Deltek WorkBook vs. Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Deltek WorkBook
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Now from Deltek (acquired 2017), WorkBook is a project management solution. Designed for advertising and communications agencies with 30+ employees, the vendor says WorkBook is the perfect solution for multiple locations and collaboration through integrated conversations. Additionally the vendor says it is ideal for project-driven organizations that require CRM, forecasting, project and resource management, traffic as well as integrated billing and accounting. It's a customizable solution with…N/A
Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
Score 8.4 out of 10
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Microsoft Office 2016 is the familiar suite of Office products including applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for use on a single PC or Mac. The 2016 is no longer available for sale from Microsoft, and support is at an end since 2020.N/A
Pricing
Deltek WorkBookMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Deltek WorkBookMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$19 per monthNo setup fee
Additional DetailsBASIC PLAN INCLUDES TIME SHEET INCLUDES IPHONE & ANDROID APP Log your time on any job you have access to and get a reminder if you forget to submit hours. You can log your time on any job; billable, non-billable, customer jobs, and internal jobs. WorkBook also keeps track of absence entries and holiday requests. CUSTOMERS & PROJECTS Add as many customers, contacts, and projects/jobs as you like. Jobs are connected to clients and each job can be set to be billable, non-billable, internal, or a client job. COLLABORATION Collaborate with your colleagues and clients and keep track of comments, news, events, and notifications. Receive notifications whenever you need to approve anything, or a warning if something is about to go wrong. FILE SHARING Save all of your files in WorkBook and benefit from having them being kept secure in one, central location. Whenever a new customer or job is added, WorkBook will automatically create a folder structure (decided by you), allowing you to upload all of your documents and briefings to WorkBook. WorkBook will connect directly to your local file server or online storage, which means that you can save your files locally and have them be shown in WorkBook. Moreover, we have options to integrate with Google Drive or Dropbox.
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Community Pulse
Deltek WorkBookMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
Features
Deltek WorkBookMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Deltek WorkBook
4.6
Ratings
50% below category average
Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
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Ratings
Task Management4.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts4.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling2.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation2.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology3.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology3.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management2.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration3.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management4.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Deltek WorkBook
9.0
Ratings
18% above category average
Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
User Ratings
Deltek WorkBookMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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7.5
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Likelihood to Renew
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5.0
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Usability
9.0
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7.0
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Support Rating
9.0
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8.0
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User Testimonials
Deltek WorkBookMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
For project companies with management needs and normally companies with more than 5-10 employees. For all project companies within marketing, architecture, audit, it supports, engineers and other professional services
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It is quite suitable for daily work in almost any job. Although now there are more advanced tools, found online in the cloud, it is still a good option for daily work. I highly recommend it as it has always been a reliable tool. The problem would be the support since it is a tool that is discontinued.
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Pros
  • You have a lot of business critical features in one application.
  • You can work in projects and register hours.
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  • Consistent functionality across the several Office components. This consistency is a great advantage for adoptions of other unused Office components. For example, if you want to publish a book that you have done with Word, you don't need to relearn new menu positions, new file-related actions, new reviewing procedures, etc.
  • Functionality extensions with Add-ins. This has always been a nameplate for Microsoft and Office keeps its tradition. I remember the renowned Bill Gates phrase when Visual Basic has been presented to him, he said: "Make it extensible". So, for example, I use Grammarly to improve my translations and there are thousands of Add-ins that you can purchase to increase your productivity.
  • Continuous improvement of online Office 365 allows for comprehensive usage from any platform, like Apple or Android tablets, Mac or Windows, cell phones and more. Every day and regular user's functions are there. And if you need extensive reviewing capabilities or programming, you can always rely on the desktop version.
  • Spelling and translate for multiple languages are now included in the online version. I should indeed rely more on the online version.
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Cons
  • Lot of options - Demands training of the users before they can use if fully
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  • Office 2016 professional edition can be priced for a single user license, it would be nice to see a drop in the pricing.
  • Office 2016 home edition is a better price but does not include outlook 2016, so it is not a good fit for the workplace environments.
  • Office 2016 can run slowly on older systems, so you need to make sure you have a machine that is 4 years old or less for it to run smoothly.
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Likelihood to Renew
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We believe that office 2016 offers the best value when it comes to features included out of the box. The software is used in its entirety by our organization and is easily supported by our staff of IT technicians. Users find this software to be easy to learn and easy to use with minimal learning curve.
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Usability
Gets the job done, just not the sexiest.
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It's fairly easy to use, but the automatic formatting or capturing of formatting when pasting is wonky - especially when there are outlines or other bullets/numbered lists. Fixing and sizing up tables can be annoying, and there are sometimes formatting issues that we just absolutely cannot fix for some reason
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Support Rating
Great implementation support, but haven't had many questions since.
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Microsoft support is very good, big corporation has people for everything. You can find a lot of solutions to problems and helpful tutorials, as well as ready to be copied macros and functions made by communities around the world. Very big user base means there aren't situations that someone else didn't have already
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Alternatives Considered
I have no knowledge of competing software with the same options.
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We have always used Microsoft Office products, beginning with the older versions, but we did try a brief evaluation of OpenOffice from Apache. Even though that open source software is free, it's got certain limitations and a different functionality that was missing from Office2016, so we decided not to pursue that path.
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Return on Investment
  • Better understanding of financial performance
  • Job profitability tracking
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  • For the user groups that use Office in our organization, they would find it difficult to work without it. Decades of development are hard to just walk away from.
  • Office products are considered standard. When sharing data, there is almost never a question of "What format would you like that file in"?
  • For the price of convenience at this time, licensing fees are priced where we don't feel that we are not getting what we paid for.
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ScreenShots

Deltek WorkBook Screenshots

Screenshot of TasksScreenshot of Weekly SchedulesScreenshot of Screenshot of Gantt Chart – Streamline project planning by converting and approved quotes into a schedule with drag ‘n drop resource allocation.Screenshot of Time Entry – Facilitate adoption and ensure accurate time data by integrating task management and time entry.Screenshot of Net Revenue Forecast – Reduce input errors and save valuable time by integrating resourcing, project management and finance to fully control AR and AP and get precise cash flow and net revenue forecasts.