Item: Function Point Productivity Software
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Function Point is utilized by our entire organization. It allows all departments to collaborate and traffic jobs/projects through the same system which almost completely eliminates errors, mistakes and/or items being missed during the job closing process at the end of each quarter. Previously we were using much more labor-intensive processes so this system has also greatly reduced the amount of time needed to project management and provides efficiency in that regard.

Pros and Cons

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.

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.

Alternatives Considered

We have not looked into other productivity software platforms, we found Function Point and were sold on the capabilities and customer service aspects from their team.

Support Rating

Receive weekly emails from FP team about new features being added and webinars to review.
Always extremely reliable and quick to respond with answers to questions or concerns.
Includes function for their clients to make recommendations to their platform.
Allows for customization on the back end to provide the best solution/functions for each client.

Key Insights

Do you think Function Point Productivity Software delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Function Point Productivity Software's feature set?

Yes

Did Function Point Productivity Software live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Function Point Productivity Software go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Function Point Productivity Software again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft Teams, Zoom, ADP Workforce Now

Likelihood to Recommend

Well suited in:

Project management from estimate creation to final billing.
Time tracking per job.
Delegating tasks internally (and externally if choosing to use this feature).
Creative agency environments where jobs have many moving parts and employees working on.
Customer contact information management.
Internal creative collaboration (brainstorming).
Management oversight allowing team leads to review hours logged per employee to each job.

Function Point- A Creative Agency's Dream Platform

Overall Satisfaction with Function Point Productivity Software