What is personal productivity software?

Definition: this term could refer to almost any single-user or multi-user program that improves business activity approaches, because generally this term may match any program providing you with a complex of essential tools, so that:

• It can promote your profile working methods to let you produce more results than you can when you work using traditional means (in other words it speeds up your performance via implementing streamlined business processes and better tools);
• It can help you to get organized, work more effectively, and increase your productivity via smarter approaching to your commitments (it helps you to reach a more effective time and task management practice);

Examples

While examples of software of the first type may include dozens of different industrial tools for editing text, for visual and technical design, 3D modeling, or for handling payments, bills and financial issues, and many other types, the second type is what we would like to consider in this article as it doesn’t strongly relay on industrial specificity, but can be used in all kinds of organizations along with other computer-based tools. Personal productivity software examples of this type include popular products such as MS Outlook, VIP Organizer and VIP Task Manager.

How to find the best software?

It is hard to define the best sample of the most popular personal productivity software program as every program has its own advantages and disadvantages (including not only functionality, but also subjective traits such as price or usability), so that every user should select a tool matching his own needs and expectations. Not only the most popular packages , but also any effective program for improving productivity

• Planning (dating appointments and deadlines, prioritizing and categorizing your tasks);
• Tracking (estimating the amount of work you have for the day and controlling your ongoing priorities to stay productive);
• Reporting (capabilities for self-analysis and self-improvement);

Specific examples

VIP Task Manager is a client-server system for sharing and controlling work and project to do lists. With a help of its capabilities you can share calendars, to-do lists and task trees in real-time regime.

VIP Organizer is simple-in-use personal work and project to do list manager for planning and reminding your tasks. It works as a flexible printable to do lists that allows you to plan time, set out your priorities, control due dates and create checklists.