Hire a project manager to oversee the entire effort for you
Face-to-face Skype consultations to answer all of your questions
We strategize, interview, organize, hire, manage, and deliver
Ziptask is a layer of cloud-based project management that sits atop any and all other freelancer platforms. No longer would you need to entangle yourself with the nuances and challenges of personally managing freelancers. Ziptask allows you to achieve better results, and avoid the hassles and headaches of outsourcing.
Ziptask oversight takes care of the tedious process of pre-screening, interviewing, hiring, explaining, managing, and reviewing work product. This is a huge time savings, and ensures projects follow a structured and standard approach, preventing the typical failure scenarios from occurring in most cases.
If you view Ziptask in relation to the services underneath it, you can clearly see where value is added.
Fully ManagedOversight Built-InNo InterviewsNo NegotiationNo Language Barriers
Post general requirements, include file attachments.
Within 24 hours, talk to an experienced project manager to talk over Skype or Google Hangout where you can hammer out the details.
A Ziptask Project Manager will send you a project plan with milestones, team composition, and estimated costs for you to approve.
Once the estimate is approved, the Project Manager will hire the freelancer(s) needed and instruct them on the work.
Ziptask Project Managers will manage and oversee the entire team, reporting back frequently on progress. This oversight includes both the upfront strategy sessions, ongoing daily or weekly touchpoints, and the scheduled milestone reviews.
Ziptask Project Managers will ask you questions, get clarifications, and make suggestions throughout the process.
As work is completed, Ziptask Project Managers will review it for quality and accuracy to your original specifications and evolving requests.
As you receive deliverables, you can send change requests back to the Project Manager and the team continuously. Iterations are the heartbeat of any successful project.
Payments are made to Ziptask as milestones are completed and deliverables are received. Since you review each milestone before it is officially approved, there is no risk to you.
Ziptask saves you time and money, and ensures a dramatically higher level of quality for the work being performed. In most cases, the costs of using ziptask with its project management layer approach will save 20-40% in terms of time and budget, even with the additional expense of having a project manager involved. This is because it reduces the chance for wasted effort and lost time due to mistakes in the communication, documentation, process, or approach.
Ziptask charges just 8% as a platform fee. This is standard for any project, large or small, simple or complex.
Real World Example |
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| Custom Website for ACME Corp. | |
| Programmer: | $650 |
| Design: | $250 |
| Content Work: | $180 |
| Seo Specialist: | $250 |
| Project Manager: | $266 |
| Ziptask Fee: (8%) | $128 |
| Total Project: | $1,608 |
There are no sign up fees and no contracts. Since you pay only after you approve each milestone, (when it is completed to your satisfaction), there is no risk to you.
As with any project, the level of oversight and effort will vary. The project manager assigned will be accessible to coordinate the details with you throughout the project.
We send you an estimate for the project, which you approve before the job can start.
Estimate includes the duration, complexity, skills required, and cost for the entire job. Once approved, the job immediately moves into the queue for an immediate start.
Getting your website built or your software developed can be tedious, messy, and riddled with challenges. This becomes even more of an issue when you consider all of the time zone and language barriers that may exist when dealing with freelancers online. Enter the project manager. Ziptask oversight personnel serve a critical role in the lifespan of a project, by using time-proven methodologies and state-of-the-art tools to control and guide the project from its inception, to the final deliverable.
The Harvard Business Review published a revealing study that analyzed 1,471 software and technology projects, and found that the average overrun on time and budget was 27%, but even worse was that 1 out of 6 went over budget by 200%, and missed the schedule deadlines by nearly 70%!
PricewaterhouseCoopers also performed a similar study, of 10,640 projects from over 200 companies in 30 countries & across numerous industries. Their study showed that only a low 2.5% of the companies surveyed successfully completed all of their projects.
Project oversight is critical to delivering a successful end result, and the Ziptask platform is designed with oversight intrinsic to the process.
Our projects range from complex software to database work to graphic design, and much more.
"Every month I will export this report and I want to be able to dump the data on it (4 columns) into an excel document that will run a report to generate my results. Here is what I need... * Cross reference each new day with each name and tell me if the first entry on that day was after 8:00:00 AM PST...
Excel Macro Programming $81.90 3 hr 30 mins
Great Job! I couldn't have asked for anything betterKen Burns, San Diego, CA
I would like an overview on what Data Warehousing is, what the core concepts are, and what the best way to learn about it is. Desired Deliverables: - A short summary of what Data Warehousing is - Links to articles/blog posts that are very simple and easy to consume - Recommended next steps
Format my Powerpoint$ 42.102 hr 20 mins
Great Job! I couldn't have asked for anything betterCody Fletcher, San Diego, CA
We would like you to create a Certification Seal for the Maverick Angels University educational programs. Here are the desired details: General color should be the blue found in the logo, CMYK (C-18.82%, M-8.24%, Y-1.57%, K-0%) and black. Centered along the upper edge of the seal should read...
Create Certification Seal$26.55 45 mins
Great Job! I couldn't have asked for anything betterDan Roberts, San Diego, CA
I need the concept (made in Fireworks) turned into a photoshop or illustrator file that fits the specs on the attached specs sheet. Use the specs for horizontal spread. Including Mechanical Specifications and making sure the content fits in the live matter area. Should look like SM Print Ad Comp.png...
Convert Adobe Fireworks file$47.20 1 hr 20 mins
Great Job! I couldn't have asked for anything betterSteve Heffernan, San Diego, CA
We've built team accounts to be as easy as flipping a switch. You can turn your account into a team account in seconds.
Your coworkers and employees can easily be granted access into your ziptask account, as administrators or standard users.
Sort and view projects submitted by any user under your account.
Each user under your account can be specifically limited as to what he can submit into the ziptask queue to get worked on.
Each month, we consolidate your charges and allow you to pay as one lump sum, rather than processing it all through a credit card. These may also be customized for you specific needs.
I've sent numerous projects into Ziptask and they've delivered each time brilliantly. The project managers always take the time to make sure things are done right. This platform is a great combination of talent and tools.
James Mitchell
CEO and Founder, Strategic BlueZiptask is awesome. It simplifies the outsourcing process to something more manageable and predictable. I love the service, love the dashboard online tools, and would never go back to the old way of doing things.
Sarah Jones
CEO and Founder, ChristianSpeedMatch
