PBworks Intro
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The Problem: Effective Team-Work
Wasted time
Poor decisions
Missed schedules
Client & employee frustration
Inferior work product
With serious business impact:
Collaboration critical for agencies & clients Project teams Partner agencies
Client engagement Functional areas
But existing tools are ineffective at best
• E-mail & long “reply-all” chains
• Out-of-sync attachments & in-box overload
• Hard to use IT-centric solutions (Sharepoint)
• Silo’ed, single-purpose tools
Consumer social nets are highly usable, but fraught with their own problems:
• Information overload
• Confidentiality & control
PBworks: Proven Collaboration Expertise
Deep experience delivering SaaS-based collaboration solutions that enable high-performance team work:
• 4M active users &1.3M+ total projects
• Focus in creative & professional services
• Used by leading agencies & clients
• Passionate user base
PBworks in Professional Services
Using cloud-based collaboration to transform team-work:
Project teams & colleagues
Knowledgebase
Research Project Archive
Leverage past work Save time & money
ResourcesProfiles Activity
Social Intranet
Break down silo’s Leverage skills
Concept Develop Approval
Mockup Develop ReviewApprove
ProjectManagement
Enhanced creativity Better coordination On-time delivery
Concept Develop Approval
Mockup Develop ReviewApprove
Client & PartnerCollaboration
Business partners
Clients & Prospects
Deeper engagement Client accountability Higher satisfaction
Using PBworks for Client Engagement
• Easy, up-to-date information delivery• Easy information retrieval (search)• Automatic revision mgmt & notification• Client engagement & collaboration• Client accountability (assigned tasks)• Client engagement monitoring• Meeting prep & management• Update via e-mail / mobile• Live chat / voice-conference / editing
ChangeNotification
Wiki-styleCollaborationDocument
Sharing
ContentSearch
RevisionTracking
ProjectManagement
MobileSupport
ActivityStreams
CRMIntegration
OnlineMeetings
SocialSoftware
InstantMessaging
Real-timeEditing
The PBworks Solution
Cloud-based work-team & client collaboration solutions that turbocharge high-value professional services work
Easiest to use
Fastest time-to-business impact
Ideal for “cross-boundary” teams
Anywhere / anytime
Lightweight & flexible
Fully integrated
PBworks
SharedWorkspaces