Office & productivity software forum: Need advice choosing project management software

Since I see project managers spending most of their non-meeting time in Word, Excel en Powerpoint, adding the "web-based" requirement means Google Doc or Office 365 are the right tools for them. The choice might depend on their mobile equipment and - of course - company standards.
Google Doc is free, Office 365 isn't.

What more would you need?

If some needed software isn't available on an iPad while a tablet is needed for the circumstances a laptop doesn't work (do such circumstances exist?), adding an Android or Windows tablet to the package might be a cheap and simple solution (say $200 a year, equivalent to a mere 2 hours for a free-lance project manager). BYOD is a luxury not all projects can afford.


Kees

They are in Word, Outlook and such. Nod to google docs, drop box and google calendar (shared.)
Bob

You may want to take a look at Smartsheet.com - web-based, spreadsheet-like interface so it's super easy to ramp, free for your collaborators, has Gantt charts, file sharing (my favorite feature), automated reminders, and integrates with Google, Box, Salesforce, etc. There's an iOS app too. Sounds like it could be a fit for you.

Hi Doneill,

Easy Projects, like the name suggests is pretty easy and inexpensive. They are just in the process of releasing the newest version but you can get a sneak peak here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ChaYQFXt-Q&feature=youtu.be

If you like what you see, I'd further recommend trying the free trial: http://www.easyprojects.net/try.asp

Good luck!

Again, thanks all who took the time to respond. Your suggestions set me on the path on which I discovered No Kahuna, a very simple task management program. Perfect for my small team of three. And it's iPhone optimized.

My apologies if I've screwed up any of the ettiquettes. I'm a newbie to this forum thing.

Hi, I'm using open sourced web based project management software called Easy Redmine. It is really cheap and easy. It is some kind of Redmine fork. You cant try free demo here: https://www.easyredmine.com/free-trial