Productive Features
Tasks (7)
Creation & Assignment
Based on 30 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Create and assign tasks for individual users with details and due dates.
Due Dates
Based on 29 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Set deadlines and milestones for tasks, manually or automatically (based on project templates).
Task Prioritization
Based on 29 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Set priority levels on tasks so individuals can organize their work.
To-Do Lists
Based on 29 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Each user can view their list of tasks to be completed without having access to other tasks.
Mass Updates
25 reviewers of Productive have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows users to update multiple tasks at the same time, accross multiple projects.
Drag & Drop
Based on 27 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Users can move tasks and change dependencies using drag and drop.
Recurring Tasks
Based on 26 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Define recurring tasks that can be scheduled automatically at pre-defined intervals.
Projects (9)
Planning
Based on 26 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Plan and create work breakdown structure (WBS) based on the scope of the project.
Project Map
Based on 24 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Projects can be mapped out with milestones, due dates, deliverables and interdependencies.
GANTT
Based on 23 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Provide visual representations of tasks, dependencies, and progress.
Calendar View
Based on 28 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Planned projects are mapped to a schedule with due dates and deliverables detailed day-by-day.
Views
Based on 27 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Create customized project views for internal and external purposes (eg: for customers).
Project Budgeting
Based on 30 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Associate a budget with a project and allocate it accordingly by task or resource.
Templates
Based on 25 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Provide standards templates that can be customized by users to create new projects.
Time & Expense
Based on 31 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Track time and expenses associated with projects or tasks.
Methodologies
Based on 21 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Support agile and waterfall project management methodologies.
Resource Management (2)
Resource Definiton
Based on 27 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Create human and material resources and categorize them based on skills and other criteria.
Scheduling
Based on 28 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allocate resources by matching capacity and demand, by project, team, or department.
Project Monitoring (3)
Baselining / KPIs
Based on 22 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Track key performance indicators or baseline assessments throughout project lifecycle or across multiple projects.
Resource Allocation
Based on 27 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Monitor resource allocation to identify shortages and adjust accordingly.
Dashboards
Based on 30 Productive reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Deliver dashboards that display project data and KPIs in real time.
Budget Creation (4)
Versioning
15 reviewers of Productive have provided feedback on this feature.
Keeps track of all versions of a budget and allows users to compare versions
Formulas
Based on 15 Productive reviews.
Include budgeting formulas to estimate direct and indirect costs, operating and non-operating revenues
What-If
Based on 14 Productive reviews.
Test the potential financial impact of business decisions on revenues and expenses
Budget Periods
Based on 15 Productive reviews.
Users can customize standard budget periods (3, 9, or 12 months)
Budget Management (3)
Consolidation
14 reviewers of Productive have provided feedback on this feature.
Consolidate multiple budgets from different departments or business entities
Adjustments
As reported in 15 Productive reviews.
Users with administrative access rights can modify budgets
Workflows
As reported in 17 Productive reviews.
Workflows are used to define the steps required to alter budgets and who needs to approve changes
Forecasting (3)
Historical Data
As reported in 15 Productive reviews.
Forecasting is based on past transactions and historical financial or operational data
Reforecast
14 reviewers of Productive have provided feedback on this feature.
Ability to recreate forecasts to include new information that may impact budgets
Rolling Forecasts
This feature was mentioned in 14 Productive reviews.
Used to review and update budgeting assumptions for a predefined period (usually one year)
Analytics (6)
Variance Analysis
As reported in 13 Productive reviews.
Project out as the year progresses to accommodate trends that affect key business drivers.
Forecasts Comparison
This feature was mentioned in 14 Productive reviews.
compare Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow for multiple periods
Forward Looking
As reported in 14 Productive reviews.
Forward-looking Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statements are synchronized with GL data
Forecasting
Provides ability for project managers to forecast resources, revenue, expenses using reports and manual adjustments.
Reporting
Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards that can be configured by users.
KPIs
Include business and financial KPIs that are specific to project and portfolio management .
Cost Tracking (3)
Identification
Based on 12 Productive reviews.
Capture costs at different stages of the project
Allocation
As reported in 14 Productive reviews.
Allocate costs to resources, tasks, or projects
Standard Costs
Based on 13 Productive reviews.
Define standard costs for resources and activities
Planning (3)
Resource Definiton
Based on 12 Productive reviews.
Create human and material resources and categorize them based on skills and other criteria.
Capacity
Based on 15 Productive reviews.
Monitor capacity in real time to track resource use and identify bottlenecks.
Scheduling
As reported in 15 Productive reviews.
Allocate resources by matching capacity and demand, by project, team, or department.
Optimization (3)
Performance
Based on 14 Productive reviews.
Monitor the performance of each resource by project, portfolio, or resource type.
Forecasting
This feature was mentioned in 13 Productive reviews.
Provide demand-driven forecasts to prepare and plan for future projects.
Corrections
This feature was mentioned in 13 Productive reviews.
Identify misutilizations and provide suggestions to improve planning and scheduling.
Customer Management (4)
Customer Profiles
Maintains a central repository of customer information and communications.
Sales
Identify sales opportunities and manage leads pipelines by customer or region.
Marketing
Create and manage marketing campaigns and track their performance
Client Portal
Provides a portal for clients to view project progress, budgets, resources, project documents, etc.
Project Management (4)
Project Planning
Generate plans that define tha main activities and resources needed for a project
Project Tracking
Monitor the progress or all tasks and activities that are part of a project
Resource Definition
Contains library of skills and resources to allow project managers to find and assign to projects.
Resource Management
Provides functionality to assign resources to projects based on current and forecasted load, skills, role, etc.
Accounting (5)
Revenue Recognition
Automate revenue recogniton by project, portfolio, or milestone and deliverable.
Invoice Management
Ability to create and send electronic invoices, including templates that can be customized/branded.
Payments
Accepts multiple types of payments from clients and match with invoices.
Project Accounting
Deliver features to track and manage costs and revenues by project.
Budget Tracking
Enables accountants and project managers to track and manage budgets.
Portfolio Management (4)
Portfolio Definition
Define multiple types of portfolios for projects, programs, and services.
Portfolio Performance
Monitor the performance of different types of portfolios and programs.
Risk
Identify risks that may negatively impact the performance of a portfolio of projects.
Portfolio Mix
Create the optimal mix of portfolios to achieve operational and financial goals.
Administration (6)
Standard Integrations
Provides standard connectors for popular Finance, Payroll, HRMS and CRM systems
Workflow
Defines rules and workflows for submission and approval of tasks, activities, expenses, or requisitions.
Access Management
Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on access rights by users, user role, groups, etc.
Permissions
As reported in 15 Productive reviews.
Define and manage roles and access rights for the entire system.
Procedures
As reported in 11 Productive reviews.
Maintain procedures for data access and governance.
Remote Work
15 reviewers of Productive have provided feedback on this feature.
Allow users to use the system online and on mobile devices.
Platform (5)
APIs
Provide Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.
Internationalization
Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.
Performance and Reliability
Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.
Mobile
Allows software to be easily used on multiple mobile devices including phones and tablets.
Offline Access
Ability to create and access tasks, transactions and reports while not connected to internet.
Automation (3)
Workflows
This feature was mentioned in 12 Productive reviews.
Provide standard workflows that can be used accross the company.
Customization
Based on 14 Productive reviews.
Allow administrators to configure workflows and processes.
Data repository
This feature was mentioned in 12 Productive reviews.
Deliver a single data repository for all project information.
Project management (7)
Task Prioritization
Based on 14 Productive reviews.
Set priority levels on tasks so individuals can organize their work.
Dependencies
This feature was mentioned in 13 Productive reviews.
Define dependencies between tasks and the rules to manage them.
Planning
Based on 12 Productive reviews.
Plan and create work breakdown structure (WBS) based on the scope of the project.
Views
This feature was mentioned in 14 Productive reviews.
Create customized project views for internal and external purposes (eg: for customers).
Scheduling
12 reviewers of Productive have provided feedback on this feature.
Allocate resources by matching capacity and demand, by project, team, or department.
Critical Path
This feature was mentioned in 10 Productive reviews.
Automatically calculate the critical path for projects and update it when projects change.
Dashboards
14 reviewers of Productive have provided feedback on this feature.
Deliver dashboards that display project data and KPIs in real time.
Workload (4)
Resource Allocation
Based on 12 Productive reviews.
Monitor resource allocation to identify shortages and adjust accordingly.
Workspace
This feature was mentioned in 13 Productive reviews.
Define customizable workspace for teams, departments, and external users.
Configuration
This feature was mentioned in 14 Productive reviews.
Provide drag and drop options to configure workspaces.
Insights
Based on 13 Productive reviews.
Monitor work accross the company and analyze performance.
Communication & Collaboration (3)
Communication Channels
As reported in 10 Productive reviews.
Support multiple channels for internal and external communications.
Document Management
This feature was mentioned in 12 Productive reviews.
Allow users to share and collaborate on documents and files.
Collaboration
This feature was mentioned in 12 Productive reviews.
Help users meet, share workspaces, and collaborate on tasks.
Cost Management (3)
Project Budgeting
As reported in 14 Productive reviews.
Associate a budget with a project and allocate it accordingly by task or resource.
Time & Expense
This feature was mentioned in 14 Productive reviews.
Track time and expenses associated with projects or tasks.
Profitability
Based on 15 Productive reviews.
Monitor project proftability by team or department.
Integration (3)
Front Office
10 reviewers of Productive have provided feedback on this feature.
Integrate with CRM, marketing, or customer service software.
Back Office
12 reviewers of Productive have provided feedback on this feature.
Provide integration with accounting software and ERP systems.
External data
As reported in 11 Productive reviews.
Connect to external data sources such as databases or BI software.
Generative AI (4)
AI Text Generation
Based on 14 Productive reviews.
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
As reported in 14 Productive reviews.
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation (3)
Predictive Forecasting
Predicts project profitability, revenue, and resource utilization based on historical data and current trends.
Smart task suggestions
Gives task and resource allocation suggestions based on project context.
Automated workflows
Automates time-tracking, invoicing, and expense reporting.
Agentic AI - Project Management (7)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Work Management (4)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation (2)
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Budgeting and Forecasting (3)
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives




