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It seems like lately we’ve been seeing a flood of task management applications, usually Web-based, suddenly popping up. They range from simple to complex, from group-oriented to one-man-shows. In this article, we’ll look at the eight newest applications we’ve looked at recently and give you an overview of each along with our picks for favorites – one for single users and one for groups.
5pmweb.com
This is definitely a group-oriented app with a lot to offer. It has every widget you can ask for in a task management application for project-oriented tasking. (Full review)
Clockspot.com
This is not really a task manager so much as it is a time clock service with a few task management tools thrown in. It’s meant for small businesses with far-flung employees. (Full review)
Deadlineapp.com
Aimed at the single-user market of freelancers or just people with a lot to do, this app is slick and calendar-oriented. It’s innovation is in the “plain English” approach and ultra-customizable interface. (Full review)
Dorisapp.com
Still in beta, this web-based app promises a lot of simplicity for the user. It’s geared towards single users or small project teams. It’s sort of a Delicious for task management, says Craig (Full review).
Freelancesuite.com
This time/project management app is squarely aimed at designers and developers. Unlike many solutions in this genre, it’s very easy to use and understand, aimed for the client more than the developer in this regard. (Full review)
Freetimemanager.com
FreeTime is a combination widget and web-based tool. It’s aimed at those who have to account for their time, namely with project notes or timesheets. (Full review).
Rescuetime.com
RescueTime is focused uniquely on how time can be saved rather than on managing time or tracking time used. It’s almost the opposite of a punch clock. (Full review).
Timexchange.net
TimeXchange is basic time reporting and billing software with a twist: for singe or small team providers, this solution allows multiple clients to see project updates without seeing one another or each other’s projects. (Full review).
Our Picks
For the single-user time management tool, we’re going with Dorisapp.com. It wins for sheer simplicity and, once the iPhone app is up and running, it will be one of the best. It’s easy interface and near-zero learning curve make it tops for us.
For the small or medium-sized office, we’re giving the time management win to 5PMWeb.com for its task-oriented, group solution approach. The tools, management, and overall daily use of this tool are extremely well thought out and of the apps presented, it’s had the longest to perfect itself.
That’s it for our current picks in time management. This is a constantly-changing genre of websites and apps that promises more innovation as time passes. It’s definitely one of the most populated markets in online solutions for business today.
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Another great task management app to consider is Intervals, a group task management app that includes other project management features such as time tracking, invoicing, documents, and reporting.
Thanks for that John
What about a list for project management software?
Not a bad idea Lucian – so long as there are some innovative and cool business ideas in there. Feel free to pop me an email with any suggestions
iddictive [at] gmail.com
Mark,
There are so many Project Management tools out there that you’ll end up with a very long (and certainly non-exhaustive) list. Most of them are not innovative, and they’re almost all similar in look & feel.
Nevertheless, having such a huge list of PM software is a sign that Project Management, in general, is growing.
It’s definitely a growth area – partly fueled (I’d guess) by the growing trend towards remote working. I’d certainly be interested if anyone does have any innovative project management solutions that they’d like to let us know about.