Perfect Open Source Project Management on a Linux Box with OpenProj While setting up a list of useful open source applications for my Linux laptop I found a very advanced project management solution provided by Projity incorporating both, a web-based project-on-demand service (SaaS) and an open source desktop alternative to MS Project. The latest version requires Java (JRE) and is available as .deb, .rpm or platform-independent source at Sourceforge.net.

'OpenProj shares the industry's most advanced scheduling engine with Project-ON-Demand and has Gantt Charts, Network Diagrams (PERT Charts), WBS and RBS charts, Earned Value costing and more.'

Being familiar with MS Project it's easy to switch. Just create a work breakdown structure, add time and dependencies, OpenProj will construct a project model applying CPM ready to prioritize activities for the effective management of project completion.


Probably the best solution I've ever seen, just got used to it.

Labels: linux, management, networking, productivity

  ¶ 'Perfect Open Source Project Management on a Linux Box with OpenProj' posted by eA : 3:49 PM  0 comments links to this post

  Consumer Recomendations more Influencing than ever Trends and consumer reactions in terms of communications and marketing can best be monitored in blogs and other consumer-generated media like web pages, newsgroups, emails sent-to companies, chat lines, forums and message boards.

A recent study from eMarketer showed that consumer opinions are no longer a local phenomenon: Word-of-mouth works worldwide and is more effective than traditional forms of advertising.

'Yet more than three-quarters of consumers surveyed worldwide find that consumer opinions are the most effective form of advertising, according to a Nielsen study.'

Web 2.0 features give control to the user, increase brand loyalty and customer retention and can make products and services benefit from a word-of-mouth.

Here are some more significant success factors:

• Strong brand
• Highly automatized work flow
• Media-compatible staged content
• Low problem cases
• Mastering rapid changes in technology
  
• High stability at payment solutions and CMS

As experience showed easy to use tools do have a huge impact on the way people and companies interact in communications, digital media and business. Putting increasing efforts into successful website operations with a focus on making consumer opinions an essential part of a website can result in making a profit, generating significant online revenues, developing online branding, creating successful online products or attracting subscriptions.

Labels: advertising, ecommerce, markets, web2.0

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  Vodafone UK Part of Google Checkout Network Now Just before the Q4 shopping season Vodafone UK opted for Google Checkout to see more visitors to their site, higher conversion rates and an increase in the return on investment for their AdWords spendings as well as helping Google’s Checkout service gain new users.

• Google's Integrated Checkout Strategy
• Google UK Checkout Doing Well after 3 Months
• Google Checkout Launched in the UK Today
• Google Authorized for E-Money by UK-Based FSA

I'm just wondering when GC will arrive at Germany, rumors say 2008...

(Via Google Checkout Blog)

Labels: checkout, google, uk, vodafone

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