In October 2000 iTools’ founders Managing Director Chris Bulman and Technical Director Jan Fischer were working together on a large IT project. They found that it was hard to share information, track spreadsheets, analyse risks, identify problems, and report the confusing mass of information to stakeholders.

According to Mr Fischer, “We worked on projects where the developers were based in London, the client was in New York and beta testing was in Australia. A large part of the project was spent updating spreadsheets and trying to share information using manual tools – it was near impossible and a lot of time was wasted in updating data and reporting processes.”

The pain this caused got them thinking, and they started developing a web-based project management tool.

iTools developed their flagship product iTools Control – a web-based project control and management tool that improves governance and control over a complex programme of projects.

Less than two years later, multinational giants such as IBM UK Global Consultancy Services use iTools Control as their solution for managing complexity. On a single project, they have hundeds of project personal. The sheer scale demonstrates the complexity of project and programme management in today’s world, and how this internet-based project management and control solution is the way forward.