RationalPlan Single

RationalPlan Single Description

RationalPlan is a strong project management software application developed to assist project managers in creating plans, tracking progress, allocating resources, managing budgets and analysing workload. Whether your application is in the area of construction, engineering, services&consulting, software development or a simple student project, RationalPlan can help you to complete your project on time and within budget. RationalPlan is designed as an affordable alternative to Microsoft Project and it is covering project management area from WBS construction, project planning and scheduling to critical path management, overallocated resources detection, progress tracking, cost estimation, etc. Gantt chart support as well as various time line reports are also provided.Key reasons for using RationalPlan:· provides a clean way to break down your project, build schedules, allocate resources, and manage budgets· a step by step project guide walks you through the project management process so you can lay down a project plan immediately· get resources and finances under control (realistic cost estimates mechanisms, screening cash-flow time distribution for tasks and resources)· "what if" scenarious capability via multiple undo/redo levels allow to make changes and safely get back· track project evolution in terms of completion, time and costs· brings project's critical issues to your attention (overallocated resources, critical paths with configurable slack from which activities become critical) Here are some key features of "RationalPlan Single":Project PlanningDefine project and associate general information (name, notes, links, assumptions, constraints, risks)Create, edit and delete calendarsBuild work breakdown structureCreate dependencies between tasks, set lead/lag timeManage task properties such as constraints, fixed costResource ManagementDefine human/equipment and material resources (equipment can be assimilated with human)Define specific working time for each resourceAssign resources to tasksView timephased information about resources work and costView overallocated resources and resources that work overtimeProject TrackingView project critical tasks depending on a customizable slackMark the task progress by changing the task completion percentView timephased information about tasks costMiscellaneousEasy to use Gantt GraphProject Guide assists you step-by-stepIcon Bar with specific commands for every viewExport to Microsoft ProjectPrintable reportsNo annoying dialog windows unless strictly necessaryCross-platform (work on all major operating systems starting with Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux and all other Java enabled platforms) Requirements:Java Runtime Environment 1.5.0 or higher Limitations:The trial version has all the functionality of the full version but it limits your projects to no more than 20 tasks What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]Added the possibility to generate project invoicesAutomatically reschedule uncompleted tasksSkyDrive storage service integrationAdded the possibility to roll up tasksDocuments management moduleAdded the option to remember usernames and passwords when working with RationalPlan Server productBetter integration with Microsoft ProjectImproved administration area within the RationalPlan Cloud solution �.You can free download RationalPlan Single from Softpedia now.