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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Forecast

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AForecast.it is a project portfolio management solution built around features such as resource planning and time tracking, budget estimating, and analytics and reporting, with key third-party integrations.

    $29

    per seat (billed annually)

    evergreen by sa.global

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/Aevergreen + empower by sa.global (replacing the former LexisOne) is offered as an ERP for small law firm. The former LexisOne was developed by LexisNexis and acquired by sa.global, a Microsoft Dynamics implementation services provider specialist, in 2019.N/A
    Pricing
    Forecastevergreen by sa.global
    Editions & Modules
    Lite (Annual subscription)
    $29
    per seat (billed annually)
    Pro (Annual subscription)
    $49
    per seat (billed anually)
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    Forecastevergreen by sa.global
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Forecastevergreen by sa.global
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Forecastevergreen by sa.global
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Forecast
    Forecast is well suited for tracking schedules, especially if it is only being controlled by a single department. When it comes to using Forecast in a larger ecosystem with more "cooks in the kitchen" it would be helpful to have the software more easily integrated with other software.
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    sa.global
    It's great for general research, including case law and secondary sources. I find that it's very comprehensive.
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    Pros
    Forecast
    • Assign and allocate resources.
    • Identify lean departments and identify areas to increase headcount.
    • Manage agile teams.
    • Identify bottlenecks in departments or resourcing.
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    sa.global
    • Finds relevant case law quickly
    • Has comprehensive secondary sources/treatises
    • Provides timely news and law-related information
    • Allows me to do a targeted search with any useful parameters
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    Cons
    Forecast
    • Not as intuitive as its companion software, Harvest. This software takes longer to learn when on-boarding new staff. It is also difficult to view time notes without needing to physically open them up. This could be improved by expanding the "on hover" functionality. Personally, having spent as little time in workflow software is really important, as it gives me more time to code.
    • Because we use this software to plan schedules, items often fall through the cracks. I would like to see some more sophisticated syncing with not only Harvest but also with Asana.
    • Lack of integration with Asana. It would be nice to pull data from forecast and display it in Asana. This would be helpful for understanding how much time I have to spend on a project rather than bounce back and forth between web apps.
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    sa.global
    • Sometimes, I find it difficult to receive a finite list of targeted search results
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    Support Rating
    Forecast
    I have not needed support for Forecast.
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    sa.global
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    Alternatives Considered
    Forecast
    I have not used any other scheduling software other than Forecast. The company selected Forecast because it is used in conjunction with Harvest. The pair of web apps can be used to pull detailed data. This is very important to our agency, and making data-driven decisions is exceptionally important to our agency mission.
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    sa.global
    It does a better job of aggregating information than Westlaw. And, it has a better secondary source library.
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    Return on Investment
    Forecast
    • Allow departments to run efficiently.
    • Quickly identify whether departments need to hire.
    • Easily visualize project gaps in resources.
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    sa.global
    • It has saved time in getting answers to specific question.
    • I can bill a client more efficiently to get an answer to a question.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Forecast Screenshots

    Screenshot of Understand and know how to best utilize your capacityScreenshot of Easily plan and adjust workloads across the entire resource pool to prevent bottlenecks.Screenshot of Have everything in one place to groom the backlog, plan the sprint, and track the progress and velocity.Screenshot of Share real time reports with stakeholders to help them make important decisionsScreenshot of Understand the true cost of each projectProduct screenshot

    evergreen by sa.global Screenshots

    Screenshot of The standard Estimates tab contains details about tasks effort, cost and sales for each project. PM can use this data to verify the status of the project at the current date. 
The forecasting model is enhanced by adding Effort forecasting that works based on the tasks, resources assigned, and duration estimated at the task level. The data is presented for different time periods (day/week/month/year).Screenshot of PM can define different costs and sales prices based on resources and working experience for the same role.Screenshot of Project managers can define the most frequently used Project and Project tasks to the project resources. When the bookable resource creates new timesheet entries, the project and task is defaulted automatically on Create Time Entry form, that is defined by the project manager.