Feature |
AlNik PMPlan Enterprise Suite |
Microsoft Enterprise Project Management |
PMPlan Standard |
| Interactive Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) view development |
Yes |
No(1) |
Yes |
| Can input narrative objective/scope per activity/task |
32,000 characters |
256 characters (2) |
32,000 characters |
| Generate a rich text file of the WBS with objectives, notes,
and other information in Outline form for import into most word
processors. |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Number of Auto-Formated Levels in Gantt View |
6 |
2 |
6 |
| Logic Tracing Guide |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Interactive Resource Total Loading Table (Row - WBS elements
/ Columns - Resources). This feature allows rapid initial costing
of project) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Always see Total Project Cost when resource loading |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Prevents Resource Loading at upper levels |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Interactive Resource Loading by Individual Table resource (Rows
- WBS elements / Columns - Periods (daily, weekly, or monthly) |
Yes |
Difficult |
Yes |
| Level (move) Resource over-allocation from one resource to
other resources |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Number of colors displayed for allocation levels |
6 |
2 |
6 |
| Loading views can display Full Time Equivalents |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Material Details per activity with Description, Vendor, Part
Id, Unit Type, Cost per unit, Basis, and Quantity by Period. |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Travel Details per activity with Travel between, Persons per
trip, Days per trip, Airfare per person, Per Diem per person,
Ground costs per trip (car rental, taxi, etc.), Basis, and Quantity
by Period |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Easy to schedule multi-resources per activity |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Can define Cost Accounts/Work Packages and provide report |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Can flag Deliverables and provide report |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Graphic Spend Plan |
Yes |
No (1) |
Yes |
| Generate a Work Authorization Statement for each Work Package
Subaccount with objective, deliverables required, schedule, and
agreed budget, which becomes an internal contract between the
Project Manager and the Work Package Leader |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Provides BOE field |
32,000 characters |
255 characters (2) |
32,000 characters |
| Generate 'Basis Of Estimate' Sheets for Proposals |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Earned Value Methodologies |
6 |
1 |
1 |
| Generates Graphic Performance Report that plots Planned, Earned,
Actual Costs versus time. Also, plots Cost and Schedule Performance
Indices |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Generate CSSR |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Generate CPR reports |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Handle Job Categories and track cost variance between actual
resource rate and job category rate |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Actual Cost History |
Yes |
No |
No |
| EAC History |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Stored Baselines |
Unlimited |
11 |
1 |
| Burden Rates (Overhead, G&A, Fee,
COM, etc.) |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Generate Summary Proposal Sheets
showing breakdown of cost into labor, material, overhead, G&A,
Fee, COM, etc. |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Multi-Auto-Spread Methods |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Can assign staff to projects |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cross-Project Critical Path |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Multi-Year Rates |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Activities per Project |
32000 |
Unlimited |
32000 |
| Can input notes per activity/task |
32,000 characters |
Unlimited |
32,000 characters |
| Custom Columns/Fields |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Custom Fields with Calculations |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Interactive Gantt view with project outline |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Smallest Scheduling Unit |
1 day |
1 min |
1 day |
| Custom Calendar by Task |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Custom Calendar by Resource |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Multiple Tasks on one row |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Interactive Logic Network view |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Logic relationships with lead or lag |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Labor Resources |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Handle Salary actions |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Material Resources and other fixed costs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Costs and Resource Rollup to upper levels |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Interactive Resource Loading by Activity Table (Rows - Resources
/ Columns - Activity Loading Periods (daily, weekly, or monthly) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Auto-leveling of resources |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Resource Driven Activity Duration |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Can add custom fields |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Define weekly workdays |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Can independently summarize multiple-projects |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Can merge project files |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Customizable standard reports |
Limited |
Yes |
Limited |
| Transfer table text to spreadsheet application |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multiple user access to shared projects |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Update of schedule status via e-mail |
Future |
Yes |
No |
| E-mail distribution of project information |
Future |
Yes |
No |
| OLE automation |
Future |
Yes |
No |
| User-definable Forms |
Limited |
Yes |
No |
| User-definable Toolbars |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Import MS Project files (*.mpx and *.mdb) |
Yes |
Yes |
Limited |
| Interfaces with MS Outlook |
Future |
Yes |
No |
| Skill/Job Category Resource Assignment |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Auto EAC (Actual Cost + (Planned Resources - Actual Resources)
* Rate |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
