Best PIM for project management?

Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Apr 24, 2012 at 11:52 AM

Dr Andus wrote:
>I’m leaning toward constructing my own system
>out of several software, with the following process flow and tools.

Your system sounds quite complete, but personally I would be worried about the replication of information from one tool to the other, i.e. the time required and the possible errors. As far as I understand there are no common formats to use for syncing or import/export, correct?

From my experience with project management software, they are good for the overall planning, but not ideal when it comes to day-to-day execution of 4th- or 5th-level tasks. By contrast, task managers / to-do lists are good at dealing with that level of detail, but not at providing an overview.

The professional market seems to adopt with this approach, as mind map programs, which are ideal for overview, can usually export/link to project management applications (conveniently enough, only if you have MS Project installed), and/or have their own project management features included.

Similarly, task managers / to-do lists usually sync with Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar. This is the case of Achieve Planner and GQueues respectively.

I note the above for reference mostly, in order to highlight potential synergies for others interested in combining such elements.