Accelo Launches Adaptive Project Management For Service Businesses

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelo Inc, the pioneer in operations automation technology for service businesses and team, announced the launch of their Adaptive Project Management platform, an alternative project management methodology for service businesses and teams. This new approach combines the best two popular methodologies - Waterfall and Agile - while avoiding their respective pitfalls to help professionals manage commercial projects with confidence while empowering team members with the best of the agile approach. 

"As the largest employer in the US, and with their businesses built on client projects, it is time the professional service sector had an approach - supported by technology - designed specifically to help them succeed," said Geoff McQueen co-founder and CEO of Accelo. 

Building on work from NASA and other large scale projects, the traditional or Waterfall approach to managing projects has a long and acclaimed history. Updated twists like PRINCE2 have helped this model stay relevant for many industries and has been favored among project managers. However, outside these domains, the approach on its own is too stifling, which in large part led to the development of the Agile methodology. 

Agile, which came about as a reaction to many failed software and business projects in the 90's, eschews gantt charts and other features of traditional project management, focusing instead on flexibility and speed (as its name suggests). While refreshing and superior approach in many circumstances, the Agile approach is risky for service businesses who use any form of fixed value based pricing as it moves the commercial risk of projects going late or over budget onto the service provider.

While both approaches have benefits, neither solve all of the problems attached with project management. It's high time that professional service businesses have a hybrid designed specifically for them. Known as Adaptive Project Management, this month Accelo has launched its own product to help professionals not just wish for a third way, but to have a platform designed specifically to deliver.

In addition to launching this new approach, Accelo has made several upgrades to their own project management tools. Most notable is the latest upgrade around how a platform works with project acceleration, such as making the tool more intuitive and automated for users.

"With the newest updates, we aim to provide our customers with a system that truly works for them, not the other way around," said Hugh Cowling, the Product Quality Manager of Accelo. "We want our customers to feel heard, so we distilled their feedback to identify a key area for improvement: Acceleration of project dates."

Accelo's technology, which integrates with third-party services for a seamless workflow, is used by thousands of small and medium service businesses worldwide who use the solution to manage client operations, including sale, quotes, projects, tickets, retainers, timesheets, billing, and scheduling - all from one place.  

About Accelo, Inc.
Accelo, the pioneer of Service Operations Automation (ServOps), streamlines operations from prospect to payment through their integrated, cloud-based platform. Thousands of businesses use Accelo to run their critical client service delivery, boosting revenue and productivity and doubling profit margins. Accelo is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver, Colorado, and Wollongong, Australia. For more information, please visit: www.accelo.com. 

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