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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Project Insight

    Score4 out of 10
    N/AProject Insight is a web-based project and portfolio management software. Project teams can access, edit and update their projects information anytime, anywhere, with any supported browser, tablet and mobile device. Features for experienced project managers include: MS Project import/export, intelligent scheduling, resource allocation, Outlook integration, document management, approvals, time/expense tracking, issue management, 100s of dashboards and advanced permissions.

    $45

    per user or volume licensing options.

    Projector PSA

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AProjector's cloud-based Professional Services Automation (PSA) software helps project-based services organizations track time and expenses, invoice clients, schedule resources, and manage projects. Its three modules span a more comprehensive set of uses than typical project management software. The Accounting module helps the user track time and expenses and manage invoices and billing. Also it syncs with the company's accounting systems as a sub-ledger. The Resource Scheduling module matches…

    $15

    per user

    Pricing
    Project InsightProjector PSA
    Editions & Modules
    Enterprise
    $45
    per user or volume licensing options.
    Free
    Sign Up & invite your team
    #3 ADD-ONS
    Grow as you go
    Team Edition
    $15
    per user
    Professional Edition
    $25
    per user
    Enterprise Edition
    $30
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Project InsightProjector PSA
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Features
    Project InsightProjector PSA
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Project Insight and Projector PSA
    Feature
    Project Insight
    4.3
    2 Ratings
    56% below category average
    Projector PSA
    7.4
    11 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Task Management6.02 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Resource Management3.02 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.01 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Scheduling2.01 Ratings8.511 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.01 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Team Collaboration4.02 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology3.01 Ratings5.82 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology4.01 Ratings5.23 Ratings
    Document Management1.02 Ratings8.57 Ratings
    Email integration7.02 Ratings7.65 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking2.01 Ratings9.511 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management5.01 Ratings5.23 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings3.77 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Project Insight and Projector PSA
    Feature
    Project Insight
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Projector PSA
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Project & financial reporting5.01 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software5.01 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Project InsightProjector PSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Project InsightProjector PSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Project Insight
    My rating would vary depending on the types of projects that need to be managed. Since I am in software, I don't think it was an excellent fit to manage software projects unless they are small projects with only a few tasks. On the other hand, if you are needing to manage a wide range of departments that are working on a single project with many moving pieces, then I would think that PI might be a better fit. Think of it as a jack of all trades, but master of none.
    Incentivized
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    Projector PSA
    We think Projector PSA is a great tool to track and manage people in a professional service environment like management consulting. This system is easy to set up, easy to understand and should easily suit the needs of smaller and medium sized firms. It may be less appropriate for firms that rely very heavily on project management through another system (like MS Project) or firms that rely very heavily on a sales pipeline tracking system. While still very much possible to use, you would (I believe) have to do some re-keying between systems
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    Pros
    Project Insight
    • History tracking for any changes made to data.
    • Tracks all milestones and retains records for lifetime of account.
    • Easy extracting for reporting purposes.
    Incentivized
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    Projector PSA
    • Projector is a very well designed tool for project management. It has allowed us to eliminate a number of auxiliary tools for project timelines and WBS for the vast majority of our projects.
    • Time and expense entry is intuitive and quick for our staff.
    • Our forecasting and resource management capability has improved greatly with Projector and allows us to grow our team efficiently with minimal additional administrative burden.
    • Reporting is extremely robust. It does require some time to really get a handle on the full functionality of the reporting tool, but once you do, you can get almost any kind of report you want out of the system!
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    Cons
    Project Insight
    • Not a good fit for all types of projects
    • Very Complex
    Incentivized
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    Projector PSA
    • Release management process needs to be improved. Currently no facility is provided to test the impact of new releases in a sand-box. This introduces business risk if there are interfaces into Projector PSA as part of it's use in the business.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Project Insight
    No answers on this topic
    Projector PSA
    We have been using this tool for a year now and find our use of it continually evolves and broadens. We are also very excited about the overhaul that's under way and feel many of the improvements being put in place will help make us that much more effective and efficient. The Projector team is also very responsive and collaborative in terms of user feedback and improvement suggestions, which helps us know they will work hard to help us get what we need out of the tool.
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    Usability
    Project Insight
    No answers on this topic
    Projector PSA
    Desktop interface feels complex to new users.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Project Insight
    No answers on this topic
    Projector PSA
    In 5 years of use we have never experienced an unscheduled outage.
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    Support Rating
    Project Insight
    I found Project Insight somewhat opaque overall. I thought the training was sparse and answers to questions few and far in between. There was a lot of power there for the dedicated user/administrator. For me, who was a casual user and administrator, I found support lacking. I didn't administer Project Insight much, just some work on integrations with other tools.
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    Projector PSA
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Project Insight
    • When I got to the company where I used Project Insight, we had our own custom tool that fit the tasks that it was designed for but wouldn't grow with the company unless resources were put onto expanding capabilities. We needed something more.
    • We replaced that tool with Redmine. It worked well and was easy to use, but it looked pretty dated when we got it, and since we didn't have many resources for managing, it looked dated after a few years without receiving upgrades. It was a decent tool for small teams that were focused on similar tasks. Redmine was much more straightforward than Project Insight and felt more reliable since we never had an issue with our internal servers. On the other hand, Redmine felt dated and didn't fit as many of the tasks that were needed. Redmine's price was right if you installed it locally and was probably still cheaper if you used their SAAS version.
    • Jira, on the other hand, felt like an excellent tool for software teams. Jira had a great project and task management and felt right for a software team. Jira also had useful integrations, even with Project Insight. Jira seemed pretty unreliable, worse than Project Insight. Our team would have preferred Jira, but I think it didn't work for other teams.
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    Projector PSA
    We did pursue Quick Arrow another tool that was similar. We found that be in inflexible in use. Projector allows a lot of flexibility in setup. Our organization has very specific business processes and we were able to set up Projector to work with those processes. Several other systems we tried were not as flexible in allowing set up to our needs.
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    Return on Investment
    Project Insight
    • Reduction in costs on materials (i.e. - paper documentation)
    • Improved efficiency given that our field members need to report back on an hourly basis
    • Web based platform allows anyone access to the same information
    Incentivized
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    Projector PSA
    • Even in the small time that I stayed to see Projector PSA reporting I saw ROI projections become more realistic. There was real data to analyze that proved we were spending way too much and charging way too less on some projects.
    • Although employees were not used at entering their hours, this single reporting improved operations management and validated employees concerns that more people were needed to manage workload
    • Project proposals were more realistic because they were driven by real data.
    • Decision making overall for the department became more efficient and effective
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    ScreenShots

    Projector PSA Screenshots

    Screenshot of Employee Dashboards help resources stay on task by displaying schedules and alerts.