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Project Administrator is is a project management software tool that covers all the areas of Project Management that Microsoft Project doesn't. In other words, it covers everything except the schedule. It is not meant to compete with Microsoft Project or project tracking software. It complements and integrates with a scheduling tool such as Microsoft Project. Read how it all began, and how the product has evolved Suitable for both IT project management and construction project management. A project management tool designed for use at project management, program management, a project management office or enterprise project management. In fact it can be used as the ultimate project portfolio management software. Invaluable for tracking issues. |
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An experienced Project Manager will tell you project management is about more than a schedule. Everywhere there is information about the project. Most Project Managers have
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The answer is "EVERYTHING". Imagine an electronic filing cabinet except it is interactive. It not only stores all the project data. It presents it back to you as useful information. It helps you control the project. The screen shot below shows the parts of a project that PA can help you with. It is arranged into four streams. |
"All in all, our project managers are very pleased with Project Administrator. It has certainly enforced a best practice approach and standardised feedback and reporting on all our 60 projects." Chris Olsen |
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Download a PowerPoint Presentation. For an overview of the product, download our screen presentation. It explains the software and gives you an understanding of the concepts behind the product (does not require PowerPoint to run). Takes about 10 minutes to view. | "Let me say that I am enjoying working with our recently obtained copy of Project Administrator. As the CTO for a city of about 90,000, which is growing rapidly, we track a large number of initiatives from small equipment purchases to multimillion dollar development efforts. We are starting to keep them all in PA as our standard approach; and the balance between what myself and Managers can do to oversee activity vs. what staff can use to work the plan on a daily basis is excellent." Randy Dickey |
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Take a 10 Minute Tour on the Web. If you want to view each of the screens and read a little about it, take the 10 minute web tour. Each screen is displayed, and it's use detailed. | |
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Download a 30 day Free Trial Version of Project Administrator. The download includes a tour guide which is a PDF document to guide you through the functionality of PA. To go through the whole application will take around 30 minutes. Note: This is a single user version, not the full version which is a multi-user version | |
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PA Functionality. See a full list of functionality and look at specific screens. | |
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FAQ's for Potential PA Buyers. If you have any questions about PA as a potential purchaser, click here. We will answer some of the common questions we are asked by potential purchasers. | |
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Cost Justification for Purchasing Project Administrator. How to cost justify to your organisation the purchase of Project Administrator. See some examples. | |
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Pricing. Pricing has been set to make it an affordable piece of software for an individual Project Manager, yet scalable to incorporate into an organisation to manage enterprise project management. | Project Administrator is an excellent tool for tracking our project internally and keeping in sync with the project manager of our new software company. PA has been everything that I've needed to help me manager our project! It is apparent that it was created by people who have managed successful projects and know what the rest of us need! I will continue to recommend PA to my "North American" peers! Ron Lebsock |
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License Upgrade. To upgrade your license for this project management software click the button on the right for details. | |
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Flexible Usage & Case Studies. You can use as little or as much of the project management software as you want. For example, if you only want to track issues on a project, you can do it on PA. If all you are interested in is time sheets, you can do it on PA. If it is budgets and expenditure you want to track, or manage documents, PA can be used just for these functions. We also include some interesting examples of how clients have used particular functions. | |
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For the Program Office. You can produce reports that cover one project, a group of projects, or even all projects. It is an invaluable tool for a Project Management Office. There are almost 100 reports covering all aspects of managing the project. Integrates with Microsoft Project which you can use as your project tracking software. Click the button on the left for more details. | |
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Report by Traffic Lights. As you are capturing all the information for the project in one place it is a five minute task to produce a weekly report. In addition, you can see a traffic light project dashboard display to show you how you are going against six criteria - cost, time, resources, scope, quality and actions outstanding. Click the button on the left for more details. For a more comprehensive explanation of how it works see our white paper on project metrics. Click here for more information on traffic lights | I read the PA System Admin manual and am reading the User Manual. I have done most of the Admin setup to match options to our company practices. I just want to say that I think your program is exceptional. Also your documentation is high quality.
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FAQ's for PA Users. Information on common project management problems and usage issues. If you are an existing user or trialist, and have a technical question about how to set up or configure PA, click here. | |
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Technical Details. The project management tool runs on either:
It integrates with Microsoft Project 98, Microsoft Project 2k, or later. Click the button to the left for more details. |
I note that you promise to reply to emails within one business day. I actually sent you an email about one of your white paper web site links several weeks ago and received a prompt reply . It was this promptness which gave me confidence to proceed with a purchase of PA! Felicity James |
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Security Security can be handled down to the level of which person can see which project, and can they update or view particular screens. Click the button to the left for more details. | |
