Black Friday is around the corner, and everyone is getting ready to start the biggest shopping spree in the year. The National Retail Federation - NRF- reported that 174 million Americans shopped from Black Friday through Cyber Monday spending on average of $335 per person during this long weekend period. Moreover, last year Cyber Monday sales reached their peak with a record of $ 7.9 billion spent online according to data from Adobe Analytics.
Obviously, this is the best time for shopping that kicks off with super sales, deals, specials, and giveaways.
The Black Friday and Cyber Monday fever spread in every field including project management. During this period, you can find amazing software that can help you keep track of every task, and stay organized in every step of your project. Because ads will be taking away your attention easily, we collected the top 10 Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on software that can improve your project management skills.
Save the Dates
Traditionally Black Friday is the Friday right after Thanksgiving. This year it takes place on the 29th of November. While Cyber Monday is the Monday after Thanksgiving. This year it is on the 2nd of December. Most of the sales occur on the weekend between both dates.
It is hard to track when the day after Thanksgiving tuned out to be a retail biggest discount sale, but it probably goes back in the last years of the 19th century. During that period, store-sponsored Thanksgiving parades were common, and at the end of each parade, a Santa Clause was showed marking the start of the holiday shopping season. However, American retailers decided to mark Black Friday right after Thanksgiving because similar to Christmas it a time for family, kinship, and holiday.
On the other hand, Cyber Monday is a relatively new shopping day. In fact, several years in a row the NRF had noticed a repeated spike in online sales and traffic on the Monday following Thanksgiving. They assumed that people were buying online from their work computers where the Internet connection was faster and stable, and they would avoid overcrowded stores and waiting in the cashier line for hours. In 2005, Ellen Davis, senior Vice President of research and strategic initiatives for the NRF, coined the phrase ‘Cyber Monday’ in a press release a few days before Thanksgiving where she provided the online sales statistics and discussed that this new trend will continue in the following years. The retails catch the terms and saw it as new opportunity to increase their revenue.
The Top 10 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals on Project Management Software
These days most of the money is spent online, so we will be listing a few best software deals that can help you in your PM development:
1. TimeCamp
TimeCamp is an automatic time tracking software that can heal teams and individuals to improve their efficiency and productivity for better performance.
Discount Details: 20% discount for the PRO plan.
Valid on Black Friday: YES
Valid on Cyber Monday: NO
2. iMindQ
iMindQ is a premier mind mapping solution that inspires creativity, stimulates brainstorming and provides a unique approach towards visualizing, organizing and presenting your ideas.
Discount Details: 50% OFF on both Windows and MAC products with Promo Code: ’IMQBF50%OFF’
Valid on Black Friday: YES
Valid on Cyber Monday: YES
3. Chanty
Chanty is a simple team chat tool with unlimited message history, easy to use collaboration features and apps to make your team super productive.
Discount Details: 75% OFF the annual Chanty Business Plan.
Valid on Black Friday: YES
Valid on Cyber Monday: NO
4. GanttPRO
GanttPRO is an online Gantt chart software designed to help project managers and their teams keep everything on track. This tool can easily manage tasks, resources, log time, and organize team collaboration.
Discount Details: 30% Off any plan for the first purchase
Valid on Black Friday: YES
Valid on Cyber Monday: YES
5. Achieved
Achieved is a software that helps you connect the team by helping them stay in line with the company’s objectives and track achievements.
Discount Details: 75% discount on the first 12 months for new sign-ups.
Valid on Black Friday: YES
Valid on Cyber Monday: YES
6. Infinity
Infinity is a flexible and customizable work management tool. You can organize everything in one place in order to get more done.
Discount Details: Exclusive lifetime deal starting from $99.
Valid on Black Friday: Yes
Valid on Cyber Monday: Yes
7. Avaza
Avaza is an all-in-one platform that integrates your choice of Project Management, Time tracking, Expanse reporting, Invoicing, etc.
Discount Details: 50% off any paid subscription for the first 3 months of the subscription with Coupon Code: ‘AVAZABLACK2019’
Valid on Black Friday: YES
Valid on Cyber Monday: YES
8. Publist
Publist is a cloud-based storage software that enables you to store and organize your files and data in one place.
Discount Details: Lifetime Deal starting from $69 + free 20 GB account with Promo Code: ‘BLACKFRIDAY20’
Valid on Black Friday: YES
Valid on Cyber Monday: YES
9. Collect
Collect is a software that helps you collect documents from your partners, clients, suppliers, stakeholders, etc.
Discount Details: 30% Lifetime Discount on all Plans
Valid on Black Friday: YES
Valid on Cyber Monday: YES
10. Hub Planner
Hub Planner is a resource management platform that brings together transparent resource scheduling, vacation management, resource requesting, timesheets, project management, and reports all in one place.
Discount Details: 35% discount on new Annual Account Subscriptions and 20% discount on new Monthly Account Subscriptions.
Valid on Black Friday: YES
Valid on Cyber Monday: YES
The list can go on and on… There are way too many software solutions on the market. Some improve your organizational skills, some boost your creativity. Nevertheless, the main goal of them all is to increase your productivity. You only need to choose the ones that you need to improve your PM abilities.
Final Thoughts
This sale period is amazing, and you can make great deals that are only a click away. But keep in mind to shop smart. Before buying any software for managing your project do elaborate research to learn whether that software is applicable for you and to the project scope.
Do you like our list of software solutions? Feel free to share your comments in the section below.
Happy shopping!
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