Projects

Using a paper-based system for managing manufacturing projects hampers productivity and resource allocation, causing delays that impact timelines. As project complexity grows, manual project management can impede your company’s ability to scale and to adapt to changes swiftly.

 

Appward Projects, unifies all project components, providing instant access to up-to-date information, facilitates effective resource allocation, and enables smoother workflows. Utilizing the Projects app for project centralization and coordination, you can improve the management of project-related actions, leading to smoother operations and heightened efficiency.

Using a paper-based system for managing manufacturing projects hampers productivity and resource allocation, causing delays that impact timelines. As project complexity grows, manual project management can impede your company’s ability to scale and to adapt to changes swiftly.

 

Appward Projects, unifies all project components, providing instant access to up-to-date information, facilitates effective resource allocation, and enables smoother workflows. Utilizing the Projects app for project centralization and coordination, you can improve the management of project-related actions, leading to smoother operations and heightened efficiency.

Effortlessly manage and oversee a multitude of projects

  • Easily track progress with a quick overview of all project statuses
  • Utilize a Kanban board view to keep projects organized and stay on top of development
  • Access complete project details on a single screen to make informed decisions faster

Stay on top of all project elements

  • Connect project contributors via Contacts app for clear accountability
  • Link Tickets for each project to ensure project matters are being addressed
  • Connect projects with sales orders and customers for holistic project management
  • Manage the budget associated with material and labor costs
  • Monitor milestones and promptly address delays for smoother execution

Unified communications and seamless integrations

  • Instantly communicate with project members to collaborate and answer questions promptly
  • Log external conversations to keep everyone informed of the latest interactions
  • Efficiently supervise project timelines with a Gantt-style calendar and track all project activities
  • Attach checklists to uphold and ensure adherence to guidelines

Projects App Features

  • Customize auto-generated project numbers for orderly identification
  • Choose project type to garner metrics and to maintain organization
  • Associate orders from the Sales Order app with each project
  • Provide brief project descriptions for easy reference
  • Track project start and due dates
  • Link a customer to a project
  • Monitor project status for progress insight
  • Access and view a comprehensive list of tickets associated with specific projects
  • Easily track the progress of all tickets according to status; open, pending, or completed
  • Review high-level ticket information to identify the ticket creator and the assigned team member responsible for resolving
  • Navigate to the Tickets app to get more in-depth details
  • Create one or more budgets per change to track the overall cost
  • Detail each budget line item to provide transparency and understanding of specific cost aspects
  • Automate total cost calculation based on quantity and cost per unit
  • Organize the budget to assess areas for potential adjustments or reductions
  • Visualize your projects current and upcoming tasks in a Gantt-style view
  • Select tasks within specific calendar days to bring up flyout with details about maintenance task
  • Monitor the progress of a task and make adjustments as necessary
  • Review the historical record of tasks to assess productivity, analyze patterns and make improvements
  • Log project milestones and set due dates, including any predecessors
  • Indicate completed milestones and note any encountered delays
  • Record whether a delay is internal or customer-related
  • Specify reasons for delays and affected milestones
  • Estimate delay duration and its impact on work progress
  • Every milestone and delay is equipped with dedicated posts, approvals, and conversations
  • Capture and log notes from conversations held through emails, in-person meetings, phone or video calls
  • Categorize conversations to gather insightful metrics on various types like cold calls, first touches, follow-ups, demos, and more
  • Designate who was part of each conversation
  • Attach and access specific files or notes associated with the outreach efforts
  • Discuss projects and get input from others in your organization in a dedicated forum
  • Add @mentions to message others in your organization using Notification link in the Appward sidebar
  • Like a post to acknowledge and notify the author
  • Attach documents, images, media and AppShare links connecting to any record in Appward
  • Attach files related to each project to conveniently provide supporting information
  • Link to files in the Appward Cloud, Appward Documents or upload from local storage
  • Organize files by list order using arrow keys
  • Establish standard checklists using Checklist Creator to associate with action items
  • View the status and progress of each checklist
  • Set a start and end date for each checklist for accurate tracking
  • Instantly view a checklist’s score and determine whether it passed or failed
  • Generate comprehensive reports to analyze performance
  • Set up a multi-staged approval process with multiple participants or just a one-step approval to review different aspects of a project
  • Label each stage of your approval process and assign who you would like to approve within that part of your process
  • Set a deadline date for each approver so they are aware of when they need to approve
  • Add members for full visibility into all comments, feedback, posts and key information of a change request to make well-informed decisions
  • Send notifications and reminders to each approver, letting them know they are part of the approval process or to submit their responses
  • Gather metrics to identify patterns, recurring issues, or bottlenecks
  • Analyze data to proactively address challenges, streamline processes, and drive continuous improvement
  • View insights to understand the number of approved or declined changes to gain an overview of decision outcomes
  • Collect insights to monitor status and progress being made of implemented changes
  • Utilize metrics to track the status of changes to maintain compliance and ensure you are meeting regulatory requirements