Avolution ABACUS vs Microsoft Project Server

Likelihood to Recommend

Well suited scenarios include IT portfolio management, project portfolio management, enterprise architecture planning, modeling of business capabilities, using standard frameworks that ship out of the box such as TOGAF, and integration with SharePoint.Less appropriate scenarios would be detailed data modeling and using the tool expecting to get model drive code execution.

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Nolan Victor Pillay, Pr. Eng

Enterprise Architect

Anheuser-Busch InBevConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees

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You will be able to do the project management (scheduling, tasks assignment, resources allocation, cost tracking) for all your projects in one place, where the team members can contribute and keep the plans up to date. The web version does the main job right but if you find it more difficult to use you just use the standalone Microsoft Project and upload the changes back to the server.

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Cristian Bodnarasec

Senior Software Development Manager

eSiliconSemiconductors, 501-1000 employees

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Pros

Customisable meta-model that allows you to focus on areas of interest, cut out the clutter, and grow organically as requirements arise.
Integration to third party products such as SharePoint, and export/import with Excel feature makes getting information in and out really easy.
Reporting and analytics, and impact analysis are simple using the built-in features as well as ABACUS intelligence and/or integration to third party analytics tools.

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Nolan Victor Pillay, Pr. Eng

Enterprise Architect

Anheuser-Busch InBevConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees

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Project schedule is one of the key features we use. Project professional can be used to do bulk task updates, manage resources, find critical paths of project tasks very easily.
A lot of extension capabilities are available when it comes to reporting. You can create SSRS reports or integrate with SQL database in the back-end to create OLAP cubes for Power Pivot and other BI reports
Workflows and Project Detail Pages (PDP) are very easy to configure. You can also control which field(s) to display on a particular phase or PDP.

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Ved Mishra

SharePoint/MS Project Server Engineer

MerckPharmaceuticals, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

More standard connectors for integration with other modeling tools could be beneficial for companies having legacy tools/fragmented toolsets.
Better automated diagramming features would be useful.

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Nolan Victor Pillay, Pr. Eng

Enterprise Architect

Anheuser-Busch InBevConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees

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Resource loading and leveling extremely complicated within the tool
Software makes incorrect assumptions and changes without user knowledge
Inconsistencies within the tool make it hard to predict & troubleshoot

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Verified User

Consultant in Corporate

Management Consulting Company, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

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Microsoft Project Server 10.0

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We don't have to worry about maintenance, upgrades, or compatibility issues. All the capabilities we need are there, and are easily customizable.

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Ross Ghiasi

Senior Consultant

Protivix Business SolutionsInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

Avolution ABACUS 9.0

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Highly knowledgable team and fast response times

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Nolan Victor Pillay, Pr. Eng

Enterprise Architect

Anheuser-Busch InBevConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees

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Implementation Rating

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Microsoft Project Server 10.0

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Per Microsoft, Project Online provides more value long-term by reducing infrastructure cost and increase feature release cycle time

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Ross Ghiasi

Senior Consultant

Protivix Business SolutionsInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

More flexible and user friendly interface.Better customization enables organisations to grow based on their maturity and requirementsAvolution is highly rated on Gartner and Forrester reviews

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Nolan Victor Pillay, Pr. Eng

Enterprise Architect

Anheuser-Busch InBevConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees

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I was not involved in the process of selecting Microsoft Project Server, and this is the only product I have used.However, the multiplatform integration I think is what makes it so valuable. The access to such a wide variety of products from Microsoft that all work well together make it a tool that is both useful and user friendly enough for people of all skill/experience levels to learn quickly.

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Amanda Bourdeaux

Project Coordinator

DIRECTVTelecommunications, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

Enabled rationalization of IT portfolio to save costs
Supporting of strategic planning of EA and IT initiatives

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Nolan Victor Pillay, Pr. Eng

Enterprise Architect

Anheuser-Busch InBevConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees

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We've been able to reduce the number of staff in our PMO by utilising the Project Server data in Power BI, reducing the need for manual reporting.
Being able to forecast utilization in the product allows us to accurately estimate resource needs to ensure optimum staff levels.

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David Lean

Project Management Officer and Resource Manager

CPSInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No