Instant messaging has become common in our daily routine. So we have decided to offer it as part of Elementool to help you improve your communication with your team members. Especially if they are located someplace else. To start a new conversation using the Instant Messenger, please follow these steps: • Click on the ‘number […]
Tag Archives: agile development
How to Create Agile Project Schedule
In this clip I’m going to show you how to create an agile project schedule. As you know, in agile development we take the project and divide it into mini projects called Sprints. There are many advantages to using the agile method of sprints. A few major ones are: • Agile development gives you better […]
Do You Have an ETA?
Visibility is one of the main reasons why projects fail. It means that the project manager doesn’t have a full picture of the project’s progress at any given moment. When you have full visibility, you’re able to stop bottle necks in your project’s progress. This allows you to make changes to the […]
Track Time Spent on Tasks
In this clip I’ll show you how you can use Elementool to track the time that team members spend on issues. Tracking time enables you to view the progress of the project and make changes to the project plan if needed. It is also useful for billing in case clients pay you by the hours […]
How to Send Daily Reports
Hi, it’s Allison again. Today I would like to present two new features that we added to the reporting section: • The option to define the view type of the Quick Reports. • The option to automatically send a daily report by email. The reports offer 5 view types: • Normal – this is the […]
How to Learn and Acquire New Habits
We at Elementool have been happy to share our secrets about how to practice good project management. But we also recognize that there is more to your job than just the technical process of managing projects. Right. That’s why we’d like to take a moment to talk about the process of learning and the process […]
All You Need to Know About Requirements Management
Requirements Management is one of the most critical stages in the success of projects. 71% of software projects fail because of errors and oversights made during the requirements phase. In the following clips we will show you all you need to know about requirements management to help you prevent project failure and delays. These are […]
All You Need to Know About Project Scheduling and Planning
In the following clips we will show you all you need to know about project scheduling. These are a few of the topics that are covered in the clips: 1. How to define tasks and activities. 2. What task dependencies are. 3. How to use buffers for more accurate schedule. 4. The steps of building […]
The New Remarks Message Board
Hi I’m Allison. I would like to introduce our new Remarks Message Board.As you already know, the Remarks Message Board enables you to submit messages related to the issues in a message board structure. We are proud to release the new message board that adds more flexibility and options to the way you type your […]
What is The Best Way to Define Task Priority?
It’s Allison here again.In this clip I’m going to show you how you can improve the efficiency of your project development process so you can develop more in less time. One of the main reasons why projects are late is lack of proper priorities.It’s very common to see developers working on low priority tasks […]