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It\u2019s no secret that project management tools are an asset to many companies. Since their emergence in the 1960s<\/a>, they\u2019ve helped businesses across an array of industries achieve quality results by facilitating the planning, delivering, and administering of the project management process<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n We at <\/span>Zenkit<\/span><\/a> are, of course, one of these companies. Not only is it our bread and butter, but as a team, we\u2019ve found great value in using project management tools as part of our daily repertoire and for bigger projects as well.<\/span><\/p>\n In this article, we’ll be discussing what project management tools are and how they can be beneficial to the teams and people who use them.<\/span><\/p>\n Project management tools are resources that help project managers and teams deliver <\/span>projects from implementation to completion<\/span>. They assist in organizing and simplifying processes, which allows you to optimize productivity and achieve maximum results. <\/span><\/p>\n While you can consider anything that helps execute a project as a project management tool (even a piece of paper and pen!), it commonly refers to the software and applications that allow you to schedule tasks and provide a database for information. They can also refer to the resources and processes that help to execute a project.<\/span><\/p>\n You can get the tools as <\/span>SaaS<\/span><\/a> products, on-premise, and open-source project management tools. The features offered depend on the product’s <\/span>level of sophistication, but common features of project management tools include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n Kanban<\/span><\/a> is a scheduling system popularly used by many project teams as it provides a visualization of the workflow process.<\/span><\/p>\n The way it works is that you have a Kanban board<\/a> with columns that represent the various stages of the project process<\/a> such as \u201cto-do, doing, done\u201d. You then use Kanban cards which represent items or tasks and move them along the columns depending on which stage of the process they are up to.<\/span><\/p>\n The benefit of using a Kanban project management tool is that the transparency it provides of the project details makes it an efficient way for members of your project team to communicate and work well with each other. This fosters collaboration and can reduce the time spent on face-to-face meetings. The highly visual method is also great for identifying bottlenecks early on in the process, which can allow teams to deliver a higher-quality product.<\/span><\/p>\n\r\n![\"Tools](\"https:\/\/zenkit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/projectmanagementtools.jpeg\")
\nWhat Are Project Management Tools?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nPopular Project Management Tools and Processes<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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