Features |
PMPlan & PMPlanPro
as Standalone's |
PMPlanPro
in Enterprise Mode
|
PMPlan
Enterprise |
Interactive Master Work Breakdown Structure (MWBS) view development |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Interactive Functional Work Breakdown Structure (FWBS) view development |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Activities per Project |
5,000 |
32,000 |
32,000 |
Milestones per Project |
10,000 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
Can insert Intermediate Milestones |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Can input narrative Objective/Scope per activity/task |
32,000 characters |
32,000 characters |
32,000 characters |
Can input Notes per activity/task |
32,000 characters |
32,000 characters |
32,000 characters |
Can input Basis of Estimate (BOE) per activity/task |
32,000 characters |
32,000 characters |
32,000 characters |
Tracks Deliverables |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Generate a rich text file of the WBS with objectives, notes, and other information in Outline form for import into most word processors. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Custom Fields including Calculations |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Schedule Risk Assessment |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cost Risk Assessment |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Integrated Master Schedule (Graphic Gantt) view with project outline |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Customizable Gantt Format |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Smallest Scheduling Unit |
1 day |
1 day |
1 day |
Number of Auto-Formatted Levels in Gantt View |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Customizable Calendars |
5,000 |
32,000 |
32,000 |
Multiple Tasks on one row |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Interactive Graphic Logic Network view |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Logic Relationships with lead or lag |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Logic Tracing Guide |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Indirect Burden Rate Tables (O-head, G&A) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Salary Actions |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Multi-Year Resource Rates |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Works with Single Rate Factor |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Define Pricing Types |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Time and Material Rates |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Resources (Labor and other Direct Costs) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Handle Job Categories and track cost variance between actual resource and job category rates |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Multi-Level Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Flat Auto-Spread of Resources |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Front-End, Back-End etc. Auto Spreading |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Custom Assign of Resources |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Interactive Resource Total Loading Table (Row – WBS elements / Columns – Resources). This feature allows rapid initial costing of project) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Costs and Resource Rollup to upper levels |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Always see Total Project Cost when resource loading |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Prevents Resource Loading at upper levels |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Interactive Resource Loading by Individual Table resource (Rows – WBS elements / Columns – Periods (daily, weekly, or monthly) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Auto-leveling of resources |
Intentionally
No! * |
Intentionally
No! * |
Intentionally
No! * |
Resource Driven Activity Duration |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Level (move) Resource over-allocation from one resource to other resources |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Number of colors displayed for allocation levels |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Loading views can display Full Time Equivalents |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Material Details per activity with Description, Vendor, Part Id, Unit Type, Cost per unit, Basis, and Quantity by Period. |
Yes |
Yes |
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 |
Yes |
Yes |
Easy to Schedule Multi-Resources per activity |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Can define Cost Accounts/Work Packages |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Can flag Deliverables and provide report |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Can add Custom Fields |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Co-actions, or Hammock Tasks |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Graphic Spend Plan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Define weekly workdays |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Generate a Work Authorization Statement for each Work Package Subaccount with objective, deliverables, schedule, and budget, which becomes an internal contract between the Project Manager and the Work Package Leader |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Provides Earned Value Methodology |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Can insert Earned Value Milestones |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Contract Performance Report (CPR – 5 Formats) - DoD-I-5000.2 |
Formats 1&5 |
All |
All |
Generates Graphic Performance Report that plots Planned, Earned, and Actual Costs versus time. Also, plots Cost and Schedule Performance Indices |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Estimate-At Completion (EAC) Snapshots |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
EAC History Chart |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Historical Baselines |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Proposal Pricing and Documentation per DCAA Standards |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Auto-Creation of Slide Set Presentation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Auto-Creation of Report Sets into one Report |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Create Invoicing Plan |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Cash Flow Report |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Customizable Reports |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Can independently Summarize Multiple-Projects |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Can Merge Project Files |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Transfer table text to spreadsheet application |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Multiple User Access to shared projects |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Operates Stand Alone |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Server Database (i.e. SQL Server) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Update of Schedule Status Via E-mail |
Future |
Future |
Future |
E-mail Distribution of project information |
Future |
Future |
Future |
OLE Automation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
User-Definable Forms |
Limited |
Yes |
Yes |
User-Definable Toolbars |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
ODBC Connectivity |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Import MS Project files (*.mpx ,*.mdb, and *.xml) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
