PIM systems - project, process, product and personal information management


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PIM is the business abbreviation that can be interpreted in several possible ways. If letters "IM" in this abbreviation mean "information management" letter "P" is more enigmatic, because it has several meanings and most common of them are "project", "process", "product" and "personal". Let's consider main meanings of PIM systems: Personal information management - Usually, when software vendors call their products PIM systems they imply "personal information management" - software that is used to handle contacts and appointments of individual users. There are also collaborative team PIM software products that can be used by group of users in order to share PIM. In this case PIM synchronization (PIM sync) is arranged via special server. Team PIM products can be referred to business PIM systems.
Product information management - Regarding business PIM software the meaning can vary.This category of PIM systems includes meaning "product information management". This kind of business PIM software includes smart systems that help enterprises with ensuring consistency and integrity of their products information. This kind of PIM systems is intended for organizing and standardization of product information within single unified products database that can be used for PIM exchange between other enterprise modules and systems in order to avoid issues with inaccurate and conflicting product information.		Play Demo
	Project and process information management - Another kind of PIM systems that belong to category of business PIM applications includes"project/process information management" applications. These PIM systems are used for working information management - from project evolution planning/tracking to working documentation management. The most effective systems in this segment are team PIM (client-server) solutions, because this technology critically facilitates projection and opens unlimited possibilities to share PIM. Client-server group PIM system is very useful when it is necessary to plan project, allocate tasks among team members and control projects in real-time regime.
The good example of PIM systems (Project IM) is VIP Task Manager that allows project coordinator to create plan of work, prioritize, categorize and assign tasks to performers, so then work can be controlled in terms of task completion, time and costs. All performers that use VIP Task Manager should install client components of this application on their PC's in order to arrange PIM exchange via LAN or Internet. All PIM synchronization (PIM sync) and updating is realized automatically and instantly through server of VIP Task Manager. Owing to real-time PIM exchange between server and client components information within database is always up-to-date. With a help of this group PIM software you can share PIM among performers and stakeholders - share project schedules, task lists, documentation, track project changes and updates with a help of in-system/email notifications and much more. Read also a new article about process management - project management client-server software for Windows		Play Demo