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AceProject

Score7.4 out of 10

17 Reviews and Ratings

What is AceProject?

AceProject is an online project management software designed to assist businesses in organizing and tracking their tasks, timesheets, documents, and expenses. According to the vendor, it provides a centralized platform for teams to collaborate, streamline communication, and potentially improve productivity. AceProject is claimed to be suitable for businesses of various sizes, from small startups to large enterprises. It is specifically designed to assist project managers, team leaders, freelancers, IT professionals, and marketing professionals in planning, organizing, and tracking project progress.

Key Features

Task Management: Users can create, assign, organize, and execute tasks with ease. The software allows for the tracking of time and progression of tasks throughout the project lifecycle.

Task Recurrences: The system offers the ability to easily set up recurring tasks on a defined time-frame. Users can automate the creation and editing of tasks that repeat on regular schedules.

Time Clock: According to the vendor, users can punch in and out while working on a specific task, with the software automatically recording the time elapsed in the user's timesheet.

Time Approval: Users can fill out timesheets and submit them for approval. Once approved, time entries cannot be edited for better control, as claimed by the vendor.

Time Reports: The software enables the generation of advanced time reports based on various criteria and filters, allowing for the quantification of time usage across the organization.

Document Sharing: AceProject offers a feature that allows users to store and share documents online. Users can upload and attach documents to projects and tasks individually or in bulk.

Document Versioning: The system keeps a history of document changes, enabling users to track and access all iterations made to a specific document.

Document Locking: According to the vendor, users can lock a document to prevent other users from editing or deleting it, maintaining the integrity of the original document.

Expense Tracking: Users can record expenses against projects and tasks, with the ability to attach supporting documents related to each expense.

Expense Approval: Submitted expenses are claimed to be approved or rejected by project managers, allowing businesses to keep expenses under control for better budget management.

Categories & Use Cases

Top Performing Features

  • Timesheet Tracking

    Timesheet tracking is the ability to track all billable and non-billable hours for each project.

    Category average: 8.4

  • Resource Management

    Resource management is workload planning to maximize resources.

    Category average: 8.6

  • Task Management

    This includes the ability to plan, track, collaborate and report on tasks.

    Category average: 9.1

Areas for Improvement

  • Support for Waterfall Methodology

    Waterfall methodology is a tradition development method that is linear and sequential.

    Category average: 7.9

  • Document Management

    Document management provides for centralized management of all project documents.

    Category average: 7.9

  • Mobile Access

    Mobile access is the ability to access the software from a smartphone or tablet.

    Category average: 8

AceProject - Time Tracking? No problem!

Pros

  • Time Tracking
  • Resource allocation
  • Easy to implement, small adoption curve.

Cons

  • Expand on data tracking
  • Improve report generation
  • Break out from just being a time clock manager.

Return on Investment

  • We were able to track our production teams work and refine our methods to improve deliverable dates.
  • Once our staff reached a certain size the capability of the software began to lag. Diminishing returns.
  • The lack of reporting features made data regression and extrapolation difficult.

Other Software Used

Aptean Intuitive ERP, Adobe Business Catalyst, Agilebid