Reading e-mails and distilling project information for inclusion in project plans
is a major part of what project managers do these days. E-mail is a popular medium for
communicating deliverables and concepts but the communication is usually cryptic and
not well formalized when it comes to project activities. To get a realistic idea of
project information the project managers usually have to have follow-up interactions
with more email, in person, or by telephone. These activities take more and more time
as overall amounts of email exchanged in organizations increase.
The Yoxel PCM organizes your project related email in a better way to simplify
the process of gathering and tracking communicated project information.
Take Email-Requests Under Control The Yoxel PCM formalizes request tracking to enable project management processes.
An "outgoing request" is an email sent from the PCM to a functional team member,
communicating a task assignment. Once the outgoing request is sent, the project
manager's PCM starts tracking the request progress by exchanging control information
with the functional team member's PCM.
Receive Accurate Predictions from Request Owners The Yoxel PCM empowers functional team members to manage and plan their own work
load creating a de-centralized environment for project management. Each "incoming request"
received by a functional team member can be associated with one or more personal tasks
and accurately estimated and scheduled with the personal time planner. Accurate
commitment dates for all requests are communicated back to the project manager
allowing him/her to build realistic project schedules.
Communicate Efficiently in Email Channels The PCM provides a communication channel for each request that it tracks.
All email communication related to a request is gathered in the communication channel
and presented as a hybrid email/chat panel. Such organization of project related email
greatly reduces the time project managers spend on searching and distilling emails.