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I was recently contacted by the the OnePlace Chaos Management System, created by former High Jump Software CTO, and current Riverock Technologies CEO, Steve Kickert. They have a 30-day free trial going for using the OnePlace system, so I thought I would give it a shot and perhaps review it for you all.

Recently reviewed by web consultant Steve Borsch in MinnPost, this ground-breaking online project management software combines team collaboration, information sharing and management features in its goal to eliminate the chaos felt in all aspects of a team’s business life.

Here is a snippet from Borsch’s post:

What did I like about OnePlace?

It’s easy to use, and within 15 minutes, I’d used most of the key features that enabled project/task management; time tracking; reporting; calendar; discussions; file sharing; notes; lists and more.

I loved the iPhone interface. Connecting what we do on our desktop computers or laptops to Internet/web server functionality “in the cloud,” isn’t enough when we carry around devices like an iPhone (or the rumored touch tablet) and other small devices growing in penetration.

Let me remind you, OnePlace is not a sponsor, nor do I receive any compensation for posting this. I signed up on Saturday and decided to share this with you. If any of you would like to give it a try as well, please click on info.oneplacehome.com/projectmanagement.

On the other hand, (in the interest of full disclosure) Wrike.com is a sponsor, and I have also signed up for the new Enterprise version, which I will be reviewing in the next week or so. I do like the Wrike system very much, and wrote a review of the original platform here [link].

Highlights

The unlimited users feature is definitely one of Wrike’s strongest. As a person who does not have a lot of group-interactive work to manage (UPDATE: Hoo boy, I do now!), I tend to have more of the one-off projects that require a short period of collaboration between users in different parts of the world. You can create a Project (Group) and a task by email.

I also like the automatic updates and the feature of uploading and attaching a document as part of a task. Each time this document is downloaded and changed, the user can upload the new version and a record is created that retains each successive version. Each Group can have all of the data needed for the project’s completion right at hand, whether it is a text file, a spreadsheet, or even images.

Feel free to come back and share your thoughts and comments!

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