AID-Project Features

• Work Planning
  • Creating a work plan in AID-Project is as easy as creating an outline, much like MS-Project.
  • Everything in AID-Project integrates into the work plan: budgets, documents, scopes of work, results, everything.

• Budgeting
  • In AID-Project, budgeting is integrated right into the work plan.
  • Add a Project Action to the work plan, then add budget line items to the Action.
  • Build up your budget as you build out your work plan.

• Document Management
  • Deliverables, reports, scopes of work, and all project documents are essential management inputs and outputs.
  • Using AID-Project, these mission critical documents are stored on-line within the work plan where they are accessible to project staff anywhere in the world, no matter what time zone they're in.

• Online Approvals
  • Country Clearances — Managing travel has been greatly simplified with online country clearances in AID-Project. With the participation of your local USAID mission, country clearance requests can be generated automatically and approved online.
  • Other Approvals — Using a process similar to country clearance approvals, other documents — such as pdf, doc, ppt, and other files — can also be approved online.
  • Approval queues on each user's home page, as well as system-generated emails, keep users informed of the approvals awaiting their action.

• Desktop Reporting
  • AID-Project uses familiar desktop software (MS-Access, MS-Excel, and MS-Project) as its primary reporting tools.
  • Download project data directly from the on-line database into MS-Access for both printed and electronic reports (with automated data transfer to Excel).
  • Work plan data can likewise be imported into MS-Project via the Internet to create Gantt charts and other useful work plan output.

• Closeout Module
  • What happens to your data and files when your project ends?
  • Everything is delivered to you on the storage medium of your choice: CD, DVD, or flash drive.