Comparison of Microsoft Project 98 with Project Scheduler 7 and SureTrak Project Manager 2.0
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Microsoft Project 98 |
Project Scheduler |
SureTrak Project Manager 2.0 |
| General Features | |||
| Street price | $500 | $600 | $400 |
| Online tutorial | y | y | y |
| Year 2000-Compliant | y | y | y |
| Project completion constraint | 12/31/49 | 12/31/63 | 13/31/69 |
| Project Setup | |||
| Wizards or project templates/Task outlining | y y | y y | y y |
| Interactive manipulation of tasks and relationships | y | y | y |
| Maximum number of tasks per project1 | Unlimited | 99,999 | 10,000 |
| Can schedule recurring tasks/set priorities on tasks | y y | y y | y y |
| Effort-driven/Duration-driven tasks | y y | y y | n y |
| Supports Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) | y | y | y |
| Duration measured in months/weeks | n y | y y | n y |
| Duration measured in days/hours | y y | y y | y y |
| Tracking and Modification | |||
| User can se lead and lag times on constraints | n | y | n |
| Baseline variances viewable on screen | y | y | y |
| Tasks and resources can be filtered | y | y | y |
| Resource Management | |||
| Maximum number of resources per project1 | Unlimited | 99,999 | Unlimited |
| Individual calendars for resources | y | y | y |
| User can assign resources to a percentage of task | y | y | n |
| User can define and assign material resources | n | y | y |
| Can include overtime costs/materials costing | y n | y y | n n |
| User-defined cost formulas | n | y | n |
| Resource leveling (end date is pushed) | y | y | y |
| Resource smoothing (end date remains the same) | y | n | y |
| Leveling by date range | y | y | n |
| Automatic task splitting during leveling | y | y | n |
| Can show free float/total float/negative slack time | y y y | y y y | y y y |
| Resource allocation histograms | y | y | y |
| Multiple Projects | |||
| Maximum number of project1 | 1,000 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Automatic consolidation across multiple projects | y | y | y |
| Projects can have persistent links to other projects | y | y | y |
| Leveling across projects | y | y | y |
| Can maintain resource pool for multiple projects | y | y | y |
| Reporting | |||
| Customizable standard reports | y | y | y |
| Queries can be printed in reports | n | y | n |
| Workgroup Capabilities | |||
| Multiple user access to shared projects | y | y | y |
| Update of schedule status via e-mail | y | n | y |
| E-mail distribution of project information | y | y | y |
| Publish/update project information via the Web | y y | y y | y y |
| Customization and Integration | |||
| Programming language/Macro recording | y y | n y | y n |
| User-definable forms/menus/toolbars | y y y | y y y | n n y |
| OLE client/server | y y | y y | y n |
| ODBC support/Database server connectivity | y y | y y | y n |
| Technical-support options | Free during regular support hours; after hours, $35 per incident; priority accounts available | Free | Free |
This comparison table is extracted from PC Magazine, 30 June 1998.
Task Usage Views
Task Usage View of Microsoft Project 98
Task List in Project Scheduler 7
Task List in SureTrak Manager 2.0
