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How Project Management Roles Impact Use of Mobile Technologies

How Project Management Roles Impact Use of Mobile Technologies

Dennis D. McDonald
Collaboration, Post-smartphone, Project Management, Smartphone, Tablet, Usability
A project manager has a certain set of responsibilities and authorities, a project task leader has another, and a temporary member of a specific task team will have yet another. How individuals performing these roles interact with the project plan, with other project team members, and with project stakeholders and clients will influence — and be influenced by — how mobile technologies can support project management, communication, and collaboration.

What I'd like to see in a mobile project management app

Dennis D. McDonald
Collaboration, Mobile, Mobile Tech, Project Management, Smartphone, Tablet
One assumption is that a core set of project planning and task assignment information exists that can serve as a baseline model for structuring how data are organized, displayed and updated. Regarding the last point: the app needs to have the ability not just to organize and display information, it also needs to make it easy for participants to update and report status on actions and deliverables.
How Will Mobile Devices In the Workplace Make People More Productive?

How Will Mobile Devices In the Workplace Make People More Productive?

Dennis D. McDonald
Android, Cell Phones, Collaboration, Innovation, Microsoft, Project Management, SharePoint, Tablet, iPad, iPhone
In 2010 I posted Sometimes a phone is just a phone and a web site is just a web site. It discussed what I thought at the time was important in a smartphone, e.g., phone service, web access, email — the basics — and was based on recent Blackberry experience and anticipation of getting an iPhone.