Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers a Web-based project management system (see article below), PDF creation and management software, an application for sharing large files on popular services such as Facebook, VoIP software that reduces the cost of your legacy PBX telephone system, and a legal research iPad app. Don't miss the next issue.
Project Management Meets the Web
The best project management systems are intuitive. After all, if a software program designed to maximize efficiency takes hours upon hours to master, it misses the point. Given inherent time and personnel constraints, law firms in particular need a simple, streamlined system that provides them with just what they need (and nothing they don't) — a steep learning curve need not apply. Oh, and throw in an affordable price too. Think that's too ambitious a wish list?
Projecturf 2.0 … in One Sentence
Projecturf is Web-based project management system.
The Killer Feature
The problem with Web-based software is that it's Web-based. Most lawyers prefer communicating via email. Realizing this conundrum, the new version of Projecturf enables you to reply to discussions via email. You need not remember to cc someone on the team. Projecturf stores all email messages related to a project within that project so you can easily find them — an advantage over email programs.
Other Notable Features
Other new features in Projecturf 2.0 include subtasks for breaking up complex projects into steps that you can check off, support for file versions so you can revert back to earlier versions of a document, a quick jump menu that lists your most active projects, support for printers so that printing any screen looks professional, the ability to append notes to tasks and subtasks, a timer for tracking the time you spend working on a project, whiteboards for brainstorming, and many new reports (including Gantt charts).
You can customize the look and feel of Projecturf. In terms of users, you can delegate tasks and track their progress, set up privacy controls and permissions to restrict access to projects or portions of projects, and create multiple administrator accounts.
What Else Should You Know?
All of Projecturf's plans offer unlimited storage space and users. It differentiates its plans on just one basis — the number of projects you think you'll need. The Start-Up Plan ($29.99 per month) provides 15 projects, the Business Plan ($59.99 per month) provides 40 projects, and the Enterprise Plan ($159.99 per month) offers unlimited projects. Learn more about Projecturf.
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