Application programming interfaces (APIs) will be a hot trend for enterprise project management software

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Customizability and security will be at the core of enterprise project management software next year.

As enterprise businesses look to securely tie their CRM software to their PM systems and vice versa, API functionality will become an industry standard rather than a “feature.”

LiquidPlanner explains :

Integrating a project management platform and customer relationship management (CRM) can bridge the gap between sales and development/engineering by sharing data between these top benefits of using fusion database two key business systems. Even if sales and development are enemies in the wild, an API can provide transparency between the two systems.

LiquidPlanner isn't the only company to notice this trend. For example, Deloitte has released a guide to the growing " API economy ," and many project management software solutions (like Accelo , Comindware , and Teamwork.com) have adopted the trend.

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There’s no doubt that 2016 will be a big year for project management. Were there any trends we missed? Trends we got wrong? Let us know in the comments below!

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