#1 most frequent
United States of America
53.8%7 installations of 13
What is ConceptDraw PROJECT?
ConceptDraw PROJECT is a project management tool providing a set of options to plan
and implement projects successfully, and belongs to the ConceptDraw OFFICE suite.
The core features of the tool are task and resource management and reporting, along with change control.
The vendor says managing multiple projects is simple due to the Gantt Chart and Multi-Project Views and shared Resource Pool.
Tasks that occur on a regular basis can be easily scheduled with the help of Split and Recurring Tasks feature.
The software has a wide range of Import and Export capabilities:
- MS Project 2007/2010
- MS Excel 2007/2010/2016
- MindManager vv7-16
- ConceptDraw MINDMAP
- Gantt Charts as PNG (Export only)
Project Baseline Cost allows users to track the difference between actual and planned spending.
Though the app is considered an on-premise tool, it has an online service for collaboration called ConceptDraw PROJECT Server. It works within all modern browsers and assists with sharing and editing the existing ConceptDraw Project documents.
Categories & Use Cases
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Top Performing Features
Email integration
Email integration allows work requests to be made directly from email.
Category average: 7.6
Task Management
This includes the ability to plan, track, collaborate and report on tasks.
Category average: 9
Resource Management
Resource management is workload planning to maximize resources.
Category average: 8.1
Areas for Improvement
Project & financial reporting
Ability to analyze project and financial data based on custom criteria to gather insights and improve business performance
Category average: 7.8
Budget and Expense Management
Budget and expense management provides the capability to track all expenses by employee or department and link them back to department. It also enables hourly rates to be set.
Category average: 7.7
Timesheet Tracking
Timesheet tracking is the ability to track all billable and non-billable hours for each project.
Category average: 7.9
Who Buys & Uses ConceptDraw PROJECT
#2 most frequent
China
15.4%2 installations of 13
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
15.4%2 installations of 13
Ease of Use + Integration with 2 Other Complimentary Products
Pros
- PROJECT is tightly integrated with Diagram and MindMap, the two other tools in the CD Suite. This allows me to do initial scoping in MindMap and then switch to PROJECT and go back and forth as new requirements are exposed and tasks are developed.
- For projects that entail the development of mechanical or electro-mechanical systems it is necessary to develop a topology of the system. By using MindMap I can define the required elements of the system, switch to Diagram to develop an initial layout of the components of the system and then switch to PROJECT to start defining the task to develop the system. Once the system has been defined I use CD Solutions to generate presentations that incorporate the reports and dashboards generated by PROJECT.
- PROJECT is cross platform (Mac and Windows). We are a Mac shop, so the ability to import Microsoft project and Visio charts and export to those formats as well saves a lot of heartburn when so many of our partners and potential customers are Windows users.
Cons
- PERT charts can be generated in PROJECT but only for one task or task group at a time. I would welcome the ability to generate a PERT chart for the entire project.
- As a Mac shop I would like to have the ability to export directly to Keynote.
Return on Investment
- Project is low cost and provides the functionality of the other 2 applications in the CD suite.
Alternatives Considered
OmniGraffle and Microsoft Project
Other Software Used
iMovie, Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro X, Evernote
Perfect bundle for small and medium business project managers
Pros
- Integration with ConceptDraw Mindmap makes work breakdown very easy.
- We have cross-functional teams where team members often work on different projects in parallel. The multi project management feature has been a blessing over these years.
- Another import feature is the availability of many different predefined report generation templates that made it very easy to communicate different aspects of the project to different stakeholders.
Cons
- We had to spend a good amount of time to understand all the features so some interactive built-in tutorials would have made getting started easier.
- The UI does not look so good in macOS Catalina Dark Mode and I often switch to light mode when working on this software.
- Multiple people working on the same project at a time cannot update as there is no way to synchronize changes so we put the file in our code repo but manually co-ordinate to make sure only one of us is changing the plan at a time.
Return on Investment
- Improved communication across the team resulted in increased performance of the team members.
- Multi project view allowed me to have all answers in front bringing more time to spend on other important activities on the project.
- Overall we saw a 20% saving in terms of time across the team.
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS) and GitHub
Other Software Used
ConceptDraw MINDMAP, ConceptDraw DIAGRAM, Microsoft Office 365
Solid, Affordable Project Software
Pros
- Clear, intuitive interface
- Multiple industry standard export types
Cons
- Non-intuitive keyboard shortcuts
- No advanced reporting or estimates
Return on Investment
- Inexpensive way to present a professional project plan when needed
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Project
