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Project Managers...

Ever felt like this before?

"If the project is late, my butt is on the line.

I'm the one with the most exposure but the least control. Marketing owns the feature list. Sales has already promised several items not on the list and leaked the release date. Development owns what's actually possible.
I am a facilitator for groups of people with conflicting goals. If I try to please everyone, I please no one.
The project plan has gotten so complicated, with hundreds of tasks, that I spend all my time just trying to keep the project plan up to date. I don't have any time left to actually manage.
Despite all of the data I have in the project plan (tasks, durations, resources, dependencies), I still can't quantifiably state if the project is on or off track, or by how much.
We keep working on the plan, but I can't articulate how sure I am about the accuracy of the current plan on any given day.
"Paperless office", ya right. The only way I can get my team's input is to print off the project plans and hand them out so they can scribble their notes in the margins.
Besides allowing me to create a WYSIWYG Gantt chart, my scheduling tool doesn't have any development methodology built-in. Every time I start a new project, I also start the project plan from scratch.
My scheduling tool only tells me that something is "late" after it's too late to do anything about it. Why can't it warn me when something is slipping before it's actually late?
My team works on several projects at once but my project tool can't easily accomodate this. My project is dependent on other people's projects but I have no visibility into them.

How am I supposed to deliver my project on time?"

Devshop to the rescue!

Your job is software. Software projects have unique challenges. You need tools that are designed for software - not building houses or planning weddings.

In addition to one of the slickest user interfaces you'll find on the web, we've built-in the ability to manage the top risk factors in software projects:

Time Estimation Error
How long should a task take? Devshop helps you predict more accurate durations by analyzing the team's past history with time estimation and factoring that into new estimates. The result? Everyone's ability to estimate should improve over time.
Distraction Rates
Interrupted developers are unproductive - but how unproductive? What is the cost to the schedule? Devshop helps you quantify the effects and adjust the schedule accordingly.
Schedule Confidence
Is the plan credible? Can you make commitments based on it? Devshop continuously measures schedule accuracy to help you make promises you can keep.
Requirements tied to Schedule
Devshop highlights the impact that changing requirements have on the schedule. Even the small changes have a tendency to add up. Devshop keeps score.

Devshop will show you how to bring it in on-time, and make it easier to track all of the details while you do so.

For those just starting out - Experience built-in

Software projects are tricky. 70% don't meet expectations. That's because they come in over budget, or they're late, or features get dropped, or the testing is rushed. Or worse, all of the above.

The odds are stacked against you. The good news is, you'll eventually figure it out on your own, but it can take up to 10 years to learn the art. If you haven't got that long, we've got an alternative for you.

Devshop is designed with "experience built-in". It's organized to address the specific risks and challenges of software projects. More than just allowing you to "do your job", Devshop can make you great at your job, by:

Helping you spot the risks before they cripple the team (making you the hero).
Giving you a way to involve your whole team in the scheduling process in a constructive way.
Helping you build accurate schedules like an experienced pro.

For battle-hardened veterans - Free up your time for other things!

You've got better things to do than hunting through Gantt charts and spreadsheets looking for trends and warning signals that things may be sliding off track. Let Devshop do that for you. Then you can spend your time coaching the team - the ones you depend on to deliver the project -- or doing the other 9 of your 10 jobs.

Seriously reduce the risk - be the exception and bring it in on-time.

Risk-management is a top priority for a software project manager. With so many things that can go wrong, it can be a full-time job just protecting your team and your plan from those project risks. Devshop has been designed to automate a lot of the risk-spotting, so that you can be the exception to the rule - someone who can consistently bring complex software projects in on-time.

Want to give it a try? Create a free single-user account.

You can give Devshop a whirl for free. It stays free for one person, one project. You only need to start paying when you decide to start your 2nd project or create a login account for one of your teammates. (Pricing)

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