4Projects launches Milestone Manager to keep teams on track

Sept. 20, 2010 - PRLog -- Designed to track and manage risk, Milestone Manager is the latest addition to the 4Projects product portfolio. It is specifically designed to control the tracking of information and delivery dates for project tasks, ensuring key information can be accessed quickly and efficiently.

Richard Vertigan, chief executive, 4Projects, said: “4Projects has been delivering solutions to the construction and civil engineering services for ten years and the launch of Milestone Manager is a direct result of listening to the needs of our customers.

“Keeping track and meeting deadlines on big projects can be extremely challenging. Given the current economic climate and the pressure that places on all those involved in delivery, it’s more critical than ever that everything runs to time and is within budget. Milestone Manager provides essential support in this area.

“It can be applied to any project and used an infinite number of times, making it incredibly cost-effective. In much the same way that existing 4Projects technology allows users to track projects in ‘real time’, Milestone Manager can save valuable time and money on planning and review processes.”

The system works by allowing managers to upload specific tasks for any given project using ‘milestone schedules’. All the information can be accessed on one easy to use and convenient ‘summary page’. Users can link the tasks to relevant information already stored within the 4Projects system and then position that task within a timeline to chart progression.

Three varieties of date tag can be used; forecast, planned and actual delivery. Tasks can also be flagged with different warnings; approaching, overdue and complete to inform users of pending delivery dates. Notifications are also sent out to users informing them of the status of tasks in either a chronological, dated or consolidated view.

Once tasks are complete reports can be compiled to show what has been delivered, when it was delivered and what percentages of deliveries were on time compared to the planned delivery dates. By providing a flexible but controlled set of tools to track and manage risk in addition to identifying ‘key’ information quickly and efficiently, Milestone Manager can help to ensure keeping to deadline is cost-effective and hassle-free.

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Established in 2000, 4Projects connects people, information and processes, saving clients time and money and mitigating risk. A secure, 24/7, on-demand SaaS environment allows disparate teams and suppliers to collaborate seamlessly.