Add Project Management 2.0 to YOUR collaboration environment

Quickr, the natural paradigm for team collaboration, teams up with ProjExec, the IBM Lotus award winning Project Management 2.0 solution, to add Web 2.0 project management components inside Quickr places. In effect, ProjExec for Quickr is the first project management solution to augment Quickr with the functional equivalent of Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint Services at a fraction of the cost. A solid alternative for IBM Lotus customers who need to execute collaborative projects quickly, easily and affordably while leveraging investments in Quickr and the IBM Lotus portfolio.

ProjExec offers complete enterprise project management capabilities for Quickr and includes a connector for Microsoft Project. With ProjExec for Quickr, project schedules are transformed into integrated project activities shared with the entire project team. ProjExec for Quickr manages the integration with connectors, visual editors and tools that allow project teams to interact collaboratively with Microsoft project schedules just as other connectors provide interaction with Microsoft Office and Symphony files.

• All the power of Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint
• Less than one fifth the cost plus leverages investment in Quickr
• Complete integration with Microsoft Project desktop, Primavera and most project management tools

Open Project Participation to All

ProjExec for Quickr is project management for everyone.

• Project managers – continue to use favorite project management tools. Simply publish plans in Quickr and enable the entire team to collaborate and focus on project execution. Save time consuming data gathering while ProjExec automatically consolidates progress updates in real time.
• Project team members – actively participate in the project management process without changing the way you work. Continue to work inside Quickr collaborative places enjoying an intuitive Web 2.0 user experience.
• Project sponsors and stakeholders – experience greater project visibility and control with cross enterprise collaboration, cross-project/multi-project portfolio tracking, automated alerts and notifications. Easily generate customized reports for multiple projects and multiple portfolios.

Best TOTAL Lotus Software Solution

ProjExec for Quickr, recipient of the 2009 Best TOTAL Lotus Software Solution, brings enterprise-class project management functionality to IBM Lotus Quickr, and also leverages other parts of the IBM Lotus portfolio. ProjExec for Quickr takes full advantage of the powerful features of the Quickr platform to create an intuitive user experience that encourages project participation, content sharing and project collaboration.

• Notes calendar integration – tasks in ProjExec are integrated with the Notes calendar to simplify individual scheduling and work management.
• Quickr document library – to access all project documents right from the project schedule in Quickr and use favorite applications (Symphony, Office, etc.) to create any project related information.
• Sametime integration – seamless integration with IBM Lotus Sametime and IBM Lotus Connections that enables project teams to collaborate and work faster while executing projects from a single Quickr place.
• More Notes integration – access important project data directly from Notes using ProjExec side panel widgets such as My Tasks, Project Progress and Alerts.
• Domino integration – innovative implementation of Domino as the LDAP directory gives users complete freedom to invite anyone to join a project, even if the invited participant is not registered in the directory prior to the issue of the invitation.

Professional Project Place Templates for Professional Project Teams

ProjExec for Quickr includes robust templates to create project places in Quickr with ease. Customize ProjExec project places with out-of-the-box Quickr components, like content libraries, discussion forums, blogs and wikis.

• ProjExec Project Place – Publish, schedule, manage and track progress for multiple projects from a single project place. Complete project planning and execution functionality, including:
  • Visual Gantt editor with CPM
  • Publishing to/from Microsoft Project
  • Time Management
  • Issue and Change Management
  • Resource Management
  • Ad hoc reporting
• ProjExec Portfolio Place – Analyze and track multiple portfolios of all projects for complete cross project visibility and control.
• ProjExec Administration – Conveniently manage default settings and configuration options for ProjExec places in Quickr.  Learn more

Platforms and Editions

ProjExec for Quickr is available in both the ProjExec Express and ProjExec Enterprise editions for IBM Lotus Quickr 8.2+ services for IBM Lotus® Domino® and IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1.1+ services for IBM WebSphere® Portal®.   Learn more

Platform ProjExec Express ProjExec Enterprise Quickr for Domino Quickr for Websphere Portal