Clarizen Blogs

Is Online Project Management the Answer?

avinoam.nowogrodski — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:32:29 +0000

There is no doubt that businesses are dependent on their ability to deliver. However, it looks as if being able to meet deadlines is a matter of hit or miss. Most global companies are looking for ways to increase accountability. Without transparency and real time visibility there is no way to take decisions and being right or wrong is a matter of pure luck. Read more...

Team Adoption

avinoam.nowogrodski — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:45:18 +0000

Every company is doing project management, however, the majority of companies are not using a PM tool to manage projects.

So, why are PM tools not working? I think there is one main reason- lack of team adoption.
The tools are designed for the individuals - not the team. However, teamwork is critical for projects to succeed. Clarizen's Project Team Automation solution is helping businesses be successful in managing their projects via team adoption. Read more...

Kiss Microsoft Project Goodbye

gil.heiman — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:00:34 +0000

Last week the entire Clarizen U.S. team flew with Avinoam, our CEO, to Las Vegas to launch our new marketing campaign called "Kiss Microsoft Project Goodbye" at the Software 2008 / Interop conference.

Are you an Enterprise 2.0 Company?

avinoam.nowogrodski — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:34:35 +0000

If I had to define in one sentence what is a good company I would say that a good company is one that can sense and respond whereas a bad company is one that does not respond well to changes. Advances in technology have made it easier for more people than ever from different corners of the world to collaborate and compete in a way that was not possible before. Our business environment has become much more dynamic and demanding.

Let me illustrate this with an example:

When we are driving a car on a highway and drive 55 miles per hour we feel comfortable and safe. However, if we are in a hurry and drive 95 miles per hour we find ourselves much more alert and responsive to the road conditions and traffic around us. Taking this to the extreme, if we want to participate in a Formula 1 or NASCAR race, for most of us this would be impossible as we do not have the skills or the knowledge to drive so fast. Now, imagine your business is like in a Formula 1 car race and you do not have any choice but win this race. You need to have the right car, skills and knowledge in order to win. An enterprise 2.0 company is one that can win this race by gearing up on advanced technologies and methodologies. Hence, Clarizen. Clarizen helps companies execute their projects online with real time visibility and therefore allows them to respond better to changes.

Come see us at Interop / Software 2008 in Vegas

gil.heiman — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:19:41 +0000

Clarizen has been invited by Software 2008 / Interop organizers to present a session under the Enterprise 2.0 track taking place at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas at the end of the month.

Avinoam, our CEO, will jointly present with our Customer-turned-Partner 24-by-7 Service a great example how the new SaaS delivery model has created some great new business opportunities for small and nimble organizations. Read more...

The Art of Simplicty - Clarizen 2.0

gil.heiman — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:15:18 +0000

Last week we had the opportunity to present Clarizen at the prominent Under The Radar event held annually on Microsoft campus. The event coincided with our major release of Clarizen 2.0, a state-of-the-art Web 2.0 application.

Clarizen 2.0 is for project teams seeking a project management solution that is easy for everyone to use BUT not at the price of giving up indispensable project functionality. Maintaining the precise balance between simplicity and fundamental functionality is in itself an art that is Clarizen's ultimate goal - as it is for many other vendors competing in this popular space. Read more...

Who really needs project management tools?

avinoam.nowogrodski — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:11:37 +0000

Well, of course the project manager! But, in fact, we are all managing; we are managing our team, our activities, our budget and our time. We are all managing projects without even realizing it!

Simple business processes, such as hiring a new employee or updating a computer application, may not be perceived as 'projects' by definition but are indeed projects that entail team participation and coordination to reach the successful completion of the tasks at hand.

Project management tools today are designed to help the project manager do his job and not to support us in managing our activities. This is why there is major dissatisfaction with current project management software. People like us cannot use it efficiently or do not have access to it to begin with. Yet, we have to.

Think about our ability to know exactly where we are verses where we wanted to be. Think about having a common understanding with our team on what needs to be done. Think about having a global view on what is important at any given time. Think about being accountable. I think that a management system that is targeted ONLY at the project manager will fail to serve us in managing our activities as it will be too complex, cumbersome and of very limited value.

This is where Clarizen is unique. Clarizen is helping you manage. It is helping you, your team and the people that depend on you - regardless of whether they are from your company or from another organization - to manage your shared activities and projects. The Clarizen approach will change the way people think about projects and project management tools. Ask our customers!

Success Story: Monterey AgResources

gil.heiman — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:44:53 +0000

Something quite unusual happened yesterday - a customer walked into our offices! Read more...

Announcing our First Commercial Release

avinoam.nowogrodski — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:28:14 +0000

We are excited to release our first commercial version after the great traction we got from the market in the Beta phase with 50 paying customers, 300 subscriptions and over 2000 organizations using our trial version. Furthermore we are settling into our new HQ in California and I just got my new toy. Read more...

Enterprise Web 2.0 - From being a threat to adoption

Nir — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:33:17 +0000