Power Queue Manager (PQM)

Product Vision

PQM is evolving into a modular production-focused ERP system built specifically for manufacturing and printing businesses.

Our goal is to move beyond simple task management and create a fully integrated production control environment — combining workflow management, cost calculation, reporting, automation, and independent order handling within a scalable module-based architecture.

With each release, PQM becomes less dependent on external systems and more capable as a standalone production management engine.

The long-term direction includes:

• Independent order management
• Advanced analytics and reporting
• Automation modules
• Supplier and material management
• Cross-platform expansion (including mobile support)

PQM is not just a plugin — it is becoming a production operating system.

Overview

Production Queue Manager (PQM) is an advanced production workflow system built for real manufacturing environments — production-driven businesses.

The plugin was created to solve real operational problems:

• lack of production transparency,
• chaos in task statuses,
• missing communication between production and clients,
• no real production planning timeline,
• manual reporting
• uncontrolled costs.

PQM is not a generic task manager.
It is a production system.

Core Concepts

Tasks

A task represents a production unit:

• created manually or from WooCommerce orders,
• assigned to departments,
• tracked across multiple production stages,
• archived with full history.

Each task contains:

• production details,
• departments and estimated/real times,
• internal and client notes,
• attachments,
• full status lifecycle.

Production Workflow

Tasks move through predefined statuses:

• New
• In Progress
• Production stages
• Completed
• oraz własna dowolna ilość statusów

Each status change:

• updates reports,
• affects Gantt timeline,
• may trigger client communication.

Gantt Timeline

The Gantt view provides:

• real-time production planning,
• visual workload distribution,
• day-based scheduling,
• future scalability for AI predictions.

This is the heart of production planning in PQM.

Client Communication

Clients can:

• see task status,
• Client ma swój własny panel zamówień wraz z historią
• receive email notifications,
• exchange messages with managers,
• download PDFs related to their production.

Communication is controlled, logged, and transparent.

Reports & Analytics

PQM collects production data automatically:

• department working time,
• task duration,
• completion efficiency,
• cost estimation vs reality.

Reports are designed for decision-making, not decoration.

Multilingual Architecture

PQM uses a hybrid multilingual system:

• WordPress gettext for admin UI,
• database-driven translations for client-facing content (emails, PDFs, status descriptions).

Compatible with Polylang and WPML.

🔗 Native WordPress & WooCommerce Integration (PQM Advantage)

Built Inside WordPress — Not Connected to It

Production Queue Manager is not an external system connected to WordPress.

It is built directly inside WordPress, using:

• native user roles and permissions,
• WordPress database architecture,
• WordPress REST and AJAX standards,
• WordPress security and update mechanisms.

This makes PQM fundamentally different from third-party tools.

Real WooCommerce → Production Workflow

Unlike generic project management tools, PQM offers true WooCommerce integration:

• orders automatically create production tasks,
• customer data flows directly into production,
• order status can drive production workflow,
• production status can update customer communication,
• no external APIs or sync delays.

Everything happens in real time, inside one system.

No Sync, No Bridges, No Data Duplication

With Trello, Asana, or ClickUp:

• you rely on third-party integrations,
• data is duplicated,
• syncs fail silently,
• permissions become inconsistent.

With PQM:

• WordPress is the source of truth,
• WooCommerce is the source of orders,
• PQM is the source of production execution.

No bridges.
No connectors.
No compromises.

One Platform. One Database. Full Control.

Because PQM lives inside WordPress:

• backups include everything,
• permissions are unified,
• hosting stays under your control,
• performance scales with your infrastructure.

This level of integration is not possible with external SaaS tools.

A Category of Its Own

PQM is currently the only production workflow system that:

• is natively built for WordPress,
• integrates deeply with WooCommerce,
• supports production-grade workflows,
• offers client-facing production visibility,
• runs fully on your own infrastructure.

This is not a plugin connecting systems.
This is a production platform inside WordPress.

Why Production Queue Manager (PQM)?

Not All Task Managers Are Built for Production

Tools like Trello, Asana, or ClickUp are excellent for:

• marketing teams,
• software development,
• content planning,
• general project management.

However, production environments follow completely different rules.

Production is not about checklists.
It is about time, dependencies, capacity, and real-world constraints.

That is where PQM was born.

PQM vs Generic Task Managers

The Core Difference: Production Reality

Generic tools assume:

• tasks are independent,
• time is flexible,
• delays are acceptable,
• capacity is unlimited.

Production reality:

• machines have limits,
• departments depend on each other,
• delays affect the entire queue,
• costs grow when time slips.

PQM is built around these constraints.

Why Teams Outgrow Trello, Asana, and ClickUp

At some point, teams realize:

• boards become unreadable,
• timelines don’t reflect real work,
• reporting is manual,
• client communication is chaotic,
• production planning happens outside the system.

PQM eliminates spreadsheets, whiteboards, and guesswork.

PQM Is Not a “Better Trello”

PQM is a different category.

It does not try to:

• replace marketing tools,
• manage sprints,
• track software bugs.

It focuses on:

• production queues,
• manufacturing workflows,
• order-based execution,
• real deadlines and capacity.

Built From the Production Floor

PQM was not designed in a vacuum.
It was built while:

• real orders were being produced,
• real clients were waiting,
• real machines were running,
• real deadlines mattered.

Every feature exists because someone needed it yesterday.

When PQM Is the Right Choice

Choose PQM if:

• your work starts with an order,
• production has multiple stages,
• timing and capacity matter,
• clients need visibility,
• spreadsheets are killing your workflow.