostly, I liked its service: everytime time they ask for feedback checking for your convenience.
Lucian Ioan
Posted 388 days ago 56Another project management software that should be added to the list is RationalPlan:
http://www.rationalplan.com/
It is working on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux and comes in different packages depending on users needs.
Vinay
Posted 402 days ago 55Take a look at Contrich……
It is not a complete Project Management tool, but can effectively manage the Content part in a typical Web Application Project. It can prove to be a handy tool for project managers, people who want to outsource content writing, Content Writers, Editor, Quality Analysts etc. With features like inline content editing, content review, automatic page verification and much more, it can help a lot in increasing the productivity of the Content team.
The homepage has a short video tutorial to get things started quickly.
Peter
Posted 422 days ago 54Hi!
Our app. http://www.projektino.com is simple as we have focused on offering the most used features such as messages and tasks. Our goal has also been to give the user a good overview of what is happening in the project and how each project member contributes to the project. Features such as Ajax, task reminders, googledocs integration and Iphone app coming in the near future.
Cheers!
Peter
Joyce
Posted 454 days ago 53Hi Dave
Thanks for the heads up on Moonlite which I looked at with interest. Eventually after much searching I decided on Dooster as my Project Management tool of choice. http://www.dooster.net
iManageProject
Posted 463 days ago 52Hi,
Great article. I also recommend iManageProject project management software:
http://www.imanageproject.com
Thanks.
Dave
Posted 479 days ago 51Hello
I use Moonlite for project management. It runs as software as a service, you pay as you go. It is really simple and easy to use. You can add as many users and customers as you like.
It also has some basic time management with reporting, chat and e-mail notifications.
They also have a 30 day trial version here: http://moonlitepro.com
Best,
Dave