<s>
Project	B-Application
workforce	I-Application
management	I-Application
is	O
the	O
practice	O
of	O
combining	O
the	O
coordination	O
of	O
all	O
logistic	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
project	O
through	O
a	O
single	O
software	B-Application
application	I-Application
(	O
or	O
workflow	B-Application
engine	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Efficiency	O
is	O
improved	O
by	O
eliminating	O
manual	O
processes	O
,	O
like	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
tracking	O
to	O
monitor	O
project	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
coordinating	O
these	O
various	O
components	O
of	O
project	O
management	O
,	O
workforce	B-Application
management	I-Application
and	O
financials	O
through	O
a	O
single	O
solution	O
,	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
configuring	O
and	O
changing	O
project	O
and	O
workforce	O
details	O
is	O
simplified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
project	B-Application
workforce	I-Application
management	I-Application
system	O
defines	O
project	O
tasks	O
,	O
project	O
positions	O
,	O
and	O
assigns	O
personnel	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
positions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
project	B-Application
workforce	I-Application
management	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
all	O
about	O
managing	O
all	O
the	O
logistic	O
aspects	O
of	O
a	O
project	O
or	O
an	O
organisation	O
through	O
a	O
software	B-Application
application	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usually	O
,	O
this	O
software	O
has	O
a	O
workflow	B-Application
engine	I-Application
defined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
logistic	O
processes	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
workflow	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
invention	O
relates	O
to	O
project	O
management	O
systems	O
and	O
methods	O
,	O
more	O
particularly	O
to	O
a	O
software-based	O
system	O
and	O
method	O
for	O
project	O
and	O
workforce	B-Application
management	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
different	O
tracking	O
mechanisms	O
,	O
project	B-Application
workforce	I-Application
management	I-Application
software	O
also	O
offer	O
a	O
dashboard	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
times	O
,	O
project	B-Application
workforce	I-Application
management	I-Application
software	O
can	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
existing	O
legacy	O
software	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
ERP	O
(	O
enterprise	O
resource	O
planning	O
)	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
project	B-Application
workforce	I-Application
management	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
all	O
about	O
managing	O
all	O
the	O
logistic	O
aspects	O
of	O
a	O
project	O
or	O
an	O
organisation	O
through	O
a	O
software	B-Application
application	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usually	O
,	O
this	O
software	O
has	O
a	O
workflow	B-Application
engine	I-Application
defined	O
in	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
logistic	O
processes	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
workflow	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
regular	O
and	O
most	O
common	O
types	O
of	O
tasks	O
handled	O
by	O
project	B-Application
workforce	I-Application
management	I-Application
software	O
or	O
a	O
similar	O
workflow	B-Application
engine	I-Application
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
main	O
differences	O
between	O
Project	B-Application
Workforce	I-Application
Management	I-Application
and	O
traditional	O
project	O
management	O
and	O
workforce	B-Application
management	I-Application
disciplines	O
and	O
solutions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
project	O
and	O
workforce	O
processes	O
are	O
designed	O
,	O
controlled	O
and	O
audited	O
using	O
a	O
built-in	O
graphical	O
workflow	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphical	O
workflow	O
is	O
quite	O
attractive	O
for	O
the	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
users	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
clear	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
workflow	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Workforce	I-Application
Management	I-Application
provides	O
organization	O
and	O
work	O
breakdown	O
structures	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
manage	O
and	O
report	O
on	O
functional	O
and	O
approval	O
hierarchies	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
track	O
information	O
at	O
any	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usually	O
,	O
project	B-Application
workforce	I-Application
management	I-Application
has	O
approval	O
hierarchies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
traditional	O
disconnected	O
project	O
,	O
workforce	O
and	O
billing	O
management	O
systems	O
that	O
are	O
solely	O
focused	O
on	O
tracking	O
IT	O
projects	O
,	O
internal	O
workforce	O
costs	O
or	O
billable	O
projects	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
Workforce	I-Application
Management	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
unify	O
the	O
coordination	O
of	O
all	O
project	O
and	O
workforce	O
processes	O
,	O
whether	O
internal	O
,	O
shared	O
(	O
IT	O
)	O
or	O
billable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
project	B-Application
workforce	I-Application
management	I-Application
system	O
defines	O
project	O
tasks	O
,	O
project	O
positions	O
and	O
assigns	O
personnel	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
positions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
project	O
is	O
complex	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
outcomes	O
for	O
the	O
project	B-Application
workforce	I-Application
management	I-Application
could	O
be	O
more	O
effective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
project	B-Application
workforce	I-Application
management	I-Application
,	O
but	O
many	O
organisations	O
prefer	O
to	O
adopt	O
unique	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
suitable	O
way	O
of	O
getting	O
the	O
best	O
project	B-Application
workforce	I-Application
management	I-Application
system	O
acquired	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
