subject: Practical Ways To Improve Sales Performance [print this page] Sometimes the business goals may be set right with all possible strategies to make the maximum revenue, expand the business and increase market share but the whole plan fails. A little probing would show that very often than not, there are a lot of things that are to be remembered, executed and that require your availability and feedback. But an anarchy or lack of organization is one major factor that pulls or holds back all the plans to improve sales from working.
The whole system of organization started with paper works that were documented in very old times. They were done efficiently but took a lot of time that could soon not be spared.
Next came the computers that were a boon at its time of invention and made the whole process less time consuming. But with changing business patterns and lifestyle, people started to use Microsoft Outlook. But these were not customizable. With greater demand for organization small and easily handled task management tools have come up and they are the current rage.
Many such online project management tools have been made for managing small as well as huge projects and in solving inefficiency. Various packages are available to choose from. Some of the free online management tools are- Google wave, Unidesk, Comindwork, Huddle, Doolphy, Milestone Planner, Goplan etc. The online project management software that are available are- rule.fm, OpenProj, Redmine, DeskAway, Glasscubes, Teambox, GNOME Planner, Wrike, todoyu, Collabative, TeamLab, Planzone, Central Desktop, Basecamp, Dooster etc.
Whether they are free or their services are to be purchased for a minimum price, they have the common goal of solving efficiency in organization and thus the proper execution of the project. Some of their common useful features would be:
Creating the tasks that the team members are supposed to do- as a team as well as separate individuals in a team.
It involves the people who are going to work as well as assign them with their respective jobs.
It sets reminders and alerts that are made available to the tea members so there is no chance of forgetting to meet the deadline or having had missed it.
When the tasks are circulated through reminders and emails, if someone replies back, their feedback is taken as a comment and replied back to.
The amount of task accomplished by each team mate is taken note of and recorded. The team leader thus does not have to go to the desks of the members and enquire about the progress.
There are also overview screens which offer a quick overview of the current status of the project.
The files and all the information are stored centrally in one particular place so there are no possibilities that they may be lost. The data can also be accessed to very simply from one place.
It offers security settings where in permission levels can be set so that everything does not become accessible to everyone.
Online project management tools are the new sales tools that are fast developing and are in popular use.
