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Microsoft Project Server

Read 55 Microsoft Project Server reviews
2,226 views|1,085 comparisons
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RationalPlan

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106 views|78 comparisons
100% willing to recommend
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Project Portfolio Management
April 2024
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Featured Review
DominiqueMubanga
Provides a clear visualization of the action plan but could be more user-friendly
Project Server allows us to have a clear visualization of the action plan and the milestone to be reached; to know which resources are dedicated to... Read more →
Anonymous User
Easy to understand with fair pricing and lots of unique features
RationalPlan has been very helpful in planning projects and resources through our shop and in communicating with clients on project timelines. It's... Read more →
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Pros
"The solution scales well.""The scheduling and the customization are very powerful.""Microsoft Project Server is simple to use.""Deliverables List: Most useful to enable meaningful status reporting at an enterprise level.""It's stable and reliable.""One notable positive aspect is its effective project-tracking capabilities.""The solution, overall, is excellent for project planning.""The ability to track a project's progress using Microsoft Project Server is the most valuable aspect. It depends, especially when managing multiple projects."

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"Support is top-notch whenever help is needed."

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Cons
"The price of the solution could be reduced.""In terms of tech support, it took a long time for them to resolve a ticket.""There are certain shortcomings in the documentation part where improvements are required.""The check-in, check-out feature makes Microsoft Project Server pretty slow or cumbersome to use.""The price of the product must be improved.""It would be better if the solution had some more training or resources available for a person who is new to Microsoft Project Server.""The initial setup was complex.""The solution's desktop version is not compatible with the MacBook."

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"We use the desktop version of RationalPlan, and It seems some desktop software has the ability to share a document as a web view. This would be a nice feature allowing us to share our plans with clients without needing additional software. This may be something that is offered in the RationalPlan cloud plan."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I think they need more flexibility with licensing, because there are preconceived ideas that don't allow as much flexibility with the various licenses."
  • "The licensing was procured before my involvement."
  • "It has features that cannot be bought by other rivals, so cost does not matter."
  • "It is on the expensive side."
  • "There is a licensing cost."
  • "There is an annual license required for this solution."
  • "I cannot comment on the price as I was not responsible for purchasing the solution."
  • "I'm not quite sure about the licensing costs. We're probably paying somewhere in the neighborhood of about 80,000 to 90,000 a year for our current on-prem because we handle our own licensing. As far as Project Online is concerned, we're still trying to get a good handle on that. It looks like it is going to be in a neighborhood of about 120,000 to 150,000 a year, but we're getting a lot more capability out of it."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Microsoft Project Server?
    Top Answer:The ability to track a project's progress using Microsoft Project Server is the most valuable aspect. It depends, especially when managing multiple projects.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Project...
    Top Answer:The solution is very expensive. It is a part of my enterprise database. I am paying a subscription for it. It doesn't cost for hardware but for other tools to use.
    Read all 28 answers   →
    What needs improvement with Microsoft Project Server?
    Top Answer:Microsoft is going to integrate the Co-Pilot features into Microsoft Project. The AI feature is an additional feature. It can look at the plan and identify risks early on from any part of your… more »
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    What do you like most about RationalPlan?
    Top Answer:Support is top-notch whenever help is needed.
    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for RationalPlan?
    Top Answer:The solution offers extremely fair pricing for features similar to or better than many others.
    What needs improvement with RationalPlan?
    Top Answer:We use the desktop version of RationalPlan, and It seems some desktop software has the ability to share a document as a web view. This would be a nice feature allowing us to share our plans with… more »
    Ranking
    6th
    out of 35 in Project Portfolio Management
    Views
    2,226
    Comparisons
    1,085
    Reviews
    27
    Average Words per Review
    356
    Rating
    7.6
    20th
    out of 101 in Project Management Software
    Views
    106
    Comparisons
    78
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    625
    Rating
    10.0
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    Overview
    Microsoft Project Server 2013 is a flexible on-premises solution for project portfolio management (PPM) and everyday work. Team members, project participants, and business decision makers can get started, prioritize project portfolio investments and deliver the intended business value from virtually anywhere. Requires SharePoint 2013, sold separately.

    RationalPlan is a project management software designed to help project managers and teams to manage projects by creating consistent project plans, allocating resources and analyzing workload, tracking work progress, estimating project costs and managing budgets.

    It offers several deployment solutions to cover different needs. There are several On Premise products that get installed on the customers hardware architecture but RationalPlan can also be used as a Cloud service.

    Enterprise companies means a big number of users with more or less knowledge about managing work, tasks, projects or resources. RationalPlan is well designed: easy to use and practical for the entry personnel but powerful for team leaders, managers and executives.

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    Sample Customers
    Magnachip, Gwinnett County Schools, CLEAResult, Medbit Oy, Intelbras S.A., ETS, CORE Construction, Keller Foundations
    James Cook University, NASA, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Teleflex, Garmin, University of Missouri, BEA, Eurocoating, Adidas Group, Termoemcali, Solid Power
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company21%
    Manufacturing Company15%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government11%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Financial Services Firm7%
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    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise48%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Microsoft Project Server is ranked 6th in Project Portfolio Management with 55 reviews while RationalPlan is ranked 20th in Project Management Software with 1 review. Microsoft Project Server is rated 7.8, while RationalPlan is rated 10.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Project Server writes "Provides holistic reporting and allows us to keep track of what's going on with projects". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RationalPlan writes "Easy to understand with fair pricing and lots of unique features". Microsoft Project Server is most compared with Microsoft Project, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Planisware, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management and JIRA Portfolio, whereas RationalPlan is most compared with .

    See our list of best Project Portfolio Management vendors and best Project Management Software vendors.

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