Project KickStart is desktop
project management software
Project management software are computer programs that help plan, organize, and manage resources.
Depending on the sophistication of the software, it can manage Software development effort estimation, estimation and planning, Schedule (workplace) ...
by Experience in Software, Inc. in Berkeley, California. The program uses a
wizard-like interface for project planning.
History
The original Project KickStart for
DOS
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was released in 1992. The product far outsold Experience in
Software
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The history of software is closely tied to the development of digital comput ...
's other titles, and in 1995 Project KickStart for
Windows
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was released. Versions 2, 3, 4 and 5 (all for Windows) followed. Since 2008, the company sells Project KickStart Standard 5 and Project KickStart Pro 5.
Software
Project KickStart's wizard prompts users to identify phases, goals, obstacles and personnel assignments for projects and uses a calendar to produce a
Gantt chart
A Gantt chart is a bar chart that illustrates a schedule (project management), project schedule. It was designed and popularized by Henry Gantt around the years 1910–1915. Modern Gantt charts also show the Dependency (project management), depe ...
that features the project's phases and the goals, tasks and assignments for each.
KickStart's project files can be exported into Microsoft's
Project
A project is a type of assignment, typically involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a specific objective.
An alternative view sees a project managerially as a sequence of events: a "set of interrelated tasks to be ...
,
Outlook
Outlook or The Outlook may refer to:
Computing
* Microsoft Outlook, also referred to as ''the classic Outlook'' an e-mail client and personal information management software product from Microsoft
* Outlook for Windows, also referred to as ''the ...
,
Word
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,
Excel or
PowerPoint, as well as
ACT!
ACT! (previously known as Sage ACT! 2010–2013) is a customer relationship management (CRM) software and marketing automation software platform designed for, and used by, small and mid-sized businesses. It has a user base of over 800 thousand re ...
,
Milestones Professional,
MindManager
MindManager is a commercial mind mapping software application developed by Mindjet. The software provides ways for users to visualize information in mind maps and flowcharts. MindManager can be used to manage projects, organize information, and fo ...
and WBS Chart.
References
External links
Official Website
Project management software
1992 software
Projects established in 1992
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