DeskAway: Project Management Made Easy

Project management is a difficult job. Ask any project manager about their work and the answer will include “stress” and “headache”. DeskAway is trying make the lives of project managers easier with their innovative and well rounded software product. DeskAway is a subscription based system focused on better project management directed at individuals, small teams and small-midsize businesses. It is a great solution for distributed teams who can work on projects and track changes and documents all from one centralized location. The features are endless and cover everything under the sun. The pricing model is flexible and a free account can be used to try the product before upgrading to a paid model.

DeskAway Features

DeskAway is a truly one-product-does-all software. An overview of the features is best way to determine if it will suit the needs of members and contributors of any project. In most cases DeskAway has more features than any project will need. It is a simple to use, intuitive product which requires limited training and will start paying you back minutes after you being using it. Here is a brief list of the features of DeskAway. I am providing this only as a quick reference and, frankly, this list does not do justice to the software. Take a look at the product tour to get a feel of what DeskAway is capable of.

DeskAway Features

What Makes DeskAway Unique?

Project management software is inherently complicated due to the various activities that are being tracked. DeskAway has done a great job of documenting their product and the video tutorials gives the users first hand experience. The videos include most of the product features including Dashboard overview, project listing, milestones, to do lists, tracking issues that crop up during the project. DeskAway even manages to pack in a user time tracking system, document management system, simple contact list and messaging platform. The last few features are very unique as most companies have to pay more for time sheet, content management and messaging. Along with most of the videos DeskAway team have included a “More…” link which takes you to a product feature page. There are feature specific information along with screenshots, links to videos and case studies. This will give the customers a better understanding of what they can do with that feature.

DeskAway - Timesheet Feature

To give an idea of the video tutorials I am including the Daskboard Overview video below. I would highly recommend checking out more product videos before deciding on the use of the software.

Click to Play - Video Overview of DeskAway Dashboard

Cost

DeskAway is a well rounded and impressive offering. Their sales pitch is even stronger now that they are offering free access. DeskAway can be used for free to manage 3 projects with 5 different users. This option would give most project managers the opportunity to test the product before paying for it. However the free plan is limited with 25MB file sharing limit, number of documents limited to 10 and restricted repoting functionality. The paid DeskAway plans vary from $10/month to $99/month with discounts for yearly contracts. I would suggest starting out with the free option to test the product and then upgrading to the appropiate plan.

Verdict

DeskAway is a sure way to make project management easier and user friendly. The software automatically keeps track of all the little things and takes the burden off the members and project manager who can concentrate on their work. If you need further convincing check out the Case Studies which showcase DeskAway’s accomplishments in various settings. This is a HIGHLY RECOMENDED product and it is definitely worth checking out.

DeskAway - Organize, Manage and Track