Planisware Enterprise Reviews & Product Details

I bolster numerous frameworks for our gathering however the one framework we have minimal measure of bolster calls for is Planisware. I should concede in advance that I am a long-term client - and huge fan - of Microsoft Project. The product is essentially utilized for timecard sections for our Clinical Development office. A couple of provisos on my survey: I additionally prepare them on the framework and it requires no investment to prepare on the grounds that the framework is so natural to utilize. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The one issue we do have with Planisware is our clients who attempt to interface by means of a VPN association. Some terms that are industry norms for venture booking are not connected keeping in mind the end goal to make the item one of a kind yet I thought that it was just made perplexity. This is an issue that our organization is working with Planisware to adjust. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that Planisware has integrated PM detail - Gantt charts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike the instability of the software through different browsers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have supported Planisware for the Pharma company I work for since January 2013. The software is mainly used for timecard entries for our Clinical Development department. Users are able to update their timecards at any time via our web intranet. Once they enter their cards and they get integrated through the system our Resource Managers are then able to run reports via the Resources module. I support many systems for our group but the one system we have the least amount of support calls for is Planisware. The people I support say that the system is very user friendly. I also train them on the system and it takes no time to train because the system is so easy to use. I am very glad my company decided to go with Planisware! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The one issue we do have with Planisware is our users who try to connect via a VPN connection. They have no issues connecting to the VPN but then we run into connectivity issues after that. This is a problem that our company is working with Planisware to correct. Also sometimes there can be an issue with Ajax mode as users are not always able to see all of their icons (ie. save button, excel and pdf conversions). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Master project management (connecting of multiple projects), cross-functional templates and use of versioning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As an internet access based program the user cannot user shortcut keys - everything has to have the mouse move over it to select it and that reduces productivity. I did not find its general interface user-friendly. Some terms that are industry standards for project scheduling are not applied in order to make the product unique but I found it only created confusion. Out of the box functionality does not include many of the standard features of Microsoft Project such as highlights of waterfall changes when and items such as duration is changed. I found the access and use of predecessor and successors bulky Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A few caveats on my review: I must admit up-front that I am a long-time user - and big fan - of Microsoft Project. I have only been using Planisware for about 6 months, so read my review with my bias and relative short term experience using this product in mind.

I like the integration of resources (people) and cost with timelines. It enables us to better manage capacity workflow and see where spend will occur as activities move around. I frequently use the views for cost and resource to look at monthly, quarterly, and multi-year spend. I use an export of the data to a database to pull portfolio level information to assist in planning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As I said, I'm still relatively new to Planisware, so my "dislikes" are more heavily weighted than my "likes."

Planisware's website says there is seamless integration with Microsoft Project, but myself and many others I know have not experienced this. Specific fields must be mapped from Planisware to MSP, and we have seen issues with the calendars being different in the two systems.

There is a great deal of "Google" help for questions and issues with MSP. Planisware online help is a black hole - in other words, you're on your own.

When working in very large project plans, it's hard to insert tasks (they seem to end up in the oddest places).

When making changes to tasks, there is no way to know what the impact is - i.e., color coding of the change plus the tasks affected by the change. Overall, manual application of format changes, such as color coding a task or set of tasks, is slow, clunky and unreliable.

Overall, I find the system to be very "glitchy." Using Planisware for live planning during a meeting is nerve wracking, at best. I am accustomed to being able to make changes/updates quickly and see the impact in MSP.

It does not appear to be possible to see the dates of resources and costs at the task level. Sometimes it has caused misalignments between the date of an activity and its corresponding resource because you must flip to another viewing mode to see the cost/resource.

Gantt chart generation is doable, but not great output. I use an export to MSP or Excel for OnePager. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.