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On a Tight Budget!
Project Management
By Michael Reina
My Background
• MIS major • Project work experience:
o Shell Canada o Calgary Airport Authority o University of Lethbridge o Zeilk Corp. & Freelance
• Focus today: o Freelance Project Management experience
Complex Projects
● Logos and branding ● Websites ● Mobile apps ● Marketing
The Needs
Reliable... ● Applications for word processing & spreadsheets ● Software to create charts ● Way to collaborate and communicate ● Software to track time and resources
To meet the Project Management Processes:
The Issues
● Low budget ● Fast implementation needed ● Somewhat industry standard
The Easy Fix
Need Standard Solution Process Use
Application to create documents and spreadsheets
MS Word ~$100 MS Excel ~$140
All process groups
Software to create charts
MS Visio ~$800 Initiating and planning
A way to collaborate and communicate
MS Sharepoint Online $4 - $8 per user, per month MS Outlook ~$99
All process groups
Software to track time, resources and cost
MS Project ~$1,500 Planning and executing
The Holy Grail?
Need Standard Solution Process Use
Word processor to create documents AtTask
● Agile ● Centralized request mgt ● Approvals ● Time tracking ● Document manager ● Reports ● Dynamic gantt chart ● Portfolio optimizer ● More ● ~$30 per user per
month
All process groups
Software to create charts
A way to collaborate and communicate
Software to track time, resources and cost
Other Paid Options
Basecamp: ● 10 projects for ● $20/month ● Unlimited users ActiveCollab ● $500 self-hosted (unlimited everything) ● or 25/month (5 users)
The Rebels!
Need Free* Solutions Process Use
Word processor to create documents
OpenOffice Writer Google Drive: Word
All process groups
Software to create charts
OpenOffice Draw Google Drive: Lucidchart
Initiating and planning
A way to collaborate and communicate
Freedcamp Google Drive Gmail
All process groups
Software to track time, resources and cost
Google Drive: Gantter OpenProj
Planning and executing
*Some may have limitations
Quick Overview: OpenOffice
Quick Overview: Lucidchart
Quick Overview: Freedcamp
Quick Overview: Gantter
Quick Overview: OpenProj
Conclusion
• There are many options. • Companies can reduce project management
costs. • Inexpensive (or free) options can handle
complex projects.
Questions
• What are some of the risks associated with using some of these cloud-based solutions? o How about the benefits/opportunities?
• Would it be wise for a startup company to invest in traditional local applications or invest in cloud-based solutions? o How does Project Management Maturity Level
influence this decision?