| Task tracking systems are sometimes marketed | | | | software typically attempt centralized task tracking by |
| under the aegis that, unless it uses one, your company | | | | one of two methods: issue tracking via email or issue |
| is headed for tragedy. But this is rarely the case. More | | | | tracking via internal tracking software. The problem |
| often than not, companies that have poor project | | | | with email tracking is that, while it works fine in the |
| management simply perpetuate mediocrity, producing | | | | beginning, a large volume of unorganized emails quickly |
| projects of some quality that exceed their timeframe | | | | accumulates, making it difficult to access previous |
| or producing projects of questionable quality that are | | | | information and resulting in wasted time. The problem |
| late. If you perform projects for clients, the results of | | | | with internal tracking is twofold: it costs more than |
| these situations are two: you develop lackluster | | | | hosted tracking and it doesn't allow remote access to |
| references and, consequently, you forego the | | | | the tracking system, which is essential for companies |
| opportunity to raise your rates based on project | | | | that have numerous project participants or project |
| excellence. Moreover, a company doesn't well manage | | | | participants in more than one location. Hosted tracking |
| its projects rarely ends up closing its doors; it just | | | | providers charge their customers a user and feature |
| never accomplishes a superior bottom line or | | | | based monthly fee on a pay as you go basis, and |
| maximizes its growth potential. | | | | allow their customers to access the tracking system |
| For non-business types, running a company that has a | | | | from any Internet terminal worldwide. |
| decent bottom line can look like a satisfying situation. | | | | If your company has top talent but poor project |
| But as any passionate businessperson knows, | | | | management practices, you're essentially wasting its |
| unremarkable financials can be more trying than | | | | talent. As anyone in the client project arena well |
| outright failure. We run a company to make as much | | | | knows, projects that offer quality but exceed their |
| we can, or at least to offer the highest level of service, | | | | timeframe aren't viewed as successes, nor are |
| which inherently ensures the former. If this describes | | | | projects that are always on time but require rework in |
| your business ideals but your company is stuck in | | | | order to deliver on their promise. If you find your |
| quagmire of mediocre project management, it's time to | | | | company regularly experiencing one of these |
| stop settling for less and enhance your project | | | | situations, chances are that there isn't a problem with |
| management with hosted task tracking software-also | | | | your personnel, but with your project management |
| referred to as hosted issue tracking software. If you | | | | quality. When you're ready go from being mediocre to |
| do, you'll be able to stop fretting about project | | | | being great one, hosted task tracking software is there |
| management and focus on the project itself. | | | | to help. |
| Companies that don't use hosted task tracking | | | | |