Secure management strategies are nearly always summed up in terms reflecting a creative mindset. Thinking “outside the box” and coming up with “new, innovative techniques” is often the expectation and praise lauded on elite executives. Of course, there is great value to these attributes. The human element of management – that being the skill acquired from personal talent and the knowledge that comes with experience – separates the great managers from the mediocre. However, the development of these methods is only one aspect of a powerful managerial style. The other is a strong command of logistics.

Often shuffled into the background or carelessly delegated away, consistent logistical analysis has the ability to refine a project (or project coordinator), combining the positive results of innovation and forward-thought with the predictive ability of a hard science. Again, the key to effective long-term management strategy is consistency. That can only be achieved by keeping a close eye on all aspects of a project, team or industry.  Such omniscience seems almost impossible given the breadth of the modern executive’s required responsibilities, especially when dealing with employees and individual skill. While some software solutions may partially resolve these issues, difficulties arise when the attempt is made to streamline the data therein.

The Journyx ProjectXecute plug-in is a software solution that solves the issue of managing resource-related data by presenting an intuitive interface with an efficient communications system built in. ProjectXecute breaks down the who, what and when of resource management allocation across the enterprise.

ProjectXecute gives each project team member real-time project and productivity data for decision support. Project managers have the ability to monitor the status of various projects based on cost, schedule and progress. Rather than wasting time with calls and emails, ProjectXecute provides PMs with instant visibility into project schedules, resources and time - all in one place.

For those busy executives? ProjectXecute provides an Executive Dashboard screen that gives the CXO insight into overall project costs and ROI, enabling him or her to make strategic decisions with more precision. By instituting an easily accessible database and instant communication system, ProjectXecute provides a modern answer to a classic managerial difficulty.

Many companies miss out on the benefits they could receive by simply integrating their projects, initiatives and organizational work. Are you one of them?

About Curt Finch 

Curt Finch is the CEO of Journyx. Founded in 1996, Journyx automates payroll, billing and cost accounting while easing management of employee time and expenses, and provides confidence that all resources are utilized correctly and completely. Curt earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Virginia Tech.  As a software programmer fixing bugs for IBM in the early ‘90’s, Curt found that tracking the time it took to fix each bug revealed the per-bug profitability. Curt knew that this concept of using time-tracking data to determine project profitability was a winning idea and something that companies were not doing – yet… Curt created the world's first web-based timesheet application and the foundation for the current Journyx product offerings in 1997. Learn more about Curt at http://journyx.com/company/curtfinch.   

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