Free & Easy Project Management Software Mark Poore ~ Director of IT Projects Roanoke College ~ Salem, Virginia
Roanoke College Independent, coeducational, four-year liberal arts college Salem, Virginia Approximately 2,000 full-time students 131 tenure-track faculty Average class size is 18
Roanoke College Information Technology Division 5 Departments 19 full-time professional staff 1 part-time administrative assistant XX part-time student assistants for Fun Facts 173 ERP users 468 wireless access points 2 GB redundant bandwidth 121 TB storage 800 IP desk telephones 130 network switches 7.59 tons of e-waste recycling event, October 2014
Roanoke College Reese’s Puffs is the # 1 cereal at Roanoke College 600 pounds served last year
Roanoke College Academic Year – Roanoke College used 2,236 miles of jumbo toilet paper – that would stretch from Roanoke to Las Vegas
Project One Ellucian Colleague ERP Multi-year migration from Unidata to Microsoft SQL New reporting database Multi-faceted project Customizations Integrations Data cleanup
Why PM Software?
Requirements Easy to use Hosted solution Free
Contenders Microsoft Project Not easy to use Not hosted Not free Basecamp Easy to use Hosted Not free ($20/month) Zoho Easy to use Hosted Free (1 project, 10 MB Storage)
Why Zoho Projects? Basic project planning tools Collaborative Dashboard Charts Reports Mobile app Bug tracker See for a complete list of features
Zoho Application Family Sales & Marketing & Collaboration Human Resources Finance Help Desk Business Process Established million users See for a complete list of Zoho applications
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Lessons Learned Not everyone is as enthusiastic as you are Online collaboration may be best for teams that don’t sit within 10 feet of each other Be cognizant of the data and information you store on hosted sites not owned by your institution
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