Clarizen can be considered the best software for managing distributed projects, because it provides, by default, all the managerial functions and the collaborative features that support the coordinated collaboration level. Out of hundreds software packages available in the market, four were selected, ProjectLibre, Redmine, Microsoft Project 2013 and Clarizen, to assess if they have the described functionalities. This article describes a set of managerial and collaborative functionalities that a CollabPMS should provide to support the complexities of a distributed project effectively.
Thus, adequate Collaborative Project Management Software (CollabPMS) solutions are needed to enable individuals and organizations to manage, communicate and work together across time and space barriers. Today, projects involve members from different geographical areas more than any other time in history. We describe and compare six top open source accounting software systems and study the applicability of these tools in fitting the requirements of SMEs. In this paper, we propose to refute this preconceived idea, and present open source software (OSS) as a viable alternative to proprietary software regarding accounting software systems.
Unfortunately, despite all the benefits, they are not yet common in SMEs that still favour outsourcing their financial information, frequently due to the wrong idea that accounting software is an intricate tool as well too costly. Accounting software systems are a great solution for SMEs to improve accounting management and to assist managers to overcome the complexity of the various regulatory and administrative obligations that currently attends any commercial transaction. Therefore, it is critical for an effective accounting management tool to build a successful business, especially for SMEs - small and medium enterprises, where the margin for error is small. The economic market constantly shifts and change, requiring increasingly complex and agile adaptations from companies, particularly in a global world where the future is becoming unpredictable. We also describe the functionalities of top open source CRM systems, examining the applicability of these tools in fitting the needs of SMEs. In this paper, we explain the reasons why SMEs do not implement CRM system and the benefits of using open source CRM system in SMEs.
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Given the high fixed costs of normal activity of companies, we intend to promote free and viable solutions for small and medium businesses. CRM system has the potential to help improve the business value and competitive capabilities of SMEs. SMEs have to start implementing Information Systems (IS) technology into their business operations in order to improve business values and gain more competitive advantage over rivals. Most SMEs do not implement CRM systems due to several reasons, such as lack of knowledge about CRM or lack of financial resources to implement CRM systems. However, CRM systems are not very common in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Future work will focus on improving PM-PT based on the constructive suggestions and recommendations provided by the software practitioners.Ĭustomer Relationship Management (CRM) systems are very common in large companies. The initial results indicate that PM-PT is a useful and effective tool for software project monitoring task. Subsequently, PM-PT was tested and evaluated by interviewing seven software practitioners. Resultantly, a Progress Monitoring Prototype Tool (PM-PT) was developed to overcome the limitations of the existing tools used in SPM. The key limitations were highlighted to show the gap in this area that led to the inception of this study. The SPM tools' pros and cons were identified through a literature survey. To address these limitations, this study investigates some of the common tools used by Software Development Organizations (SDOs), which leverage on project management approaches and the concept of Agile methods. Moreover, some of the tools do not report and/or visualize useful information regarding the project status. However, most of these tools lack sufficient progress monitoring mechanisms, making them unattractive for many organizations. In the market today, several tools are available for monitoring the progress of a project. Progress monitoring is an essential task of the Software Project Management (SPM), which is executed during the development process of software projects.
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