P2ware Planner Suite for the Enterprise
P2ware Planner Suite applications can be used by individuals managing small and medium sized projects as well as by large enterprises simultaneously managing hundreds of projects inside programmes and portfolios. By selecting the appropriate tools from the suite, Project Support Offices can build a project, programme or portfolio management system to fulfil specific organisational requirements. P2ware software is scalable, extendable and can integrate with other IT solutions.
Integrated project management systems
Using P2ware software, it is possible to integrate a project management system with other IT systems. Integration of the P2ware PM software with other IT systems has following advantages:
- Data is automatically synchronized across systems (e.g. invoice data is copied to particular projects on Planner Server)
- Data has to be entered only once
- Reporting can encompass data from various systems
- Faster response time to any undesired changes due to faster data flow
Planner Server is the central point of an integrated project management system. This application, installed on the organisation’s Windows server, is a core of the solution. Plans are published and synchronized with P2ware Planner Professional which is used by project managers and other project team members taking an active part in planning and project execution. Users can access Planner Server from Planner Professional or Developer and by using a web browser. What and how users access Planner Server depends on their role, requirements and access rights.
Key integration options of P2ware Planner include:
- Integration with ERP systems
- Authentication against Active Directory
- Windows integrated authentication
- Integration and data replication with Microsoft SharePoint and WSS
- Reports in SQL Server Reporting Services
- Integration with other IT systems using Web Services (SOA) and WCF
P2ware Planner Suite applications
P2ware Planner Suite comprises of following applications:
- Planner Standard - an essential project management tool, designed with novices in mind. An application designed for personal computers.
- Planner Professional - a full featured, advanced desktop project management tool, intended for professional project managers and persons taking part in planning and executing projects. Planner Professional can connect to Planner Server and thus is one of the key elements of an organisation’s project management system. The application can also be used without Planner Server integration.
- Planner Developer - has all of the Planner Professional’s features. Furthermore it allows for plan template modification by adding your own properties and formulas, customizing user interface according to an organisation’s or individual’s requirements. This software was designed for Project Support Offices and persons supporting projects in organisations. Planner Developer can also be used independently of Planner Server.
- Planner Server - is a central part of a project, programme or portfolio management system. It allows for centralized project management, tracking a projects’ progress, adding activities and products from other projects, central shared resource management, synchronizing and publishing plans created with Planner Professional or Developer and creating a uniform reporting system. Moreover Planner Server can be integrated with other IT solutions to extend an organisation’s management systems with project, programme and portfolio management.
- Planner Viewer - is a “read only” application available free of charge. It can be used to read plans created with other Planner Suite applications.