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    RationalPlan

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    RationalPlan is project management software that has been designed to help project managers keep their projects on time and within budget. The main goal of this software is to make the process of planning projects as short and as straightforward as possible and to guide novice project managers through each step but offer enough tools to those who are more experienced.

    $0

    per month per user

    SAP PPM

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASAP PPM is a project portfolio management solution packaged as a rapid-deployment solution based around resource utilization, talent management, and analytics-based investment strategies.N/A
    Pricing
    RationalPlanSAP PPM
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    Beginner
    $4
    per user
    Master
    $12
    per user
    Production
    $19
    per user
    Stakeholder
    $64 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Single
    $145 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Multi
    $288 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Server
    $668 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    RationalPlanSAP PPM
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Features
    RationalPlanSAP PPM
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of RationalPlan and SAP PPM
    Feature
    RationalPlan
    6.6
    4 Ratings
    15% below category average
    SAP PPM
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management6.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling6.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management3.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration6.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management6.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of RationalPlan and SAP PPM
    Feature
    RationalPlan
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    52% below category average
    SAP PPM
    -
    Ratings
    Invoicing4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    RationalPlanSAP PPM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    RationalPlanSAP PPM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Stand By Soft
    Appropriate as a great alternative to MS Project. RationalPlan provides most of the features needed to develop and maintain mid-level complex schedules. Less Appropriate for large complex schedules of long duration. These can be a challenge due to Duration at top-level. It is also a challenge to generate reports for management - reporting feature is limited.
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    SAP
    It's has all the functionality a proper CMMS tools required, it's act as a blueprint of what exactly all CMMS tools wants. All the features, costing, optimization, asset management all under one bucket. It's less appropriate for people who required simple UI, only some basic system or people with low budget. Because the cost for implementation is very high.
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    Pros
    Stand By Soft
    • Portfolio view is great to get a feel for how your programme is running at a glance and which areas possibly might require attention. The fact that you can customise your view by adding your own columns is another plus.
    • All project information in one tool is a big plus for me considering the amount of projects we run with. This really improves efficiency and saves me time. You have the ability to add documents to tasks, manage risks, email resources tasks due for projects they are assigned to(might need some refinement depending on your requirements), material db with costing etc.
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    SAP
    • Enabling manufacturing team to work together.
    • Easy to track project process.
    • Project data analytics.
    • Good reporting tool.
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    Cons
    Stand By Soft
    • Milestones should be a primary option instead of 0h to create one.
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    SAP
    • Major issue while using SAP PPM is it's UI.
    • Things are way too complicated and difficult to understand.
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    Usability
    Stand By Soft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    It's very detailed oriented but the UI is difficult to use. It requires proper training and good people to handle day to day activities. The functionality that SAP provides like, Asset downtime, cost optimization, settling of cost at work order level and the moving it to related cost centre, this defines the actual CMMS system which is very useful.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Stand By Soft
    I had to ask for support once and got a response immediately.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Stand By Soft
    RationalPlan is cost-effective and allows most users to prepare and manage their schedule. The software lacks comprehensive reporting and duration changes at the top level of a project.
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    SAP
    SAP PPM is a stable solution that has a unique power for the user to manage a complex project without any problem and easy project planning and resource planning capability is amazing. The SAP PPM interface is easy to learn and start manipulating the product without much training.
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    Return on Investment
    Stand By Soft
    • Helps explain the target schedule and resource estimates for cost of the project
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • Monitoring the manufacturing process.
    • Easy to control the product development operations.
    • Report generation for our operations.
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of Project infoScreenshot of Notes and linksScreenshot of Working calendarsScreenshot of Gantt chartsScreenshot of Resource levelingScreenshot of Baseline management