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Another Account of Project Kickstart’s Ease of Use

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

In our last post, we described the one of our customers satisfaction with the customer support and simplicity of our product. We’ve recently received another account of an experience with Project Kickstart from a project manager using it to plan a construction job.  Without further ado, here is Morgan Tier’s description of how easy it was to plan a project for the first time with Project Kickstart:

Three months ago I was appointed project manager for a construction job that required the involvement of six sub trades, my own crew and a budget of eighty five thousand dollars for the renovation of a community center.

Although I had project management experience before and I am very familiar with EXCEL TM” I found PROJECT “KICK-STARTTM” software covered potential obstacles and a data base of operating “tools” I had never used before which helped me reduce the construction time by two weeks and I came in way under budget.

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Project Kickstart: Ease of Use and Customer Support

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

For 25 years, the makers of Project KickStart have provided simple but powerful software for their customers. We know that the most important part of a company is its customers, which is why we build our software around our users. We know that not every person managing a project is a project manager. We also know that project managers have to work with others. That is why we built our software in a way that anyone can understand, while still offering advanced features and a gantt chart.

At the same time, we offer quality support as a free service to our customers.  Michael Caldwell, one of our valued customers from the Visibility Tools Workshop says it the best:

I have been an enthusiastic user of Project KickStart since Version 3 and that was years ago. I drive it hard; it started out strong, and it just keeps getting better. Hands down, these powerful tools coupled to remarkable ease of use simply can not be beat for the money. And the support staff has been good to me in the clinch, when it really mattered, and I prize that highly when evaluating the value of software in this competitive market. Keep up the good work!

As Michael notes, when one needs help, product support can be as important as the product itself.

If you’re already a customer, send your feedback to sales@projectkickstart.com. If you’ve not yet tried our software, try it today and see how easy it can be to plan a project.

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Obama and McCain’s secret weapon: the checklist

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Last week, Slate.com covered the methods the two major presidential campaigns employ to keep themselves organized and linked to one of our many handy project tips. That particular tip was from David Allen of Getting Things Done fame and concerned the use of checklists in a project plan.

What do Slate.com, David Allen and the US Army have in common?

Our website features plenty of insightful tips from project experts such as Allen and Jeff Crow, author of Applying Project Management in the Workplace. Customers have told us how much they appreciate the access we give them to the expertise of these gurus. Apparently, they trust our expertise as well. Those who buy our software do so knowing that Project KickStart channels the knowledge of many project experts into a comprehensive, easy-to-use project planning wizard. Neither of the candidates’ camps have called us this year, but during the last presidential race, the US Army bought 25 copies of Project KickStart to prepare for the Inauguration. (more…)

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Feeling the pinch? Would a Kick help?

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

It’s no secret that many individuals and business are feeling the economic strain of a weak US economy. As a result, companies have begun to reexamine their business processes with a critical eye on efficiency. In a world of deflating property values, a weak dollar and $4 per gallon gas (yes, Europe, we know you think that’s next to free), companies are definitely counting the pennies.

When a company’s financial resources decrease, other tangible and intangible resources seem to dwindle as well. The workforce may become smaller. Employees might be more isolated than usual. The company may be too focused on stopping the monetary bleeding to plan for the future. (more…)

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When will your project end? Place your bets.

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

For decades, polling has been the typical manner of predicting an election’s outcome before it takes place. This year, there is a new player: futures markets.

If you visit Intrade.com today, you’ll be confronted with an opportunity to buy election futures for either Barack Obama or John McCain. To buy a share of Obama, who is currently ahead in the polls, you’d have to pay $6.51, while investing in McCain would only set you back $3.16. Either way, if you picked the winner, you would get a $10 payout. Every day, these prices are updated to reflect the bettors’ views of the race. You can also bet on a slew of other issues, such as whether the US economy will go into a recession in 2008 or whether California voters will pass a ban on same-sex marriage this fall. (more…)

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