New tech perfects projects

Most projects have two things in common - they break the budget and they are late, says Automation World.

According to the publication, new technology tools have emerged to help project managers keep their projects from slipping off the rails. The common theme in project management technology is visibility, communication and collaboration.

The goal is to let everyone involved know when things look like they're starting to slip. The idea is to catch the project before it blows the budget or bogs down in broken deadlines.

AT&T business customers will now be able to manage their mobile resources - field employees, vehicles, inventory, and more - using Actsoft, now available directly from AT&T, states Small Business Trends.

The Actsoft solution utilises the latest advances in GPS, mobile and Web technologies to improve workforce productivity, better manage assets, control operating costs and mitigate risk, using various mobile devices AT&T offers for businesses.

The newest addition to AT&T's Mobile Resource Management portfolio, Actsoft's suite of applications benefits any-sized business, across a range of industries.

CA Technologies has new enhancements and service offerings that further strengthen the CA Clarity PPM solution's, writes Thomas Net.

Supporting mobile devices, CA Clarity PPM v12.1, features visual, interactive dashboards that deliver information, such as resource trends - for in-depth financial analysis, review of current project status, and to provide for team optimisation.

Business Objects Universes feature lets users create investment, resource, timesheet, and financial reports while Smartpone Time Management lets users create time entries from iPhone or BlackBerry while enforcing business rules and data validation.