Comparing Project Management Software and Accounting Software 
Project management software is used to control work performed, manage employees, quality assurance, budget approvals, invoices, contract approval, document control, task approval, work orders, change orders, and of course task documentation.
Accounting software handles financial & accounting records, balancing financial accounts, cutting payments, and running financial statements. The primary function of accounting software is accounting and book keeping. Accounting records are kept pristine and are limited to those qualified for managing accounting records, typically book keepers and financial management staff. There is, however, another process that takes place before costs hit the project management accounting software and that done using project management software. A1 Tracker is an on-line project management software with different modules that resolve the pre-accounting project management process. It tracks budgets and budget caps for work. For example, a project manager may want to run an on-line cost report to view cost data to find out how much money was spent on project requirements and estimating. Managers and assistants can be given access to their specific project location to monitor productivity without giving access to the accounting software. A1 Tracker is a web-based project management software giving access to, for example, costs per unit and number of units budgeted and used on the project and by each employee. This on-line cost data may then be imported, once approved and finalized, into an accounting software. The project management software process keeps the accounting software data clean and secure from additional users.
On-Line Project Management Accounting Software 
Accounting software will generally track the amount paid out to a company, however, not the details such as specific work activities or how many units an employee delivered in a day or over the period of a week. A1 Tracker will also calculate profitability and product output PER employee, profit per work activity, and profit per location for a company. Accounting software typically tracks how much you pay employees from a payroll accounting and payroll tax standpoint. A1 Tracker is more geared let managers monitor employee productivity and can be tracked down to an hour by hour or unit by unit basis if desired, and then summarized and transferred into an accounting software for payroll processing.
On-Line Contract Management Software and Insurance Tracking
A1 Tracker tracks insurance documents such as all insurance policies and insurance certificates, coverage amounts, and insurance limits. A1 Tracker tracks back and forth project communication on line for project management collaboration. A1 Tracker allows a company to assign work to vendors and an e-mail with the assignment is automatically sent. Thus, eliminating faxes, job orders or assignments. This keeps a historical trail of accountability for who has been responsible for certain assignments and that these people are notified of their assignment which reduces dispute. A1 Tracker evaluates employee performance to give supervisors the ability to rate employee work activities. These ratings may be used as legal documents justifying terminations, salary increases, and promotions.
Software integration between an accounting software and project management software is an optimal way of managing a business model. There are many different software packages on the market, and it is important to understand business needs and software features during the software selection process using a software directory.
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