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There is a growing number of solutions designed specifically to help smaller organizations foster collaborative work environments while providing key project management functions such as time tracking and resource planning to teams that don’t have formal processes or training. Here is an overview of three offerings that have built loyal customer bases.

A majority of projects in large companies are overseen by trained project managers using tools designed for enterprise project portfolio managementapproaches. They require familiarity with traditional project management principles. However, many companies, especially smaller start-up firms, are entrusting projects to managers who don’t have any formal training or certifications. And many of these new, nontraditional project managers are using new, nontraditional tools.

Nontraditional project management tools usually include features such as task management, resource allocation, scheduling and budgeting, but user experience is paramount. Smaller developers tend to focus on creating intuitive and highly visual interfaces. Some include helpful videos for each of their features — all things that that help new project managers. Many of these tools also offer complete invoicing and billing support. This has proved a game changer for small firms that rely on project-based work and want to create, send, receive and track invoices…

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