For those of you who are considering a career in project management in any industry, this piece will come in handy to you. Project management is one of the most in-demand skills out there and the software below make the job much easier. Like most applications, many of them offer free services on a basic level.
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1. ClickUp
ClickUp
Click Up allows you to automatically schedule, organize, regardless of the size of the task. The system also allows you to choose who on your management team can or cannot see what on the task. Team members can update progress on the task in real-time hence allowing you to follow the progress of separate tasks and goals. ‘Click Up’ charges you based on how many team members you have registered with you. Among the features are assigned comments, notes, task trays, dark mode, and multi-view.
2. Microsoft Excel
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Excel was and still is the most basic project management tool there is and the best one you will find for free out there. It is, of course, tedious for more modern users nowadays but if you can’t afford a subscription but have good internet, you could create task templates, share with team members and monitor progress online through Excel. The thing really is one the best things Bill Gates ever gave this world aside from polio vaccines and mosquito nets.
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3. Asana
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Asana allows flexibility as the user can alter timelines and task deadlines in real-time on Asana. Asana is easily linked to your Slack and Google Calendar. It features time and expense tracking, document and project management, CRM, portfolio management among other things.
4. Wrike
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Wrike allows communication between manager and team through its “best-in-class” feature. You may set priorities and make sure the team is working more effectively. Outlook, Gmail, iCalendar and Google Calendar can be used in order to sync your tasks and dates with each other. Pricing is also based on the number of users you have with you. The best feature is the team editing function. It reminds one of Office 365.
5. Trello
Trello
Trello is highly user friendly. It offers a number of simple templates that you can choose to work from and with. You can switch between tabs or boards and do drag-and-drops. It features a Kanban view, deadline alerts and notifications, in-line editing, tasks and sub-stacks. It is mostly free for one or a few persons. The more people on your team, however, the enterprise version will be recommended for each team member.
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