Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for extracting, uploading, importing, consolidating, manipulating, transforming, visualizing and managing data that is collected from disparate sources, and aggregating data into a single, synchronized data platform; Application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software for importing data directly into a data warehouse; Application service provider (ASP) featuring software for use in collecting, organizing, distributing, measuring, analyzing, managing and reporting transactional data, project data, employee performance data, business performance data and business performance trends; Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for collecting, organizing, distributing, measuring, analyzing, managing and reporting transactional data, project data, employee performance data, business performance data and business performance trends