Web Based Project Management Reviews

Over the last ten years, web-based project management has greatly improved with technological advancements providing many changes in project management approaches. The market for web based solutions is growing tremendously with new solutions being introduced to the market each and every day. Portals and social work spaces are continuously becoming the way of the future and project management has not been left behind in this endeavor.

For many companies, web based project management brings about a number of issues that raise concerns and have to be reviewed before any web project management is carried out.

The first and major concern is the security of corporate data and information that would be accessible on the Web. The main concern regarding web based project management solutions and how the security of sensitive company data can be handled.

Another major concern is the integration challenge brought about by these web based software. How compatible are they with other already existent company software and can they be integrated to work in tandem or would one system become obsolete.

The cost of these web based project management software is also a major concern. Initial start-up costs are relatively low but this tends to change over time. With increasing usage of the systems, the cost of ownership becomes higher in the long term.

The cost of migration and installation can be expensive if the company has an already existing system. Having to migrate data and process models from a pre-existing system would inadvertently cost the company more.

These and other critical issues must be addressed as one enters the world of web based project management.