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Overview Presentation
Mavenlink is a web-based project collaboration and management software that offers people a way to streamline workflow and increase productivity. It has a number of well-designed features for collaboration, file sharing, project management, and team management at the least to help its users go beyond just managing projects and instead start managing the business. It aims to be the premier online workplace for companies to do business with each other.
Features, Benefits, Product Strengths
Centralized collaboration in a secured workspace – Conversations of clients and colleagues are found in a single place. Real-time messaging allows everyone involved to see updates as the action happens. Recent activities that include not only messages but files can be viewed as well. However, users can still send confidential messages to others by private messaging. When conversations are linked to tasks, participants see the discussions and files instantly. Smartphone users can stay connected and can send a reply using email only.
File sharing and viewing with integrated technology – Online documents and project files are managed, organized, and shared instantly through integration with other technologies such as Scribd and Google Apps. Files are protected from general viewing by controlling which user can have access. Generous storage of at least 20 Gigabytes for paid accounts allow multiple document upload. Options for searching and sorting files are by project, date, uploader, or title among others.
Task tracking with a centralized Project Dashboard – Tasks, deliverables, and milestones are organized and tracked easily with the help of a project activity stream that displays all activities from clients and colleagues. Tasks can be made more specific with child subtasks. Schedules can be set to manage timetables. Filter options allow selective viewing that can be sorted by tasks or messages.
Team management with permission-based settings – Users can invite colleagues and clients by email to work in a secured project workspace. The administrator can set access rights and permissions for what participants are allowed to see and do. Mavenlink integrates with Google Contacts and Calendar, too.
Pricing
Mavenlink has a free package that allows for 500 MB storage, unlimited external collaborators, project and task management features, file sharing and collaboration, email integration, SSL security, and Google Apps integration at zero cost. The Pro package at $25 per user/month is ideal for growing businesses, while the Premier package at custom plans is suited for large teams. The list of features for these paid packages includes custom branding, finance tools, Quickbooks integration, and detailed reports. They offer a free 30-day trial period for these paid packages with no credit card required.
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Target Market
Mavenlink targets the small and mid-sized businesses including freelancers, associations, and non-profits. They are also being adopted by public administrations and even larger enterprises. It supports international currencies including those used in North and Latin America, Europe and Australia, Middle East and Africa, and Asia.
Supported Languages
It supports English only at the moment.
Some of their Clients
Some of the clients include the frozen dessert restaurant Pinkberry, the accident and health insurance company Aflac, IT infrastructure construction and consultant PlanNet, creative design studio Nu Expression, luxury sunglasses manufacturer Maui Jim, and online magazine AskMen.com.
Testimonials
According to Brian Leimone, they use Mavenlink at Nu Expression to communicate with their clients and team of designers. Because of the software, they are now able “to collaborate with not just one client, but with multiple clients on a particular project.”
Country singer, songwriter, and founder of Mending Limbs Organization Michelle Prichard described Mavenlink, among others, to be some of the most exciting technology improvements people have made, “but we are only scratching the surface.”
Albert Carter of Rhode Island-based Konnessi stated that Mavenlink has finally succeeded at creating a collaborative, interactive PM space. They could not be happier with its “flexibility, ability to set customer expectations, and overall usefulness.”
Why Mavenlink
This Software-as-a-Service platform has allowed professional service providers and their clients to efficiently manage projects from start to finish. The collaboration and PM functionality, together with invoicing, online payments, and integration features with Google Apps has made it simple yet powerful at the same time. It is now advertized as the number one app in the Google Apps Marketplace. It is currently being used in 190 countries worldwide.
Company Info
Mavenlink is a privately held company whose corporate headquarters is in Irvine, CA and its engineering office in San Francisco, CA. It was founded in 2008 by Raymond Grainger, Chief Executive Officer, Roger Neel, Chief Technology Officer, and Sean Crafts, Chief Customer Officer. They originally wanted to create an online workplace to locate talent that can work virtually on any kind of project. The first full version was launched in January 2010. As of this year, the company has received a total of 5.93 million dollars in funding. Its mission is to continue to enable small and medium-sized business to conduct business together online, wherever they may be.
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