Projector PSA
{{Short description|Software development company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Projector PSA
| logo = Violet logo PPSA.png
| type = Private company
| foundation = 2003
| location_country = U.S.
| area_served = Worldwide
| industry = On-demand software
| key_people = {{unbulleted list|Denis Whelan|(CEO)| Steve Chong|(COO)}}
| products = Professional Services Automation Software
| homepage = [http://www.projectorpsa.com/ www.ProjectorPSA.com]
}}
Projector PSA, Inc. was a developer of cloud-based professional services automation (PSA) software. In 2022 the company was acquired by BigTime Software.{{cite web
| url = https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220712005543/en/
| title = BigTime Software Acquires Projector to Become Leading Operating Platform for Professional Services Firms
| publisher = BusinessWire
| date = July 12, 2022
| accessdate = January 29, 2023
}}
History
Projector PSA was started in 2002 by a group of employees at Agency.com. Their self-developed application used to manage Agency.com became the prototype for Projector PSA's main software offering, Projector. In 2003 Projector PSA, Inc. was formed and in mid-2004 they released the first version of Projector.{{cite web
| author = Nicholas Mukhar
| title = Projector PSA: Professional Services Automation for a Different Crowd
| url = http://mspmentor.net/managed-services/projector-psa-professional-services-automation-different-crowd
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140817010110/http://mspmentor.net/managed-services/projector-psa-professional-services-automation-different-crowd
| url-status = usurped
| archive-date = August 17, 2014
| publisher = mspmentor.net
| date = July 28, 2011
| accessdate = October 24, 2011
}}
On July 12, 2022, the company was acquired by BigTime Software. As of October 2024, BigTime continues to offer Projector PSA service as BigTime Projector.{{cite web |url=https://www.bigtime.net/projector |title=BIGTIME PROJECTOR: PSA software for global multi-entity services organizations |publisher=BigTime |accessdate=24 October 2024}}
Software
Projector is a business application that is intended to be used by project-based organizations. Projector is considered Professional Services Automation, or PSA software. Projector is designed to help companies with project management, resource scheduling, and project accounting.
Projector is a cloud-based application{{cite web
| author = Robert Kugel
| title = Professional Services Automation Makes Sense in the Cloud
| url = http://robertkugel.ventanaresearch.com/2011/09/22/professional-services-automation-makes-sense-in-the-cloud/
| publisher = Ventana Research
| date = September 22, 2011
| accessdate = October 24, 2011
}} that allows users to access the application anywhere they have an internet connection. Projector has two main interfaces, one called the Employee Portal and a second called the Management Portal. The Employee Portal is a browser-based application that has functionality for time entry, expense entry, document management, issue tracking, and viewing schedules. The Management Portal uses Window's Smart-Client technology and is where users go to manage projects, schedule resources, run reports, create invoices, and administer the application.
Projector has a mobile web application for time and expense entry that can be accessed on most smartphones.
Projector's software is sold using the Software-as-a-Service or SaaS licensing model,{{cite web
| author = David Hofferberth
| title = Projector PSA – Moving Upmarket with Innovative PSA
| url = http://www.spiresearch.com/news-and-events/projectorpsa-research-note/
| publisher = Service Performance Insight
| date = May 27, 2014
| accessdate = March 13, 2015
}} and is being used by more than 19,000 users across 180 companies worldwide.{{cite web
| author = Rakesh Sharma
| title = Making your Professional Service Firm Work in Difficult Times
| url = http://www.getapp.com/blog/making-your-professional-service-firm-work-in-difficult-times-review-of-projector-psa/
| publisher = GetApp
| date = January 15, 2013
| accessdate = April 12, 2013
}}
Projector PSA runs a user group called the Projector e3 Community.{{cite web
| author = Steve Brooks
| title = How do you integrate learning into your PSA?
| url = https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2018/04/10/bringing-learning-into-psa/
| publisher = Enterprise Times
| date = April 10, 2018
| accessdate = July 17, 2018
}}
Awards and recognition
- Included in the Talking Cloud 2012 Top 100 Cloud Service Providers{{cite web
| author =
| title = Top 100 Cloud Service Providers
| url = http://talkincloud.com/%5Bprimary-term%5D/top-100-cloud-services-providers-list-2012-ranked-80-71
| publisher = Talking Cloud
| date = May 16, 2012
| accessdate = June 6, 2012
}}
- Included in the Top 10 PSA Software Vendors by Business-Software.com{{cite web
| author =
| title = Top 10 Professional Services Automation Software Vendors Revealed
| url = http://www.business-software.com/offer/top-10-professional-service-automation-software/
| publisher = Business-Software.com
| date =
| accessdate = June 6, 2012
}}
- PSA with the highest level of customer satisfaction in the 2012 SPI Research Professional Services Benchmark Report{{Importance inline|date=March 2023}}