Elementool is Going Agile

There are big things happening here at Elementool, and the latest is that we are going agile. Agile planning is a flexible approach to project management that gives you the freedom to make adjustments to your plan when needed. By dividing projects into smaller iterations, or mini-projects, you are better able to monitor progress and […]

Website Facelift

In the next few weeks, we’re going to be making some design enhancements here at Elementool.com. But don’t worry, these changes will not have any affect on the way that you utilize our site. During the redesign process, the application functionality will remain completely the same throughout the website, so you can continue using it […]

It's All About Relationships

Hi, I’m Allison, and I’d like to introduce you to a feature known as Field Dependencies. This is a very helpful feature that allows you to quickly locate and select relevant information when filling in a form. What the dependencies feature actually does is it enables the creation of relationships between fields in such a […]

Learn How to Create SRS Documents in 10 Seconds

Hi, it’s Allison again. When most people think of three little letters that might save your life, SOS comes to mind. But for me, S-R-S is the ultimate lifesaver when it comes to project management. SRS stands for Software Requirements Specification, which is a document that fully describes the expected behavior of a software system. […]

How Long Will It Take?

Hi, it’s Allison again. In this clip, I’m going to teach you an easy and simple way to estimate tasks that you can use right away. Estimating how long it will take to accomplish a task can be surprisingly difficult. An endless variety of factors and variables can affect the outcome, making an apparently complicated […]

Give Them What They Need

Carl is managing a major software project for his company. The client calls Carl and talks about what needs to be done for the project in general. As project manager, Carl brings his team together for a meeting and explains the project scope. Unfortunately, he forgets to bring up a few crucial details. The team […]

Learn Agile Development in 3 Simple Steps

I’m Allison and I’m going to teach you Scrum Agile Development in three simple steps. This is a special video I created just for Elementool’s clients and the people on our mailing list. So if you’re watching this, you are one of the special lucky people who, within a few minutes, will have a system […]

Workflow Makes Life Easier

The workflow feature will make your life a lot easier. The great thing about it is that it allows you to define workflows so that field values are automatically updated based on the changes made in one or more fields. You can define processes to prevent team members from forgetting to update certain field values […]

Risk Management

We are going to share with you another hidden secret related to the rules of the game. But I’m not sure you can handle it. Can you handle it? OK come closer because I don’t want anyone to hear. The secret is: “The bench”. This clip is about risk management. Risks are those things that […]

Requirements Management

In this clip we’re going to focus on one aspect of project management: Requirement Management. We are going to reveal another secret related to the “rules of the game”, and why projects are delayed, exceed budget, and in many cased don’t come out as designed. Research shows that 71% of software projects that fail, do […]