When you’re dealing with project management within a large team, the main things that’ll hold you back are communication difficulties and inefficiency. Nearly every project that’s ever been worked on has had several pointless work hours added because some employees weren’t paying attention or left in the dark about developments in the project.

If you’re not using any project management or team collaboration Software to effectively manage a project, it can be a nightmare informing people about changes or urgent tasks, making substantial progress or hit important deadlines in time. Thankfully, there’s a massive demand for this software and there’s a variety of software available that can make project management less of a hassle.

Trello
If you’re handling multiple projects at once or failing to get confirmation that project milestones have been reached, Trello is the answer. A simple and lightweight project management tool, Trello delivers simple and clear information about projects, which can be arranged in a sticky-note interface so that all your projects are visible.

Teamwork
Teamwork is a service that several of your company departments can get usage out of. Project Management is made simple by users assigning tasks to themselves or other users, customer service is easier when you use the Teamwork Desk service, and Teamwork Chat allows you to communicate with team members instantaneously, and you can choose to notify team members of support tickets or tasks by email, if they have a habit of forgetting.

Slack
Slack is a software packages that gives your team the ability to send instant messages to each other. That might not sound too special if emails are an option, but Slack ups the ante by allowing you to set up channels for specific departments, so that messages only go to the people that need it without having to set up exceptions. Slack also has bot support and integrates with a variety of other collaboration tools, such as DropBox, SalesForce, Trello and Google Drive.

Cloud Storage
Say goodbye to your USB sticks, Cloud Storage services like Microsoft OneDrive, DropBox and Google Drive have arrived. They allow you to store important files in cloud storage, and anyone with internet access and access to the ‘cloud’ can pull those files from storage and use them as if they were locally stored.

Hootsuite
If Social Media is an integral part of your marketing strategy, you ought to use a service like Hootsuite. It’s integrated with all the biggest social media sites – FaceBook, Twitter, LinkedIn and others – and has all the features you’ve grown accustomed to as well as a link-shortening tool. With Hootsuite, you can handle all your social media accounts from one interface.

With these software packages, handling projects and collaboration between teams or departments are made simpler, more efficient and easier. Chetaru is a leading digital design agency based in Darlington, UK and Indore, India. We specialise in website design and helping you sustain your online presence via social media, SEO and mobile applications. Take a look at our current and previous and current clients here and see if Chetaru has the skill and technical brilliance you need.

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