Workamajig

Workamajig
Developer(s) Creative Manager, Inc.
Initial release 2008
Platform Web
Type Project management, collaboration and productivity software
Website https://www.workamajig.com

Workamajig, formerly known as Creative Manager Pro, is a customizable, web-based project management software for creative groups, such as advertising agencies, design firms, in-house creative departments and public relations firms. The software is developed and marketed by Creative Manager, Inc. based in Anthem, Arizona.[1] The company has an additional office in New Jersey. According to its website, more than 3,000 creative teams use Workamajig.[2][3]

Software

Workamajig is a creative management software that integrates project, agency, client, sales, and resource management features in a single dashboard. It is meant primarily for creative agencies and in-house creative teams to manage multiple facets of their operations. It competes against Wrike, Basecamp, Workfront, among others. It also competes tangentially against accounting software such as QuickBooks and CRM software such as Salesforce.com

Features

Workamajig is designed as a ERP and agency management software. The software shows different dashboards to users based on their defined roles. Creative resources see a list of assigned tasks and to-do lists. Project managers see different project management tools such as Gantt charts, work breakdown structures, and reporting tools.

Project managers can plan projects from templates and assign tasks to different users. They can gather data on the project's progress create auto-generated reports from existing templates. Users can share files and initiate conversations about tasks and projects. They can track their time spent on individual tasks, prepare status reports, share drafts with clients and gather feedback.

Sales features let you bring in marketing data into Workamajig and turn it into a CRM. Sales people can use it to track opportunities and estimate new projects . Additional agency management features give you an overview of business operations and financial data, including reporting, invoicing, and accounting processes.

Workamajig offers a variant focusing on project management capabilities for in-house creative teams that don't need agency and sales features.[4]

History

In 1986, A La Carte Systems, Inc. began selling project management software to creative firms. A La Carte Systems merged with Streamline Technologies to form Creative Manager, Inc. in 2001. The software was originally named Creative Manager Pro. On May 8, 2008, the company changed the software name to Workamajig.[5]

In 2009, Workamajig released a 'Web to Lead' feature, which automatically adds leads from the client's marketing websites into the Workamajig database.[6] In 2010, it added a WYSIWYG forms tool to enable users to drag and drop fields and logos into invoices and estimates.[7] Workamajig expanded the drag and drop functionality in 2011, allowing users to drag templates into campaigns.[8]

In an attempt to streamline new feature addition, Workamajig released Workamajig Labs in 2010.[9] Users could use this platform to test new features before their release. It added support for File Server integration and Credit Card integration in Workamajig Labs in 2013 before making it available to other useRs.[10]

In 2016, Workamajig discontinued the Flash version of its software and released an updated HTML5-based UI called "Platinum".[11] This update was meant to address the lack of support for Flash in modern browsers and ongoing user-experience complaints.

In 2008, Workamajig held its first user group conference, Workology Conference 1.0 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since then, it has held four iterations of the Workology conference to bring together creative professionals.[12]

In March 2016, Hubspot included Workamajig in a list of 18 short reviews of "Agency Project Management Software Options to Consider".[13] In September 2017, Workamajig was featured on ProjecetManagement.com as part of "14 Project Management Tools You May Not Know About"[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Workamajig. "Contact Us". www.workamajig.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  2. ↑ Workamajig. "About Workamajig | Creative Project Management Software". www.workamajig.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  3. ↑ "Workamajig Reviews and Pricing - 2018". www.capterra.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  4. ↑ Workamajig. "Creative Project Mgmt. Software for In-House Teams". www.workamajig.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  5. ↑ "WORKAMAJIG VS. CREATIVE MANAGER PRO". Retrieved 2008-10-28.
  6. ↑ "New Workamajig Feature Adds Leads - CreativePro.com". CreativePro.com. 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  7. ↑ "Workamajig Intros New WYSIWYG Forms Tool - CreativePro.com". CreativePro.com. 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  8. ↑ Workamajig. "Workamajig® Adds Simple Drag and Drop". Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  9. ↑ Workamajig. "Workamajig® Releases Workamajig Labs". Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  10. ↑ Workamajig. "File Server Integration and Credit Card Integration". Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  11. ↑ "Workama-what?! An Introduction to the New Workamajig Platinum - Integrated Advertising and Marketing Agency | re:group inc". Integrated Advertising and Marketing Agency | re:group inc. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  12. ↑ "Workology Conferences". help.workamajig.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  13. ↑ "Project Management Tools for Marketing Agencies". Hubspot Article. March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  14. ↑ "14 Project Management Tools You May Not Know About". Project-Management.com. 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
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