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Review: Tool to Make Project Planning Fast and Enjoyable

By Victoria Zhlobich

Project plans made easier to do and to share

If you are in the market for a software that helps to make project planning and the sharing of those plans really easy, you may like GanttPRO.

GanttPRO is an online Gantt chart software used for project planning, task management, collaboration, team and resource management as well as cost management. The software is highly estimated by professionals thanks to an intuitive UX/UI design, a short learning curve, and robust features. Worldwide 350K+ managers and other project participants already tried the solution and made sure that project planning and management can be fast and enjoyable.

The software is mainly used by teams. However, managers and individuals use it for personal projects and purposes too. The tool has a 14-day free trial with all the features available so that anyone can decide whether GanttPRO is a good fit for them.

The software is able to become a powerful and affordable alternative to Microsoft Project. In case you already planned your project in MS Project, you have a chance to import it to GanttPRO and see for yourself all the advantages.

In GanttPRO, there are ready-made Gantt chart templates designed for a variety of professional spheres: software development, construction, marketing, design, manufacturing, etc. They include typical tasks and offer a typical structure for an easy start. However, templates are fully customizable.

The main benefits of GanttPRO

Transparent task management

Task management in GanttPRO

You can create tasks literally in seconds from one menu defining:

  • Their start and end dates
  • Assignees
  • Dependencies with other tasks
  • Deadlines
  • Progress
  • Status
  • Priority
  • Duration and estimation
  • Completeness
  • Milestones
  • Requirements
  • Colors

All this information is available directly in the task settings menu. In the project grid, you can add columns or hide those you don’t need.

One of the most useful features in GanttPRO that distinguishes it from competitors is the possibility to add Custom columns. They do not limit project participants to certain settings and allow working with personal information available through Text, Number, Date, List, Checkbox, and Color columns.

Team and resource management

Resource Management in GanttPRO

GanttPRO online Gantt chart maker allows working with real team members and virtual resources. Team management is available via email invitations only on the Team plans. At the same time, virtual resources are created just in a few clicks and available even on the Individual plan. If you are not deeply engaged in team management, virtual resources can be a working way-out. The tool offers the following time working units for team and resource management: per hour, per item, and cost.

  • Per hour means that the cost is calculated per hour for a labor resource
  • Per item means that the cost is calculated per item for a material resource
  • Cost is a fixed value with no connections to time and items

GanttPRO makes provision for the following roles: an Owner, an Admin, and a Member.

  • An Owner of a project is in charge of billing and has all the rights on it: he/she adds or removes people, grants rights to edit a project or see costs.
  • An Admin has almost the same rights as an Owner but he/she can’t pay for the subscription.
  • A Member can work only on those tasks that he/she is assigned to. All the rest is not available

Collaboration

Collaboration in GanttPRO allows team members to be fully aware of current updates in tasks. Project participants can:

  • Comment tasks
  • Attach files to them
  • Describe requirements for tasks
  • Mention people
  • Get real-time notifications about changes in tasks they are assigned to.

Export and sharing

Export and sharing on GanttPRO

The Gantt chart software allows having a physical project at hand thanks to the advanced Export feature as well as showcasing plans to third parties thanks to Sharing via URL feature.

Export in GanttPRO is very powerful. On the screen, you can see how your chart will look like after exporting.

You can choose the following options:

  • Format: PDF, PNG, XML, Excel
  • Paper size
  • Orientation
  • Filter
  • Zoom
  • Critical path
  • Today marker
  • Workload
  • Type of columns

Sharing via URL allows presenting to third parties, even not registered in GanttPRO, two states of a plan: a dynamic and static ones.

The dynamic option means that a plan is updated even after sharing when changes happen in a project.

The static option means that a plan remains the same as it has been at the moment of creation. It does not reflect changes.

Conclusion

GanttPRO is a tool for everyone who needs powerful planning, team management, and collaboration. It is all combined with an intuitive interface and an affordable pricing policy.