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

If you are looking for a free tool, I would recommend using Microsoft Office and online would be Google docs. But I am sure this is not the level of management you are looking out for. There are several free project management tools available, but most of them are not up to the mark.

Probably, because of my kind of requirement. I was looking out for a project management tool, that could track time, manage tasks, projects, invoices, bills, etc. I guess, because of this I was not able to find one tool that could give me all these.

I tried Basecamp and Wrike, both are paid tools, but ultimately these tools does not help with all my requirements. Then I understood that there were some tools that could provide add-on's that could add up additional features to the project management suite. Then, one of my friend referred me Replicon project management software suite, which had add-on's for time tracking, expense tracking and management, billing and invoicing. So, now I am doing fine, but always looking out for options and if someone can suggest me a tool that can do all these, it would be grateful.

For the last year, I've been using Wrike (www.wrike.com) and I must say this thing is really a terrific helper as for project, task management, or progress tracking.

We're currently paid subscribers, but initially we've been using its free version. When our team grew bigger, we needed to add more users (with free version you can add up to 5 users only), and, most importantly, I needed to get better visibility into my team's workload. What's more, the paid version has the perks like Gantt chart and separate workload view. As for the price, it is relatively low, so the transaction was quite smooth.

There's also a handy iPhone app. All my team has it installed. It helps us always stay connected to all the important updates of our projects from any place. Just yesterday I was having a lunch in a cafe and got a notification via Wrike about an important appointment that was rescheduled. Saved me time and nerves.

Try using DropTask - It's a completely free and uniquely visual task management application. It has a really simple and 'easy to use' feel, and has several great features like attaching files, assigning tasks, setting due dates and task priority. It lets you manage each task by setting the 'effort required' to complete them aswell. Once you start using it, its vibrant interface and 'drag and drop' technology makes it a really addictive online task management application.