Summary
- Increased productivity
- Scalability
- Lower maintenance
- Cost reduction
- Security
- Privacy
- Accessibility
- Flexibility
Cloud-based project management systems (PMSs) offer a number of benefits over traditional project management systems (PMSs). The cloud offers many benefits, including:
Flexibility
Cloud-based project management system enable users to work from any location, at any time. Users log in to their PMS through a web browser, and can work on their projects from wherever they are.
Accessibility
Cloud-based project management systems offer users accessibility from anywhere in the world, with an Internet connection. Traditional PMSs require users to have physical access to the server where the PMS is installed.
Privacy
Cloud-based project management systems allow companies to store data in the cloud, which means they do not have to store it on personal servers.
Security
Cloud-based project management systems are hosted on multiple servers, which increases the company's security. In addition, cloud-based project management systems are regularly backed up, which helps protect a company's data.
Cost reduction
If a company grows and needs more capacity than a traditional PMS can handle, it can adopt a cloud-based PMS. Because cloud PMSs are scalable, a company's investment in the PMS will grow as it grows.
Lower maintenance
Because a cloud-based PMS is hosted in the cloud, it does not require a great deal of maintenance. Traditional PMSs require companies to install them on servers, which can be costly. In addition, companies must regularly back up their data if the company's PMS crashes or becomes damaged.
Scalability
Cloud-based project management system scale with the growth of a company. A company can start off with a small, basic PMS, and then increase its size as it grows.
Increased productivity
Project management (PM) is a management process that is used to efficiently coordinate and plan the activities required to deliver projects, often within an organization. PM is a strategic function that involves leading and managing resources, people, and processes, to deliver projects effectively and efficiently. A project manager is accountable for the successful delivery (project objectives, schedule, and budget) of projects. The project manager must be effective at managing multiple projects and coordinating various teams.
More benefits
Cloud computing is revolutionizing software development. Before cloud computing, software had to be installed on users' computers. Cloud-based software, by contrast, runs in the cloud, so users don't have to install anything. The cloud approach brings some obvious benefits. Cloud-based software can be updated automatically, so users always have the latest version. But the biggest benefit of cloud computing is that it can let programmers make software the way they want. A cloud software company can use many different programming languages at the same time. The programmers can collaborate on their software, working together in real time. Cloud computing also lets companies build software quickly, and in a cost-effective way. Instead of building the software and then waiting for customers to buy it, they can simply release the software into the cloud, where users can download it for free. But cloud computing has some drawbacks. For one thing, it is not very secure. If a hacker gets into the database, he can steal information. For another, the cloud approach means things go wrong. If users don't download the latest version, the software starts to work badly. The software's creators usually try to fix the problem, but it can take a lot of time. The cloud approach is not right for all situations. Some kinds of software, like games, work better on computers rather than in the cloud. But cloud computing remains the future of software development.
The cloud puts new software in the hands of more people. This is one reason it's so exciting. Software developers (and not just software engineers) are finding that they can build better software faster by making more use of feedback. Ten or twenty years ago, building new software was expensive and time-consuming. If you wanted to add something to the software you were using, you had to write it from scratch. You had to study the problem, understand the software, write the code, test it, make it run, and document it. Today, your software provider puts new code in a central place, and you download it automatically. That's a big change. But there's more to it than that. For one thing, it gives you instant access to everyone else's software. For example, with Google Docs, you can open a document that someone else just worked on, make changes, and save them as your own. And the more software providers there are, the more chance you have of finding something you like. One of the ironies of software is that people don't tend to use the same software as each other. Take programming languages. Most programmers use at least one. But often, different programmers use different ones. But cloud computing changes all that. Now, instead of everyone using their own different software, everyone uses the same software. "But that's what Google Docs is," you say. Yes, but Google Docs is just one piece of software. The more software providers there are, the more chance there is that some of them will be good. Social networking software also puts its code in the cloud, to be downloaded automatically. But unlike software providers, social networks are run by other people. Because of that, they frequently have clever features, like the ability to automatically update all your friends' Facebook pages with one message