PBworks Introduces Project Edition
June 3rd, 2009 (9:00am) Simon Mackie 3 CommentsTweet This (3)
PBworks (formerly PBwiki) today introduced PBworks Project Edition, a modified version of the collaborative wiki software that incorporates some project management features.
Simple project management functionality, like workflow management, task assignment and milestones, is built right into the tool, so there’s no need to use a separate app like Basecamp to handle simple project management. This makes PBworks an attractive option for teams looking for a tool for collaborative project tasks, like document authoring, requirements gathering or design review. Task management is kept together with the actual task itself, which makes a lot of sense.
This idea of providing task and project management functionality in apps that are used for the tasks seems to be gaining popularity; we recently saw Box.net add task management features to its file-sharing service, for example. Including task management functionality within an app should help many teams handle project management tasks themselves, reducing the need to have a designated project manager on simpler project. (PBworks calls this “organic project management.”)
PBworks Project Edition costs $20 per user per month, with “guest” licenses (for clients and contractors on a particular project) available for free.
Have you tried PBworks Project Edition? Let us know what you think in the comments.
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Thanks for the piece, Simon! The entire team here at PBworks is very jazzed about the release. Tired, but jazzed.
Even better, our customers have reacted very enthusiastically. Hopefully this new product will make their lives a lot easier.
It is fascinating to see some recent revitalization of workflow. You may be interested in this piece on workflow as a cautionary tale. Those who don’t understand history are doomed to repeat it.