6 REASONS WHY YOU NEED A PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

The typical project has a lot of moving parts—and managing them all can be a full-time job. Coordinating schedules, planning meetings, and designing processes are just a few of the many tasks required to keep projects on track. But if you’re already working on the project, finding time for these tasks can be difficult. Thankfully, there is software that helps automate many of these processes. Here are six reasons why you should consider using one:

It saves you time.

• It saves you time. By keeping track of all your tasks, a project management software helps you stay organised and on top of everything. This means you can spend more time working on your business and less time trying to find the right document or file.

• It helps you manage your resources effectively. A good project management software allows you to organise all the people, equipment and materials that are needed for completing a project in one place so that nothing falls through the cracks—and there's no need for endless email chains about who needs what next week.

• It helps keep track of your team members' workloads so everyone knows what they should be doing when (and if any help is needed from others). This makes it easier for individual contributors to stay focused while still knowing they have support when they need it most—because what kind of boss would leave his employees out in the cold?

It keeps everyone accountable.

Accountability is the process of holding people accountable for their actions. It means to make sure they do what they're supposed to do, when they're supposed to do it, and that they don't shirk their responsibilities.

Project management software helps make sure everyone is held accountable by providing tools for tracking progress on individual tasks and milestones so you can see whether your team members are sticking to the schedule or not. This is especially important when working with a large team across multiple locations—it's much easier if everyone knows where the project stands at any given moment, rather than having each person track progress only in their heads (which can lead to mistakes).

It has built in templates and reports.

• Templates. These are pre-set and ready to use, so you can save time and get started on your project immediately.

• Ease of use. They're easy to navigate, and you can easily customise the templates for your own projects.

• Sharing capabilities. If someone else needs access to the same template, it's a simple matter of sharing the file with them so they can open it in their own copy of the software application.

• Management tools (for example: searchable catalogues) that let you keep track of all your templates at once without having any overlap between them (which would mean more work).

You can manage your team from anywhere.

You can manage your team from anywhere.

Project management software lets you access your projects and tasks from any device, which means that you’re not tethered to your desk. Whether you're checking in on a project at home or uploading files on the go, the ability to work remotely has a number of benefits:

• You can keep tabs on what's happening with little hassle. It may seem like something as simple as checking email shouldn't take much time, but doing so daily—especially if there are multiple projects being worked on at once—can quickly add up. Having access to project management software through all of your devices gives you more freedom over how and when each piece gets done.

You can collaborate easily.

Collaboration is a critical component of any project management software. You may be working with a team, or you may be working as part of an organization that has multiple projects underway. Either way, it's important to be able to share information with everyone involved in the process so that everyone can stay on the same page and make changes as necessary. With project management software like Basecamp or Trello, you can sync files or documents with other users so they can access these materials at any time—even when they're offline or out of the office.

In addition to creating a central location where collaborators can find all relevant information about their projects, tools like Basecamp also allow users create private spaces within each project where only those invited are allowed entry (and this includes co-workers). This allows for greater privacy and security when sharing sensitive materials such as customer data or pricing models for new products/services being developed by someone outside your organization—or even inside it!

It's 100% visible to all stakeholders

If a project is assessed and approved by multiple stakeholders, you'll need a way for them all to see it in one place. This will enable them to stay up-to-date on progress and will allow everyone involved in the project to be on the same page.

The best PM software allows you to create a central repository where all team members have access and can see what's going on. They'll know who's working on which parts of the project, what needs doing next, and whether or not someone else has already been assigned that task.

Using a project management software will save you time, keep people accountable and help you collaborate as a team

Using a project management software will save you time, keep people accountable and help you collaborate as a team.

Time is money. The more time spent on managing your project, the less time each person has to work on it. If you’re not using some sort of software to manage your projects, then chances are someone else in your organization is spending too much time doing so. In addition to this, many companies have a policy against working from home or outside the office; therefore if an employee needs to complete their portion of the project outside of regular business hours (i.e., after 5pm), they must make up for those hours by coming into work early or staying late during regular business hours. You don’t want anyone working longer than necessary because every minute spent away from home should be considered valuable!

I want to leave you with one final thought. What if we didn't have some of the great project management tools that exist today? Think about how much harder it would be for your team to stay on track and know what's going on in the office.