{Social networking| Social media network| Social media} {sites| websites}, such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, {allow| enable| permit} {people| individuals} to {communicate| interact} and share {information| info| details} with others {based on| based upon} {different| various} {types of| kinds of} networks. These networks are {typically| generally| usually| normally} {centered on| fixated} some sort of relationship type. LinkedIn, {for example| for instance}, {focuses on| concentrates on} {building| developing| constructing} a {professional| expert} network of {colleagues| associates| coworkers}, {former| previous} {co-workers| colleagues}, and other {work-related| job-related} relationships. Facebook, on the other hand, is more open and {allows for| enables| permits} the {creation| development| production} of a {variety| range} of networks, such as {families| households}, schools, {businesses| companies| services| organisations}, {causes| triggers}, groups, cities, or some other relationship {category| classification}.

{Millions of| Countless} {people| individuals} {visit| go to| check out} these social networking {sites| websites} {on a daily basis| every day| daily} to see {what| exactly what}'s {new| brand-new} in the lives of their network {friends| buddies| pals| good friends}. They {post| publish} updates and {photos| pictures| images} to {show| reveal} others {know| understand} {what| exactly what}'s going on in their own lives, in hopes that they will {receive| get} some sort of {recognition| acknowledgment} for their post. Social networkers {thrive| flourish| prosper| grow} on {comments| remarks}, status updates, {new| brand-new} {photos| pictures| images}, and other conversational {information| info| details}. They {love| like| enjoy} feedback and love be {recognized| acknowledged} for their {accomplishments| achievements} and social networking {sites| websites} {allow| enable| permit} them to do this {quickly| rapidly} and {easily| quickly}. And it's for this {very| extremely| really} {reason| factor} that Facebook now {surpasses| exceeds| goes beyond} Google in the number {daily| everyday| day-to-day} {visits| gos to| check outs| sees} it {receives| gets}.

{People| Individuals} {are good| ready} at {talking about| discussing| speaking about} themselves and {love| like| enjoy} to see others {talking about| discussing| speaking about} them in return.

So {what| exactly what} does {all of| all} this {have to do with| relate to| pertain to| involve} {project| job| task} management? Well, to start with, {projects| jobs| tasks} {require| need} {project| job| task} {teams| groups} and {teams| groups} are a {form| type| kind} of relationship. In the same way that Facebook {organizes| arranges} networks on a {common| typical} cause, a {project| job| task} {organizes| arranges} a {team| group} on a {common| typical} cause; i.e. to {complete| finish} the {project| job| task}. The {same| exact same| very same} {people| individuals} that {use| utilize} {Facebook or Twitter| Twitter or facebook} {at home| in your home| in the house} are the same {team members| staff member| employee} that {come to| concern| pertain to} work {everyday| daily}. They {want to| wish to} be {recognized| acknowledged} for their {accomplishments| achievements}, {feel like| seem like} their {contributing to| adding to} the cause, and {be able to| have the ability to} {collaborate| work together| team up} with their {co-workers| colleagues}.

Here's the {problem| issue}. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other social networking {sites| websites}, as {great| fantastic| terrific| excellent} as they are, {don't| do not} {provide| offer| supply} the tools {needed to| had to} {effectively| efficiently| successfully} {manage| handle} {projects| jobs| tasks}. Executives {can't| cannot} {use| utilize} Facebook to {organize| arrange} {multiple| several| numerous} {projects| jobs| tasks}, {identify| determine| recognize} {potential| prospective| possible} {risks| dangers| threats}, and {manage| handle} resources. {Project| Job| Task} {managers| supervisors} {can't| cannot} {simply| just| merely} {post| publish} an {update| upgrade} or {send out| send} a {Friend| Buddy| Pal| Good friend} {Request| Demand} to keep {projects| jobs| tasks} on time and under {budget| budget plan| spending plan}. {Managers| Supervisors} {need| require} a robust tool that {allows| enables| permits} them to {plan| prepare} {projects| jobs| tasks}, {identify| determine| recognize} {tasks| jobs}, {monitor| screen| display} schedules, {allocate| assign| designate} resources, {manage| handle} {documents| files}, {improve| enhance} {processes| procedures}, {collaborate| work together| team up} with {co-workers| colleagues}, and {manage| handle} the {thousands of| countless} other little {assignments| projects| tasks} {needed to| had to} {successfully| effectively} {complete| finish} a {project| job| task}.

{Many of| A lot of| A number of| Much of} the {current| present| existing} {project| job| task} management tools do a {good| great| excellent} {job| task} of helping {project| job| task} {managers| supervisors}, {and even| as well as} executives, do their {job| task} {better| much better}. They {provide| offer| supply} {colorful| vibrant} reports and {dashboards| control panels}, interactive Gantt charts, {business| company| service| organisation} case {builders| contractors| home builders}, and time tracking sheets. {And so| Therefore} {much more| a lot more| far more}! {But| However}, they {fail to| cannot} {involve| include} the {team member| staff member| employee}. What {ends up| winds up} {happening| occurring| taking place} is a {traditional| conventional| standard}, {time-consuming| lengthy} {process| procedure} of status {update| upgrade} {requests| demands}, {backlogs| stockpiles}, quality checks, manual time entry, and {missed| missed out on} {deadlines| due dates}.

{Project| Job| Task} {tasks| jobs} are forced upon the {team members| staff member| employee}, {never| never ever} {giving them| providing} an {opportunity| chance} {discuss| talk about| go over} deliverables or {deadlines| due dates}. No {recognition| acknowledgment} is {given| provided| offered} for a {job| task} well done and the {communication| interaction} {between| in between} the {project| job| task} {manager| supervisor} and the {team member| staff member| employee} is {lacking| doing not have} at {best| finest}. The numbers {presented| provided} in the {dashboards| control panels} and reports do not {accurately| precisely| properly} {reflect| show} the true story. And why does this {occur| happen| take place}? It {happens| occurs| takes place} {because| since| due to the fact that} the {team members| staff member| employee} {never| never ever} {use| utilize}, or {don't| do not} have access to, the {same| exact same| very same} {software| software application} being {used| utilized} by the {project| job| task} {managers| supervisors}. They {don't| do not} {update| upgrade} the status of their {tasks| jobs} {because| since| due to the fact that} the {process| procedure} is too {cumbersome| troublesome} and {doesn't| does not} {provide| offer| supply} them with any {tangible| concrete} or intangible {benefits| advantages}. {The end| Completion} {result| outcome} is that the "real-time" status report is {actually| really| in fact} a "week-late" status report. The {information| info| details} {presented| provided} to the Executive is not the {same| exact same| very same} {information| info| details} being {entered| gone into| gotten in} by the {team member| staff member| employee}.

What if there was a {better| much better} {way| method} to {manage| handle} {products| items}? What if there was a {way| method} to {involve| include} the {team member| staff member| employee} more - a {way| method} to {use| utilize} the {ideas| concepts} of social networking {to help| to assist} {manage| handle} {projects| jobs| tasks}? Networks could be {organized| arranged} around {projects| jobs| tasks} and status updates and {photos| pictures| images} could be {related to| associated with| connected to} the {project| job| task}. Time could be {easily| quickly} {entered| gone into| gotten in}, {project| job| task} status {quickly| rapidly} reported, and {everything| whatever} {automatically| immediately| instantly} submitted to {update| upgrade} the {project| job| task} schedule, executive reports, and {account for| represent} the resources {needed to| had to} {complete| finish} the {project| job| task}. {Project| Job| Task} and {team| group} {collaboration| partnership| cooperation} could be {simpler| easier} and {could| might} {focus on| concentrate on} the {completing| finishing} the {tasks| jobs} at hand. Conversational {information| info| details} {could| might} {provide| offer| supply} {additional| extra} insight into the true status of the {project| job| task} and {team members| staff member| employee} could be {recognized| acknowledged} by their peers for a {job| task} well done.

Can the {concepts| ideas| principles} of social networking be applied to {project| forecast| predict} management? {Is there| Exists} such a thing as social {project| job| task} management and will it be the wave of the future? Can the two {categories| classifications} be {blended| mixed| combined} into one? I {guess| think} we'll {have to| need to} wait and see.