[RE-wrenches] Project management tool

[Chris Mason]

The term Project Management can be applied to a wide range of tools and
methodology. If your needs are only to track tasks, I would use Wunderlist
as it can be installed on every device and lists can be shared.
If you want a real PM tool, Microsoft Project is the midrange tool of
choice. There are a ton of industry specific platforms that you could use
but they are mainly for large enterprises.

The problem with PM software is you need time to design and administrate
the data. In a lot of projects there is a dedicated person who coordinates
all the contractor and subcontractor tasks. It is a full time job. I would
be careful about launching into a PM tool that you are not familiar with
while already overwhelmed. It will suck up a load of your time and return
you very little gain in efficiency.
If you have a number of people to coordinate and you think PM software to
be the best way, hire a consultant to select and implement the application.


On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 9:37 AM, Advanced Energy Solutions <
tech at aessolar.com> wrote:

> Good day,
> I have the excitement of having many installations but at 12 ( and 2 of
> them 100kw) and more coming I am looking for a way to better manage
> projects.
>
> Do you have a program you would recommend for helping me manage projects?
> I am getting overwhelmed.
>
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