Project management tools

 Media producer need to organise their time so deadlines are met:

-project management software- used by all team members, hub bought by businesses to plan projects

1. Collaboration

2. Share document and access documents

3. Standardised planning document formats 

4. Delegate tasks easily

5. Remote working

6. Budgeting

7. Communication tools with clients and staff (VOIP)

-spread sheets- budgeting, keeping track of equipment

1. Storing data and information.

2. Analysing dats and information

3. Visualisation and presentations 

-production schedule- meet deadlines, tasks assigned to personnel

1. Tasks- main jobs needed to meet deadlines 

2. Activities- steps needed to complete tasks

3. Workflow- order tasks are done in

4. Resources- equipment and assets

5. Milestones- key deadlines and tasks 

6. Contingencies- plan B, alternative plan if something fails/ruins plan A

Hubstaff: the main unique selling points (USP) are online team sheets, geofencing and simple payroll. These are used to ensure it is easy and efficient to plan and manage your product so your staff knows their roles at all times. 

Trello: Trello is good for tools for project management and task management. This visual Kanban boards and flexible, shareable. Their main functions are, detail and quick overviews of font/back cards, easy drag and drop editing. Trello is a collaboration tool that organises your project into boards. Trello tells you what’s being worked on or what’s in the process. Trello minimises confusion around project assignments with simple tools to organise tasks and track progress. It also gives you customisable lists allow users to follow metrics they are most interested in and use automated notifications to keep informed of all changes.


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