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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Maximo Application Suite

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AIBM Maximo Application Suite is an enterprise asset management (EAM) platform.N/A

    Projector PSA

    Score1.1 out of 10
    N/AProjector's cloud-based Professional Services Automation (PSA) software helps project-based services organizations track time and expenses, invoice clients, schedule resources, and manage projects. Its three modules span a more comprehensive set of uses than typical project management software. The Accounting module helps the user track time and expenses and manage invoices and billing. Also it syncs with the company's accounting systems as a sub-ledger. The Resource Scheduling module matches…

    $15

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    Pricing
    IBM Maximo Application SuiteProjector PSA
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Team Edition
    $15
    per user
    Professional Edition
    $25
    per user
    Enterprise Edition
    $30
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Maximo Application SuiteProjector PSA
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThe IBM® Maximo® Application Suite (MAS) comes in two packages: client managed software or software as a service (SaaS). MAS is purchased using a simplified licensing and usage model leveraging a credit-based system called AppPoints. This provides the flexibility to easily add functionality and users, scale your business, and pay only for what you use with a single entitlement.—
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    IBM Maximo Application SuiteProjector PSA
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    75 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    57 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    75 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    50 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    57 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    IBM Maximo Application SuiteProjector PSA
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of IBM Maximo Application Suite and Projector PSA
    Feature
    IBM Maximo Application Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Projector PSA
    7.4
    11 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings8.511 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings5.82 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings5.23 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings8.57 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings7.65 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings3.77 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings9.511 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings5.23 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of IBM Maximo Application Suite and Projector PSA
    Feature
    IBM Maximo Application Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Projector PSA
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Invoicing00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    IBM Maximo Application SuiteProjector PSA
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    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Maximo Application SuiteProjector PSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.8
    (86 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.7
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Maximo Application SuiteProjector PSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    The software is very well-suited to asset lifecycle management and system condition monitoring. User-friendliness of the product and effectiveness in managing work orders. The software's pricing is much more affordable than that of other EAM systems. Many improvements are needed in the customer support services department. Delays in response are costly.
    Incentivized
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    Projector PSA
    We think Projector PSA is a great tool to track and manage people in a professional service environment like management consulting. This system is easy to set up, easy to understand and should easily suit the needs of smaller and medium sized firms. It may be less appropriate for firms that rely very heavily on project management through another system (like MS Project) or firms that rely very heavily on a sales pipeline tracking system. While still very much possible to use, you would (I believe) have to do some re-keying between systems
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Delivers Out-of-Box solutions for various industries without the need for customization and configuration
    • Modules and Applications are well developed and linked in an orderly way, with proper documentation and help guides that allow end users to start using the system with ease
    • Powerful Work Management, Contracts, Inventory, and Purchasing applications and features that are a better match to other ERP applications today
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    Projector PSA
    • Projector is a very well designed tool for project management. It has allowed us to eliminate a number of auxiliary tools for project timelines and WBS for the vast majority of our projects.
    • Time and expense entry is intuitive and quick for our staff.
    • Our forecasting and resource management capability has improved greatly with Projector and allows us to grow our team efficiently with minimal additional administrative burden.
    • Reporting is extremely robust. It does require some time to really get a handle on the full functionality of the reporting tool, but once you do, you can get almost any kind of report you want out of the system!
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Usually, we have problems with the mobile apps. For about seven out of ten customers, we need to use third-party mobile applications. It’s been a rollercoaster — Anywhere was terrible, then Maximo Mobile for 8 was pretty good, and now with Maximo 9, it’s problematic again. So it’s been ups and downs. But the good thing is that the architecture is open, so we can use third-party applications or even develop our own add-ons. Still, IBM could do this better.
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    Projector PSA
    • Release management process needs to be improved. Currently no facility is provided to test the impact of new releases in a sand-box. This introduces business risk if there are interfaces into Projector PSA as part of it's use in the business.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    IBM Maximo Application Suite has provided a solution to our desire to consolidate the multiple applications serving the layers of the Procurement process we has been accustomed to using. By consolidating applications, licensing and software costs are reduced, and the overall headcount to support the various applications was able to be minimized.
    Incentivized
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    Projector PSA
    We have been using this tool for a year now and find our use of it continually evolves and broadens. We are also very excited about the overhaul that's under way and feel many of the improvements being put in place will help make us that much more effective and efficient. The Projector team is also very responsive and collaborative in terms of user feedback and improvement suggestions, which helps us know they will work hard to help us get what we need out of the tool.
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    Usability
    IBM
    The IBM Maximo Application Suite is well known for inventory management solutions. This solution is in use by many corporations but mostly I have seen its use in Ports, defense and aerospace industries. Some of the benefits are 1. asset tracking is amazing 2. Maintenance cost is less 3. Reduced inspection costs 4. Less downtime 5. It allows customization 6 Simplify data management 7. Highly adaptable
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    Projector PSA
    Desktop interface feels complex to new users.
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    Reliability and Availability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Projector PSA
    In 5 years of use we have never experienced an unscheduled outage.
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    Performance
    IBM
    Depends on DB tuning, Query builds etc
    Incentivized
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    Projector PSA
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    IBM
    I have regularly contacted IBM Support to report issues and raise requests for issues we face during project implementations. The response from them has overall been good and to the point, and they get back to us within a day or 2 and guide us through the process of fixing it or providing an interim fix of the product
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    Projector PSA
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    IBM
    As expected, good content and instructions
    Incentivized
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    Projector PSA
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    Implementation of IBM MAS as a service provider has been easy. The functionality in the OEM space has been the best of its class with all related modules and application subject to maintenance
    Incentivized
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    Projector PSA
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    As a computerized maintenance management system i do not have experience of any other system. The only experience I have is for Maximo and it works excellent for me. I am using many modules available in Maximo and all of these modules are almost fulfilling all of my business needs.
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    Projector PSA
    We did pursue Quick Arrow another tool that was similar. We found that be in inflexible in use. Projector allows a lot of flexibility in setup. Our organization has very specific business processes and we were able to set up Projector to work with those processes. Several other systems we tried were not as flexible in allowing set up to our needs.
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    Scalability
    IBM
    i dont use it
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    Projector PSA
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Being the core business of my organization, IBM Maximo had a complete ROI for our objectives. We are able to successfully maintain and offer multiple solutions based on our interaction with Maximo.
    • Based on our contracts, we are able to provide a great partnership with IBM thru Maximo and it's tools.
    • We are able to maintain our business with steady market growth based mainly on our offer of the IBM Maximo in various layers.
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    Projector PSA
    • Even in the small time that I stayed to see Projector PSA reporting I saw ROI projections become more realistic. There was real data to analyze that proved we were spending way too much and charging way too less on some projects.
    • Although employees were not used at entering their hours, this single reporting improved operations management and validated employees concerns that more people were needed to manage workload
    • Project proposals were more realistic because they were driven by real data.
    • Decision making overall for the department became more efficient and effective
    Incentivized
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    Projector PSA Screenshots

    Screenshot of Employee Dashboards help resources stay on task by displaying schedules and alerts.