#1 most frequent
United States of America
70.6%36 installations of 51
What is Function Point Productivity Software?
Function Point is a project management software built specifically for ad agencies, design studios, and marketing departments.
Categories & Use Cases
Top Performing Features
Quotes/estimates
Ability to create, manage and send project fee proposals to customers
Category average: 7.7
Invoicing
Ability to create, manage and send invoices to clients during or after completion of a project
Category average: 7.7
Task Management
This includes the ability to plan, track, collaborate and report on tasks.
Category average: 9
Areas for Improvement
Email integration
Email integration allows work requests to be made directly from email.
Category average: 7.6
Mobile Access
Mobile access is the ability to access the software from a smartphone or tablet.
Category average: 7.6
Document Management
Document management provides for centralized management of all project documents.
Category average: 7.9
Who Buys & Uses Function Point Productivity Software
#2 most frequent
Canada
17.6%9 installations of 51
#3 most frequent
Brazil
3.9%2 installations of 51
FunctionPoint promises integrated systems and delivers mayhem.
Pros
- Function Point will help you manage your marketing and advertising projects, and will give you insights and data that are actionable.
- Function Point has some of the best customer support agents I've ever worked with.
- Function Point will work with you to implement your software, and are patient as you grasp new concepts.
Cons
- Function Point often provided reports that were inaccurate due to bad calculations. The support team would work with us to troubleshoot these issues, but the fact remained that calculations were wrong.
- Function Point was purchased by a new parent company that increased prices over their nearest, superior, competitor, pricing themselves out of the market.
- Function Point's interface is dated, as is its code base.
- New features are being implemented not as software revisions or upgrades, but as new for-pay features.
Return on Investment
- Function Point helped us move from separate systems into one semi-integrated system, proving that integration was efficient and important.
- Function Point was so bug-riddled that it cost us days and weeks in lost productivity.
Alternatives Considered
Workamajig, Teamwork Projects, FreshBooks and Basecamp
On Point with FunctionPoint
Pros
- Project Scheduling
- Profitability Projections
- Workflow Clarity
- Job Expense Tracking
- Simplified Time Keeping
Cons
- Batch Task Addition (i.e. for rounds of changes)
- Automated Reporting
- Agile Option
Return on Investment
- Workflow projections impact hiring
- Less expensive than previous software
- Increased clarity around available resources/staff
Alternatives Considered
Workamajig and FunctionFox
Other Software Used
Adobe Acrobat DC, Microsoft Office 365, Google Forms
Great Project and Task Management Software
Pros
- Estimating Projects
- Manage Tasks for Team Members
- Track and Manage billable time
Cons
- Some of the reports are hard to find or don't give you what you need
Return on Investment
- Better able to accurately estimate new business prospects
- Easier to send tasks to team members
- Weekly view timesheets makes for easy/quick entries
Function Point- A Creative Agency's Dream Platform
Pros
- Project management- from project conception to completion, this is THE system to have.
- Estimates & budgets- allows real-time insight into hours logged per job and if we are going to exceed estimated hours for each project's budget.
Cons
- Reporting- FP offers many pre-loaded reporting functions but sometimes all of this amounts to our job summaries and not specifics.
- Employee calendar/scheduling- FP does a lot for us and streamlines our processes but one of the main aspects it's lacking is the ability to use the system for employee management like PTO requests, Out of Office, Working Elsewhere, etc.
Return on Investment
- Efficiency specifically around reducing time spent on project tasks.
- Streamlined billing/payables teams by almost totally integrating with our accounting system.
Other Software Used
Microsoft Teams, Zoom, ADP Workforce Now
FunctionPoint is a Solid Productivity Solution for Agencies of all Sizes
Pros
- Financial analysis and reporting is one of the tool's primary differentiators
- Function Point has tremendous support and is very helpful when we have questions or issues
- Time tracking and project management is also very solid
- Estimating, statements of work and new project setup is very easy
Cons
- While it includes a CRM of sorts, the functionality is not what you would get from a stand alone CRM like Salesforce, or even Hubspot CRM
- It would be nice if it had more out of the box integrations, specifically for marketing automation platforms
- While it is easy to use, it requires a lot of training and there is definitely a learning curve
Return on Investment
- We have a much more timely and accurate sense of our financials since switching to FunctionPoint
- Our team is more efficient at tracking time, and we are much more able to track resources and profitability
- Our accounting manager is able to use Quick Books in a much more efficient manner than previously
Alternatives Considered
Workamajig
Other Software Used
Adobe Illustrator CC, Slack, Teamwork Projects