I define management as “marshaling limited resources to accomplish the objective”. If you don’t have limited resources, you don’t need management. We don’t tend to use the phrases “time management” and “vacation” in the same sentence because, when on vacation, there are few objectives that need time devoted to them. Usually, when managing a project, we are marshaling the limited resources of people’s time and energy and company money. Management is needed to use resources effectively to pull together to accomplish the objective, whether it is releasing the next generation of software or pulling off a successful company sales team meeting.

In this case, project management includes using people’s time well and keeping track of all the moving parts of a project. In the article Project Management Software without Breaking the Bank, the author describes some of the Software as a Service (“cloud-based”) resources available to help you do this inexpensively. The article mentions ClearSync as one of those cost-effective resources to help you coordinate and collaborate among colleagues, for the sake of the overall project objective. Take a look!