AceProject (Software)
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AceProject is a web-based project management software, owned by Websystems, Inc. The company is based in Quebec City, Canada. The product's interface is available in two languages: English and French. The product is a SaaS
Saas
SAAS is an abbreviation for* Social Accountability Accreditation Services* Software as a service * Student Awards Agency for Scotland* Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences* South Australian Ambulance Service...

 (software-as-a-service). It is also available as an in-house deployable version named Intranet Package.

Launch/History

The product was initially launched as FreeTaskManager in 2001. FreeTaskManager was a simple task management
Task management
Task management is the process of managing a task through its life cycle, including planning, testing, tracking and reporting. Task management can help either individuals achieve goals, or groups of individuals collaborate and share knowledge for the accomplishment of collective goals...

 tool and Daniel Raymond, the creator, decided to push the product several steps further. Time tracking was added to the product, followed by project management. After becoming more than a simple task manager, FreeTaskManager was renamed AceProject on March 1, 2003. They released a mobile version of their product on Dec 6, 2010. As of August 2011, AceProject is the fourth most popular project management software on Yahoo! Directory.

Main Features

  • Project Portfolio Management (PPM)
    Project Portfolio Management
    Project portfolio management is a term used by project managers and project management organizations, , to describe methods for analyzing and collectively managing a group of current or proposed projects based on numerous key characteristics...

  • Project Management
    Project management
    Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...

  • Expense Management
    Expense management
    Expense Management refers to the system and/or systems deployed by a business to process, pay, and audit employee-initiated expenses. These costs include, but are not limited to, expenses incurred for travel and entertainment...

  • Document Management
  • Time Tracking

Competitors

  • Basecamp (software)
    Basecamp (software)
    Basecamp is a web-based project-management tool developed by 37signals and launched in 2004. The Ruby on Rails framework was extracted from the Basecamp project.-Features:...

  • Clarizen
    Clarizen
    Clarizen, Inc. is a work management and project management software company based in San Mateo, California. The company was founded in 2005 and the software was first released for public use in 2007...

  • LiquidPlanner
    LiquidPlanner
    LiquidPlanner, Inc. is a project management software company based in Washington. The firm was founded in 2006 and launched their first release to a public beta in 2008....

  • Huddle (software)
    Huddle (software)
    Huddle is a web-based team collaboration and project management application developed in the UK.Huddle is privately held and funded by Eden Ventures and Matrix Partners.-Features:...

  • Wrike
    Wrike
    Wrike is an online tool and application service provider for project management and collaboration developed by Wrike Inc. The company was founded in 2006 and launched its first release to a public beta in 2007.- History :...

  • Zoho Office Suite
    Zoho Office Suite
    The Zoho Office Suite is a Web-based online office suite containing word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, note-taking, wikis, customer relationship management , project management, invoicing and other applications developed by ZOHO Corporation , a US-based company. It was...


Reviews

The product has been reviewed by The New York Times , TechRepublic , PC Magazine , Web-Based-Software.com , and A Girl's Guide to Project Management .

External links

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