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Notes The suite of event management software from ServiceU (www. serviceu.com) included the
EventU application, which offers event, resource, and facility scheduling for organizations.
ServiceU manages all your event details in a single-entry system that reduces error and increases
efficiency while offering real-time status updates. It also publishes all necessary event details
instantly to your website that can be made public or private.

5.4 Collaborating on Group Projects and Events

Community groups usually have a lot of tasks to accomplish. In such cases group members
depend on each other to accomplish a shared goal or task. In order to carry out all the activities
one must know how to get started. In this time of cloud computing, the best way to carry out all
the tasks Web-based applications should be used. These applications can be accessed by anyone
in the group. A web based application is a software package that can be accessed through the
web browser. Web based applications are the ultimate way to take advantage of today’s
technology to enhance your group’s productivity and efficiency in achieving goals. An application
that is usable only with an active Internet connection is called a Web-based application. It uses
HTTP as its primary communications protocol.

5.4.1 Collaborating on Task Management

Use a Web-based task management application for managing more complex tasks, because a
simple to do list might not help. Web based task management application is a collection of
programs, processes and information that is used to manage various phases of a project and that
is accessible on the Internet.
Basic task management can be accomplished with applications such as HiTask (www.hitask.com)
which originated as a friendly and easy-to-use task management system and Zoho Planner
(planner.zoho.com). A Zoho Planner is an online planner with a calendar, to-do lists, pages, and
email reminders for collaboration with other users. You can set email reminders to remind you
when a task is due. You can strike off the task once it is done. For the most complicated projects,
you can use dedicated project management applications, such as Basecamp
(www.basecamphq.com) or Goplan (www.goplan.com).
Basecamp is a web-based project-management tool developed by 37signals. Basecamp offers
to-do lists, wiki-style web-based text documents, milestone management, file sharing, time
tracking, and a messaging system. With Basecamp you can create special calendars for vacation
time, holidays, meetings, or anything else that isn’t specifically tied to a project. Goplan is an
online project management and collaboration tool for individuals and teams. Goplan, built
by WBS is a tool that manages our projects, communicates with clients and organizes our
personal lives.
You must first remember to set a due date for your project. Then divide the project amongst all
group members. Group members can then go online to access the application from their respective
computers and update the project with their own individual progress.

5.4.2 Collaborating on Event Management

Whether it’s a music gig, a festival, a conference or a public lecture: all events need lots of hard
work and people power.
While organizing an event such as a concert or conference, you have to manage the tasks
involved with putting together the event. You also handle attendee registration, event marketing,
ticket sales. Web-based event management tools have made organizing events much easier and
hassle free.

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