Project for the web: project and work management for the rest of us

Whether or not you’re a project manager by profession, odds are good that if your job parks you behind a desk, you manage projects on a regular basis. Much of what you and your colleagues accomplish day to day is part of a process that must be managed, even if it’s on an ad hoc basis, not part of what you would consider a formal project management process. Contract managers, HR professionals, educators, marketers and other professionals manage projects all the time, often cobbling together tools like spreadsheets and emails to get things done.

Microsoft sees a gap between formal project management and task management in the marketplace – and we think they’re right.  Microsoft designed the new cloud-based Project for the web to help everyone who manages projects. If you’re somebody who is not formally trained in project management, but you’re still responsible for getting project work done, Project for the web will help you do it more efficiently with a simple but powerful interface.  Those of us who informally manage projects need a better tool besides Excel, SharePoint or other third-party SaaS tools stitched together to meet our needs.

The new Project is entirely web-based, more user-friendly, and easier to get started with.  I’d like to show you some of the things Project for the web can do, even if you – like me – are not a project management pro, but still have project-style tasks and teams to manage in the course of your work. My next post will feature digging into creating a project using the new interface, so roll up your sleeves and get ready to see what Project for the web can do!