ESI International published a report, stating “project management and business analysis software tools met or exceeded expectations for only 10.5 percent of respondents.” This means that, according to their survey, nearly 9 out of 10 people are not satisfied with their project management system.

That’s a lot! Is there no satisfaction to be had from project management software? Is there not a project management tool that can do what the market needs?

Wait. What DOES the market need, anyway?

This is where things get tricky.  No one needs the same thing in a project management system.

When I do a demonstration for AceProject, before I even start, I ask two questions:

• What do you guys do? Tell me about your organization
• What are you looking for in a project management tool?

I have yet to receive two identical answers. Of course, there are basic things that come up: time sheets, email reminders, estimates versus actuals, client access, etc. However, every organization is using a slightly different method for project management, every manager is looking for different metrics to assess […]