Author Posts: Miguel Fernandez Calero

Perfect Project Management (III): Tech Companies + Doolphy

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Hello!

With this post, we want to resume the series on the sectors that benefit from the use of Doolphy in managing their projects. This time is the turn of technological projects and companies in the ICT sector, for example those engaged in software or mobile application development.

In past installments, we brought to you 2 success cases in this sector: NetLiga and Yxcon Proyectos. In both cases, we could see some elements that are common in most technological projects and how Doolphy helps them in their management. Now we’ll go over the different phases of the life cycle of project management.

Planning:

There is no doubt that planning is an essential element in the success or failure of a project, but in those projects that are associated to technology this is especially important.

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Increase the Profitability of your Projects in 6 Steps

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ProbitabilityProjects profitability is a major concern for all types of companies working in “project mode”, such as web developers, marketing agencies, designers, architects, etc. Today, we want to take a look to some of the keys that we consider fundamental to improve the profitability of projects in 6 “easy” steps:

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Now Doolphy Is Integrated With Zyncro

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Doolphy & Zyncro

Great news! Today we are happy to announce that Doolphy, your project management software, can be integrated with Zyncro, the enterprise social network. The resulting solution is a social intranet that unifies projects, documents and communication.

Zyncro provides many collaboration features:

  • Corporative microblogging
  • File sharing
  • Your own business profile
  • Team groups
  • Organized work environment
  • Integration with other Internet applications (called ZyncroApps) among which you can find Doolphy now :)

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Doolphy Actors (III): Customers

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Doolphy CustomersHello!

This week we want to continue writing about the different profiles who participate in project management. This time, it is the turn of customers and how they can contribute and be more involved in the projects that other companies are developing for them, thanks to Doolphy.

To understand it better, we are going to explain David’s experience. Louis (Commercial Director at a specialized website development company) has been contacted by David to make a website for David’s business. Once the budget and the project plan have been approved, David wants to be kept informed about its progress in a daily basis.

That is why Louis has created a Doolphy user for his customer, David. Thanks to the role and permission system, Louis assigned David a customized role based on the “guest” predefined role. Now, David can track the progress of the project, and at the same time, Louis can keep in strict secret some internal aspects like cost per hour of his employees or additional sensible data about other customers.

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User Experience: Doolphy and the Organization of Events. The Case of Avantclub

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AvantclubSome days ago, we could watch the Oscar Academy Awards’ ceremony. And, as we also did the last year, we would like to write a special post about this specific kind of projects: the organization of events. To do it, we’ve talked with one of our “older” customers: Avantclub. We have had the opportunity to know first-hand how they use Doolphy to organize unique events in an exceptional way. You can read the complete interview below:

Doolphy (D): How would you describe your experience with Doolphy?

Avantclub (AV): In a word: excellent. We have found in Doolphy the application that allows to control all aspects of event management. It’s a full-featured and very easy tool. In a few days and without any training required, new collaborators that join Avantclub can use Doolphy without problems.

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How to Manage a Startup Like a Project

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A startup is a project itself. There are similarities between important aspects of running a startup and managing a project that are evident. Today I want to share with you what we have learnt in this regard and that we have accumulated in ourt startup, Doolphy, during its more than two years of life.

The following elements are the critical areas in the management of a startup:

 

Planning 

The business plan is an essential tool for any startup. It embodies the most important aspects, such as strategic objectives, action plan, critical milestones and resources (human and financial) to achieve them.

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Doolphy Will Be in the App Circus Academy in Madrid

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On December 13th, Madrid will hold the 1st AppCircus Academy. This event is especially directed to developers and mobile industry professionals. We have the honor of taking part in it with a very special role in the star competition called AppCircus, the international competition of apps (mobile applications) where Doolphy will participate as contestant.

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Why Doolphy Is Not Just Another Online Project Management Application?

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Why Doolphy Is Different?As CEO of Doolphy and entrepreneur, I usually have to present our company to start-up specialists, investors and other entrepreneurs in many meetings and forums. I have learnt that there is a recurring question that is of fundamental importance when defending your project: How is your company different to all the other companies that work in your field? And the answer has to be which the competitive advantage that makes your company to stand out from competitors is.

In very competitive environments it is a tough question. In our particular case, there are many applications that can fit within the concept of project management tools. However, it is strikingly easy to differentiate Doolphy from the rest since we have not only one but 3 powerful reasons! Today I would like to share them with you:

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Doolphy, Finalist in the Campus Party Millennium 2011 Innovation Forum

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Last week, October 12 to 16, the Campus Party Millennium  was held in our city, Granada (Spain). This time, Campus Party wanted to make a very special edition within the program of events framed in the celebration of the Millennium of the Kingdom of Granada.

Campus Party is a massive technology event annually held in 5 countries (Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador and Spain). And now they are working in the organization of the first Campus Party at Silicon Valley.

The following is a video that summarizes the 5 days that lasted the Campus Party Millennium (“the Campus“):

 

During these days we have intensely lived everything that happened in “the Campus” and it has been an incredible experience.

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Perfect Project Management (Part II) = Consulting Companies + Doolphy

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Hello everybody!

Continuing the series of articles about the sectors  and profiles  that use Doolphy every day, today we want to analyze why Doolphy is the prefect tool for managing consulting projects and other professional services such as auditing or providing legal advice.

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Personally, I spent a great part of my career as a business consultant, including several years at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, one of the so-called “Big Four”. This was before embarking on the adventure of entrepreneurship and continuing my professional development in start-ups. And now, I can see, with satisfaction, that Doolphy covers all the needs of these businesses to manage their projects in an efficient and controlled way.

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