#software advice

What is Event Management Tool?

In a fast-paced world, software is developed and implemented to help us one of this is the event management software. This helps event managers and planners to do their job in the most efficient and effective way.

The truth…

You can sort this out manually, on your own.

BUT

If you are on-the-go this event planning softwaremakes your life easier especially when it comes to repetitive tasks that…

Electronic Health Records (EHR) Competitive Features

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KEY TOPICS

This is one of the top benefits of electronic health records.(More…)

POSSIBLY USEFUL

Brown-Wilson?s Black Book Rankings 2014 edition awarded Practice Fusion top honors for providing extraordinary support to users, meeting client needs, being referenced as an EHR service leader and having an appropriate number of support and care employees.(More…)

The ONC has outlined…

Telecom consulting firm Software Advice recently announced the results of its BuyerView small business VoIP survey, compiled over the course of 2014-15. The company created the report using data collected by advisors during business interactions with SME buyers in the United States between August 2014 and March 2015. The purpose of the study was to gain a better understanding of the communication needs and preferences of small- and mid-sized enterprises in today's business environment. Below, we examine the key findings of Software Advice's report and discuss the growing prevalence of VoIP technologies within the SMB segment. 

Responders

The companies interviewed for the 2014-15 Software Advice survey fell exclusively in the '50 employees or less' bracket, with the most responses (26%) coming from businesses with 20 to 50 employees. More than half of the companies that participated in the survey had offices with less than 10 phones, and over 30% of responders worked in in the professional services industry. See the graph below for a complete breakdown.

More Patients Want Telemedicine Services

Finally as we wrap up the nursing news this week, let’s look at a recent survey on patients and their interest level in telemedicine programs. A Texas software company, Software Advice conducted the survey of patients and found that 75% of them want more access to telemedicine programs to connect them to health advice and services.

Interest in Health Teleconferencing

Software Advice is a company…

Are you in the process of choosing suitable project management software for your firm? If yes, then it means that your company is growing. Congratulations!  With the right choice you will be able to increase efficiency and improve your results even more. Here are five tips from Project Canvas on what to consider, when choosing a project management software.

1.       Reflect on your current situation.

What do you currently use to manage projects? What is good about the tools and what is not so good?

According to a report by Software Advice, approximately every second small business (46%) uses manual methods to manage their projects, such as spreadsheets, email, pen or paper.

Nine percent of the businesses, which indicated using non-project management software such as Microsoft Outlook and time tracking applications, admit that it does not fully address their needs.

Picture 1. Project management methods used by small businesses, prospective software buyers. Report Project Management Software. Small Business Buyer Review. 2014 Software Advice

2. Think of goals and gaps.

Why have you thought of acquiring a project management software in the first place? Which goals do you hope to achieve by using it? Once you got this answer,  think of the functionality gaps that you are experiencing with your current way of handling your projects.  To which phase do these gaps relate to? The initial or implementation one?

In the initial phase, expectation management, having a project overview and kick-start, as well as attracting the team and stakeholders on board are essential. In the execution phase, the communication among the team members as well as task and time management are important.

The best way to do it is to engage your team in the discussion and the decision making process. Compile a list of must-have and good-to-have features for your software. The list will guide you to the right choice.

According to the survey by Software Advice, 40% of the businesses looking for a project management tools are seeking to improve efficiency and accuracy in their work processes. The graph below might give you some hints on what other aspects might play a crucial role in their selection process.

 Picture 2.Top reasons for software purchases. Software Advice.

3. Compile the list of options. After you have accomplished the above, make the list of the software available on the market. Rate the software according to your self-made requirements list from the tip two. 

 4.       Make sure to give the power of decision making to those who are going to use the system.

 It is not only you who is going to use the system. It is the team. If the software will be too complicated or your team is not willing to use it properly, your efforts will be in vain.

Finn Svenning, Danish project management consultant says on his blog: ‘Projects are complex and are becoming more and more complicated. One way to solve this challenge for a project manager is to use sophisticated tools and try to grasp and manage complexity. Another way is to empower people with the knowledge that will allow them navigating through and coping with complexity". 

Your software should help you in empowering people.

 Make sure the software matches your organization’s corporate culture and the set of skills. It has to be easy to start working with. Many small businesses prefer cloud-based solutions, as they are easy to grasp and allow users accessing their projects from anywhere in the world. Keep in mind as well, that the solution should reflect the future growth of your company and hence have the opportunity to upgrade according to the scale.

5.       Do not get distracted from the actual leadership.

Lastly, make sure that the chosen software helps you to stay or become a true leader.

Susanne Madsen, a leading project management coach, says that one of the most often project management mistakes is managing tasks at the expense of leading people.

She shares her own story on her blog. Her career changed the moment when she realized that project management does not have to be stressful.  She took a step back, started doing fewer tasks, delegating more, and the magic things started happening. New ideas and insights appeared, more time for communicating and engaging with stakeholders and the team was found, valuable feedback started coming in.

Let the same happen with your team after you have chosen the best suitable project management software.

Nurture and develop your leadership skills to be a great project manager. You might like going through this list of inspiring talks for project managers.

Any tips that you would add? Please share your thoughts in the comments below or in our LinkedIn group Project Canvas Pros.

Yours, Olga

Digital Marketer, Project Canvas

olga(at)projectcanvas.dk

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There are many trends taking the retail industry by storm. Adoption of cloud-based solutions, inventory management and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions immediately come to mind.  Although cloud-based solutions are undoubtedly on the rise (34%), most retailers (66%) still prefer on-premise solutions, according to research from Software Advice. 

The Retail Software BuyerView 2014 survey also concluded that more retailers are seeking integrated suite software that supports multiple processes, rather than "best-of-breed" solutions that address a single purpose. 

Software Advice provide advice to enterprises on how to find the right software for their organization. 

They recently published their 2014 Business Intelligence Software BuyerView in which they detail the main reason why buyers will seek new BI solutions.

Some key findings include:

Over 60% of prospective BI software buyers are business professionals (rather than IT professionals).

95% of buyers want an integrated suite (i.e. a system that houses multiple BI tools).

Collectively, 75% of buyers listed customizable dashboards (and reporting), user-friendly interfaces and data warehousing as the most-desired features.

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