Item: Wrike
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Used to create waterfall schedules and resource loading for highly technical projects also used to link tasks between projects, Used to comment on tasks and ensure proper loading and allocate over resourcing properly, this is used also to track timelines and help better track holistically the amount of hours being used

Pros and Cons

Resourcing
Linking between projects
Dashboards

Dates do not flow up in taks
No proper summary tasks
Properly showing tasks moved due to dependencies

Return on Investment

resourcing has helped with manpower
also loading
dashboards are easy to tailor

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Project, Microsoft Project Server, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management and Deltek Cobra

Better in resourcing worse in scheduling, both better and worse in terms of use control it is easier to move tasks in Wrike but also easier to make mistakes, the snapshot function is a bigf benefit compared to others, lacks against deltek in reports for EV or actuals dd dd

Key Insights

Do you think Wrike delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Wrike's feature set?

Did Wrike live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Wrike go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Wrike again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, ChromeOS

Likelihood to Recommend

Wrike is well suited for good resourcing charts and insights, the ability for all to see their tasks and loading in a gant is very strong and easy to use also the movement of tasks is well implemented, Wrike is weak in terms of a proper project plan, the dependencies and sorting of tasks is clunky and difficult to use, WBS are weak and difficult to use

Wrike review

Overall Satisfaction with Wrike