Mobile Access
Mobile access is the ability to access the software from a smartphone or tablet.
Cat avg: 8
Top Performing Features
Team Collaboration
Team collaboration capabilities let team members work directly with each other and provide team updates.
Cat avg: 9
Support for Waterfall Methodology
Waterfall methodology is a tradition development method that is linear and sequential.
Cat avg: 7.9
Task Management
This includes the ability to plan, track, collaborate and report on tasks.
Cat avg: 9.1
Worst Performing Features
Document Management
Document management provides for centralized management of all project documents.
Cat avg: 7.9
Timesheet Tracking
Timesheet tracking is the ability to track all billable and non-billable hours for each project.
Cat avg: 8.4
Invoicing
Ability to create, manage and send invoices to clients during or after completion of a project
Cat avg: 7.6
RationalPlan Features from Reviews
Project Management
Project management software provides capabilities to streamline management of complex projects through task management, team collaboration and workflow automation
6.6-21%
Task Management
This includes the ability to plan, track, collaborate and report on tasks.
Category average: 9.1
Resource Management
Resource management is workload planning to maximize resources.
Category average: 8.6
Gantt Charts
Gantt charts are charts that show tasks or events along the y-axis displayed against time along the x-axis.
Category average: 8.3
Scheduling
Scheduling capabilities allow users to set schedules on tasks, and create timelines and milestones.
Category average: 8.2
Team Collaboration
Team collaboration capabilities let team members work directly with each other and provide team updates.
Category average: 9
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
Email integration
Email integration allows work requests to be made directly from email.
Category average: 8.4
Mobile Access
Mobile access is the ability to access the software from a smartphone or tablet.
Category average: 8
Timesheet Tracking
Timesheet tracking is the ability to track all billable and non-billable hours for each project.
Category average: 8.4
Budget and Expense Management
Budget and expense management provides the capability to track all expenses by employee or department and link them back to department. It also enables hourly rates to be set.
Category average: 8.6
Professional Services Automation
Features that support professional services organizations
4.5-46%
Invoicing
Ability to create, manage and send invoices to clients during or after completion of a project
Category average: 7.6
RationalPlan Features from the Vendor
Project Management
Vendor-contributedTask Management
This includes the ability to plan, track, collaborate and report on tasks.
Resource Management
Resource management is workload planning to maximize resources.
Gantt Charts
Gantt charts are charts that show tasks or events along the y-axis displayed against time along the x-axis.
Scheduling
Scheduling capabilities allow users to set schedules on tasks, and create timelines and milestones.
Team Collaboration
Team collaboration capabilities let team members work directly with each other and provide team updates.
Support for Agile Methodology
Agile is a time boxed, iterative approach to development that builds software incrementally instead of trying to deliver it all at once near the end.
Support for Waterfall Methodology
Waterfall methodology is a tradition development method that is linear and sequential.
Document Management
Document management provides for centralized management of all project documents.
Email integration
Email integration allows work requests to be made directly from email.
Mobile Access
Mobile access is the ability to access the software from a smartphone or tablet.
Timesheet Tracking
Timesheet tracking is the ability to track all billable and non-billable hours for each project.
Budget and Expense Management
Budget and expense management provides the capability to track all expenses by employee or department and link them back to department. It also enables hourly rates to be set.
Professional Services Automation
Vendor-contributedInvoicing
Ability to create, manage and send invoices to clients during or after completion of a project