ProjectPartner

__NOTOC__Infobox Company
company_name = ProjectPartner.com Limited
company_
company_type = Privately-held
foundation = 1991 (as Pictdata Productions)
location = flagicon|NZ Auckland, New Zealand
industry = Software
products = Project management software
homepage = http://www.projectpartner.com/

ProjectPartner is portfolio and project management software, delivered via Internet or Intranet using the software as a service (SaaS) deployment model. Release Candidate 1 is in use with several customers (as at early September 2008), and widespread commercial availability will be before the end of 2008.

Building on the features of ProjectPartner's previous Time Disciple time accountability tools, ProjectPartner competes against other professional resource management suites such as @task and Daptiv. The Flash user interface and Flex-driven SaaS platform mean that anyone with an Internet connection and web browser can use ProjectPartner [cite web
date = 2008-09-02
title = Rich internet project tool now comes as SaaS
url = http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/devt/0A95198E2E466365CC2574B70035D067
publisher = Computerworld
accessdate = 2008-09-02] .

Features

In addition to timesheet recording of staff activities and Gantt charts of projects' tasks and timelines - features that are common to virtually all project portfolio managers - ProjectPartner adds detailed financial recording and reporting.

Resources (i.e. staff, plant and contractors) can have costs associated with them to ensure accurate tracking of all expenses incurred in carrying out projects. ProjectPartner also supports different charge-out rates for different clients. When scheduling new projects, the availability of relevant resources can be automatically calculated, so while an expert charged at a higher rate would take less time than a lower-skilled employee whose time is billed at a lower rate, ProjectPartner can look at both and adjust the schedule accordingly. Costs, expenses and revenues in multiple currencies are accommodated.

This detailed management is reflected in the dashboard reporting, which shows itemised revenue and costs in an interactive analysis tab. In keeping with the underlying objective of project management software, this dashboard reporting allows managers to track profit margins and manage resources more efficiently.

Development

The drive to develop a SaaS product came as technology obsolescence inherent in the previous SQL model began to limit growth opportunities. With SaaS technology now mature enough to attract widespread market acceptance [cite web
date = 2008-04-09
title = Europeans get keen to software-as-a-service
url = http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/1772816F21A2D2C9CC2574250071B7C2
publisher = Computerworld
accessdate = 2008-05-26] , the decision was made in October 2007 to re-write the modular Time Disciple product as a single browser-based toolbox. The development and launch of ProjectPartner marks a decision to move away from the mature market of separate modules installed and supported on individual desktops. The SaaS business model, coupled with Adobe Flex-based development, will ensure ongoing growth for the company and opportunities for investors.

ProjectPartner.com Limited

Founded as Pictdata Productions in 1991, ProjectPartner.com Limited is a New Zealand software development house with a focus on what they call "time accountability" software.

A controlling shareholding in the company, then known as Time Disciple Limited, was sold in 2007 to [http://www.iglobetreasury.com/ iGlobe Treasury] , a Venture Investment Fund (VIF) backed by the governments of New Zealand and Singapore. [cite web
title = iGlobe Treasury website
url = http://www.iglobetreasury.com/aboutus.htm]

ProjectPartner's Time Disciple SQL-based suite of modular applications have been licensed to over 7000 desktops in New Zealand, Australia, the US and Europe. Current clients range from small businesses to local and national government departments [cite web
date = 2001-10
title = Major US sale for Time Disciple
url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5373/is_200110/ai_n21480360
publisher = BNET Australia
accessdate = 2008-05-26] .

External links

* [http://www.projectpartner.com ProjectPartner website]
* [http://www.timedisciple.com Time Disciple website]

References

ee also

* List of project management software
* Project management software
* Project management
* Project planning
* Project accounting
* Project Portfolio Management