Easy Projects is a suite of
project management software
Project management software (PMS) has the capacity to help plan, organize, and manage resource tools and develop resource estimates. Depending on the sophistication of the software, it can manage estimation and planning, scheduling, cost control a ...
developed by Toronto-based Logic Software. As an example of
web based project management software, Easy Projects is designed to enable online project management via a browser, rather than manual tracking or desktop software applications.
Platforms
Easy Projects was written in the
ASP.NET programming language rather than
ASP or
PHP
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. The software runs in Windows and Mac environments.
The software is normally implemented as online
SaaS
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SaaS is co ...
,
or it can be implemented as a self-hosted solution.
Features
Easy Projects provides functionality common to software designed for
Project Management
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and
Collaboration
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including configurable
Dashboard For business applications, see Dashboard (business).
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s, Integrated Reporting,
Message board
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s, issue and request tracking, statistics, email notifications,
and
Gantt chart
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s.
Easy Projects is rated as the "more advanced" offering in Logic Software's multi-product Project Management software portfolio.
An add-in to synchronise Outlook data with Easy Projects accounts is available.
History
Easy Projects software was developed and copyrighted by 2003
and was originally released in 2004.
Users
Known users of Easy Projects include the U.S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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(FBI)
Nuclear DNA
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and
Mitochondrial DNA Units, who use the software to manage resource allocation, centralize program management, track Forensic Examiners’ spend, assign and define tasks and track the progress of individual projects.
Reviews
Easy Projects has been reviewed by publications ranging from PM Network Magazine
[PM Network Magazine May 2009 Edition] to online venues like VentureBeat,
[ GigaOM,][ Freelance Weekly] and Web-Based Software.
References
Further reading
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External links
* {{Official website, http://www.easyprojects.net
Project management software
2004 software
Projects established in 2004