Project Management Tools and Time Tracking Solution 
With xpdproject - a part of the xpdoffice suite from xpdient inc. - you can access project management solutions and resources, data and deliverables in one place. You can tie together project and time tracking elements with data spread across your project management systems, contracting, time and attendance, and billing applications -- including xpdoffice's other integrated modules such as billing and timesheet software. And, you can do all of these things easily, from anywhere, through one simple, intuitive and secure web based interface.
Allocate and track project resources and progress
Who is doing what? What is the status? Where is the statement of work? How much time and money has been spent? What is missing? And most important, how much of the project is really completed and when do we realistically think we can finish? Our project management software works in harmony with our timesheet and expense reporting software to let you answer these questions. All in real time.
Assess and Manage Earned Value
Earned Value Management is easy with this unique project management tool. You can compare a snapshot of actual project spending and progress with planned spending and progress, allowing you to easily monitor Earned Value. This capability is critical for project management in regulated environments.
Keep everyone, everywhere, on the same page.
Our project management tools illustrate the depth of functionality in xpdoffice. Supporting functions include assignment of project tasks by managers to employees; electronic capture of labor, expense reporting, and other direct costs; project risk management; electronic access to project deliverables and contract details; as well as a variety of reports including labor distributions, job costs, job status, and earned value.
Integrate information flow across your project applications.
Unify separate applications that support your project data and IT management requirements. xpdproject synchronizes pertinent data with tools such as Microsoft Project and most accounting packages such as the QuickBooks time tracking system. xpdproject also accepts input from any accounting application that accepts or exports Microsoft Excel data. In fact our alternative Excel timesheet is unique in the industry.
Get application functionality without implementation headaches.
xpdproject is not a "project" itself. As a hosted service on the web, it frees you from installing and maintaining complicated project management software and applications. It's accessible from any computer with an Internet link - even a dialup connection. xpdproject is so simple that you and your team can learn and begin using it right away.
Project Management Software & Time Tracking
Centralizing background and information has always been an essential part of any project management software. While the shoebox has been replaced by modern technology, the challenge continues. Keeping customer, staff, cost, deliverable, document, and time and status information in one central location is critical in managing any project. What information can be considered unimportant? Reporting, time tracking, estimating, locating, communicating, delivering, invoicing and marketing are all simple with xpdoffice
Let us look at an example: You are a seasoned project management professional in charge of delivering a new web presence for your company's major client. The client deals in high technology parts for the aviation industry. Since your expertise lies in bringing projects to completion, you will need to assemble concepts and content, locate subject matter experts, request technical input, outsource art for the site, keep a grasp on deliverables and deadlines, and liaison between the customer and all your resources. Where do you begin?
Start by defining your customer and the parameters of the contract in xpdcontracts - a unique part of the xpdoffice suite. You can record customer information, contacts within their organization, and contract parameters. Move to xpdproject (the project management arm of xpdoffice) to define the deliverables and assemble a library of folders and documents to organize the content for the site. Set the tasks required to complete the project here and assign proper charge and task numbers to them. Within xpdhr assemble your team, and assign them necessary information to establish them, prepare to invoice your client and create essential links to xpdtime. Direct your staff to report time and status to you within xpdtime and evaluate project progress by monitoring the status reports. Sign timesheets for your staff electronically and evaluate their performance without paper. At the project's completion develop your final reports in xpdreports, communicate your findings to the client through xpdletter, and assemble the elements of the new website with intraReady™. You never need to leave xpdoffice™.
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Manage time, expense and leave.
"I can work with allocated time, task breakdown, and complete project description. And xpdproject™ handles deliverables quickly in electronic file cabinets. Now I can deal with projects issues from an informed point of view."
