AceProject vs Microsoft Project

AceProject

It is well suited if you have a specific work force or are working in a production or an assembly line style environment. It is also well suited if you have small teams that have to get out a certain amount of product in set periods of time. AceProjects is great for monitoring how long each individual spent on their specific task and subsequently how long the team took to complete their work.

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Kyle Culpepper

Project Manager

FACTS EngineeringElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees

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Microsoft Project

Project is very well suited for large projects involving numerous personnel, equipment and materials,and expected to take many months or even years to completion. Also, it is useful when the stakeholders of the project are rather different in their capacity and require rather different types of reports (strictly financial reports, slippage in schedule and how the schedule can be brought back, etc.)On the other hand, a company specializing in projects that are relatively simple and only have a span of a few weeks or a couple of months would be better off adopting a simpler Project Management tool, one that costs less and has a much shorter learning curve.

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Fred Abraham, P.Eng

Component Engineering Consultant

DMJ Technical ServicesDefense & Space, 1-10 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

AceProject

3.2

Microsoft Project

7.2

Task Management

5.0

8.4

Resource Management

6.0

8.0

Gantt Charts

3.0

8.5

Scheduling

4.0

8.3

Workflow Automation

1.0

7.2

Team Collaboration

5.0

6.7

Support for Agile Methodology

1.0

5.8

Support for Waterfall Methodology

1.0

7.6

Document Management

1.0

6.3

Email integration

2.0

6.5

Mobile Access

1.0

6.1

Timesheet Tracking

8.0

6.8

Change request and Case Management

4.0

6.5

Budget and Expense Management

3.0

7.7

AceProject

2.0

Microsoft Project

6.8

Project & financial reporting

2.0

7.7

Quotes/estimates

—

7.1

Invoicing

—

6.2

Integration with accounting software

—

6.3

Pros

Time Tracking
Resource allocation
Easy to implement, small adoption curve.

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Project Manager

FACTS EngineeringElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees

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Ability to track resource capacity.
Ability to plot tasks & timelines.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Banking Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

Expand on data tracking
Improve report generation
Break out from just being a time clock manager.

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Kyle Culpepper

Project Manager

FACTS EngineeringElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees

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Steep learning curve.
Not user friendly due to learning curve.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Banking Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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Microsoft Project10.0

Based on 1 answer

I am very happy with the software and am definitely get use out of it.

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Josh Rice, MBA, ACSP

IT Project Manager

Fort Financial Credit UnionBanking, 51-200 employees

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Usability

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Microsoft Project10.0

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It's so easy to use and I'm able to make it look however I want it to. It allows me to communicate to my team on exactly what needs to be done and when.

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Tina Thaler, PMP

Associate Principal Business Solutions Analyst

MercyHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees

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Support

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Microsoft Project5.9

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Self-directed help is usually just frustrating. Help Desks don't seem to be knowledgeable enough to provide good answers. There doesn't appear to be a way to get immediate help without great expense.

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Verified User

Program Manager in Information Technology

Internet Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Kyle Culpepper

Project Manager

FACTS EngineeringElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees

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We compared MS Project to QuickBase and Smartsheet. We found that Smartsheet was a simple to use project management tool, which would fit our needs by allowing our end users the ability to create and track their own initiatives, with a minimal learning curve. Smartsheet also provided the level of reporting and sharing options needed.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Banking Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

We were able to track our production teams work and refine our methods to improve deliverable dates.
Once our staff reached a certain size the capability of the software began to lag. Diminishing returns.
The lack of reporting features made data regression and extrapolation difficult.

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Kyle Culpepper

Project Manager

FACTS EngineeringElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees

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It showed our head board how to save time and go straight to the point with the task assigned
The people using MS Project were more open-minded to changes and to accepting specific assignments
It raised the confidence in the results expected from each project stage, by involving all parties to achieve the best result possible.

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Litzi Saraí Gordils Ortuño

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees

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