Strict Projects - A Kind Savior

Strict Projects - A Kind Savior

Hi there! It's been a month since we launched Strict projects in Zoho Projects. We would like to get your feedback on how Strict projects have been kind to you and your team in terms of managing deadlines. For those of you who are new to this feature in Zoho Projects, here is a preview of it.

 

Out of all the factors that play a significant role in the success of a project, the project schedule aces the list. Only at the expense of the project schedule, we tend to do eleventh hour changes; stretch beyond deadlines; postpone launches etc. But, a strict project doesn't let you stretch the deadline of the project once it is created.


In Zoho Projects, you can choose to make a project strict. By doing so, you freeze the deadline of the project in such a way that no one will be able to create tasks, tasklists, or milestones beyond the schedule of the project, thereby ensuring on-time completion and delivery of the project.


Highlights of Strict Projects

  • Great control over deadlines - The project calendar gets frozen when the start and end dates are set for the project. Team members will not be able to alter the dates and set other modules that stretch beyond the project deadlines.
  • Strong change control - Restricting the flexibility on deadlines increases the chances of on-time delivery of the project to a great extent.
  • Chained monitoring - Milestones can be scheduled only within the project deadlines and tasks can be scheduled only within the milestone deadlines and so on. Such deeper level of monitoring is possible using Strict Projects. 

Haven't you started using it yet? You can also learn more about strict projects here.

Feel free to share your experience with Strict projects. 

Bouquets and Brickbats are most welcome ;)


Regards,

Kiruthika.



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