Project KickStart Announces Template Contest for International Project Management Day
Project management software company crowdsources template creation through template contest in celebration of International Project Management Day.
Berkeley, CA -- November 4, 2010 -- Appreciate project managers and their teams on November 4th for International Project Management Day. Managing projects is difficult, and although some people specifically work as project managers, many others should also be recognized who are thrown into the role intermittently throughout their careers.
Throughout history, well before the term 'project management' was coined, people have invented tools to help manage projects. The pencil, invented in the 1790s, and the calendar, invented in prehistory, were early project management tools. To-do lists have helped people manage small projects probably ever since humans began writing. However, the story of formal project management began as recently as the second half of the 19th century, with the work of Fredrick Winslow Taylor and Henry Gantt. Henry Gantt's 1910 invention of the Gantt chart is still used in project management today. The Project Management Institute (PMI), formed in 1969, professionalized and modernized project management tools and techniques through systematic analysis and dissemination. Beginning in the late 1970s, project management software has augmented these tools. It has continued to gain momentum and popularity since. The use of templates in project management software now makes starting typical projects even easier.
In honor of International Project Management Day, Project KickStart has announced an open call (crowdsourcing) to submit project templates for an opportunity to win a free copy of Project KickStart.
Templates are generalizations of standard projects that can be customized to fit a specific use. Templates created by experts in a field can help novices begin something that's new to them. For example, an event planning template could help a small company design the release event for their new product, but it could also help a non-profit plan a fundraising walk or even help a family plan a celebration.
To enter a template of your design in the Project KickStart Template Crowdsourcing Contest:
1. Download a free trial of Project KickStart from /www.projectkickstart.com/
2. Use Project KickStart to plan any project that you would like to use as your template submission
3. Upload your project template to the contest at www.projectkickstart.comdownloads/prxuploadform.cfm
Submissions will be accepted for one week, ending at 11:59pm PST on November 11th, 2010.
Project KickStart will announce the winner(s) on November 15th, 2010. All winners will be determined by Project KickStart. The winner(s) will receive a free copy of Project KickStart Pro 5 ($299 value), will have their template(s) posted on our templates page, and will be written about in a press release.
The term 'crowdsourcing' was first coined by Jeff Howe in "The Rise of Crowdsourcing" in the June 2006 edition of Wired magazine. Howe described crowdsourcing as "distributed labor networks [that] are using the Internet to exploit the spare processing power of millions of human brains." Crowdsourcing has been used by thousands of companies to accomplish a wide range of tasks, from providing stock photos to solving difficult scientific problems.
Project KickStart is easy to use and helps people plan any project in 30 minutes. You can download a free trial or purchase the software online at /www.projectkickstart.com/. Current sample project templates can be downloaded for free at www.projectkickstart.comdownloads/prxdownload.cfm.
If you would like more information about the contest, please contact Experience in Software at templates (at) projectkickstart (dot) com.
About Experience In Software, Incorporated
Headquartered in Berkeley, CA, Experience In Software Inc. develops and publishes business software productivity solutions. The company was founded in 1983. Fortune 500 companies, small and medium sized businesses, government agencies, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, and consultants use Experience In Software's products to generate ideas, solve problems, and increase efficiency. Visit www.projectkickstart.com.
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