Kantata

Avantages

It has made it easier for me to assign tasks to each of my colleagues to ultimately bring them together in a single project and be able to make better decisions based on real graphs and thus reduce the final delivery time of each project. I can develop multiple projects at the same time, managing to advance faster in each one without confusion.

Inconvénients

I only ask kantata to improve customer service in terms of response time not being so long since sometimes they are responses that take a week to give a solution, it is the only bad thing I see in kantata

Avantages

It has been a good ally to improve project delivery times, by being able to divide the tasks into different groups and having the follow-up of each one makes time work and gather all the final information already finished. Since I used kantata I manage my way of working better with improved administration with my colleagues and thus we all work more organized and fix in real time what needs to be changed with the monitoring of the progress that is updated

Inconvénients

There is nothing to change or to say that I dislike it, personally the entire system has always worked well for me.

Avantages

User friendly and insights configuration

Inconvénients

Reports not able to update in real time. Takes 30-40min to refresh data

Avantages

Designed specifically for professional services and benefits are measured over time

Inconvénients

The application could be more up to date and visıually simplified

Avantages

Robust reporting, integration to NetSuite, hierarchical team management, Activity feed

Inconvénients

Ease of use needs significant improvement. Needs user configurable workflows and fields. User roles and security have no flexibility. Interface and reporting designed by someone who never has to use the application to run their day.

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Avantages

When I integrated it to my business, it was easy. It is also easy to use. The features that I find most impactful are the resource management, resource planning and forecasting. With the forecast feature, I can plan for the next month's possible performance as well as even the following year. Using the full suite of forecasting tools to maximize is my secret for future-readiness. I just like to manage and plan effectively that's why I use this software.

Inconvénients

I liked the software but I think it can be improved with the color scheme. Maybe try to develop a dark mode or something. I mostly work at night and I prefer to see a contrast in when I'm on screen. I do that in some of my apps.

Avantages

- Time tracking integration. Don't have to use a third party tool.
- Smart project task management.
- Easy to track if "to do" is a "task" or an "issue" (very helpful for website projects where you have a TON of issues to deal with).
- Easy to move tasks around and see the overall items you're working on.
- Google docs integration.
- You can track conversations all in one feed-- on more email.
- You can respond via email.

Inconvénients

- So many features. I don't use all of them.
- They add on cool features... but want you to pay for them.
- Expensive -- but worth it when you're managing a team and don't want to login to a ton of applications.
- No dropbox integration.
- Takes awhile to get used too.
- You can't rename the issue or task items. For example, sometimes I want to change the status title from "needs info" to "client review" -- and I can't edit the status (I could do this in Wrike).

Avantages

Kantata software is very good software for task management. Not only do I save time and productivity, but its user interface is easy as well as the prices which are proportional

Inconvénients

The disadvantages of kantata are that it does not have a free version and despite the easy access of its user interface, the latter remains a little customizable

Avantages

The features I like and use the most on Kantana are the project planning features. It is reliable and well put together.

Inconvénients

I don't think there is anything about Kantana that I don't like. It is put together well and reliable.

Avantages

It is great to have all of our tools in the one place that integrates with the rest of the business.

Inconvénients

The booking calendar isn't as granular as we have been used to, but that is more of a change management requirement on our end.

Avantages

Project setup and resource allocation entry is easy.

Inconvénients

Scheduled hours and allocations seem to have a disconnect for resource assignment use.

Avantages

The clear and intuitive project and task trackers.

Inconvénients

The amount of billable vs non-billable hours is not clearly defined.

Avantages

Ease of use, Reporting, Project Financials

Inconvénients

M Bridge integration platform is a complete failure. Its terrible. Training during implementation was not good. We've learned more on our own in a few classes. Time entry is weak and poorly designed. Lacks subprojects. User permissions are all or nothing in most cases.

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Avantages

Scheduling, capaccity, status tracking, project health tracking, budget, etc all in one place. Tons of data available and a pretty robust API to expand on the capability.

Inconvénients

It is slow and seems clunky at times. Viewing master planner is the biggest place I notice this.

Avantages

I like the ease of adding tasks, making templates for projects, logging time for tasks, and scheduling shared resources.

Inconvénients

I would like to be able to color-code things (tasks and projects) to more easily tag similar items.
I would prefer to see when posts were added to the activity feed and not just which day.
I would like to be able to see a resource's task list from their perspective.
It would save a lot of time if you could duplicate a project if all but a few details were going to be identical.

Avantages

Loads of functionality. Pretty easy to self learn the basics if you are a collaborator. Fairly speedy and easy to navigate around ... Task and time tracking very straight forward.
Loads of out of the box analytics and insights ...

Inconvénients

Definitely a learning curve when digging deeper in to functionality and setting up reports. It is soooo customisable that sometimes it can be overwhelming ...
Interface not that attractive, equally there is no fluff distractions ...

Avantages

Kantata is an excellent resource management solution that helps to keep track of projects and resources effortlessly. The intuitive dashboard and easy-to-use interface make it a great choice for businesses of all sizes. It also offers a variety of features that make managing resources a breeze.

Inconvénients

While Kantata is a great resource management solution, it can be expensive for businesses on a tight budget. Additionally, the setup process can be a bit complicated and may require assistance from the customer support team.

Avantages

The software is easy to use and intuitive. It has all features easily accessible and provides a one stop shop to manage projects. Linking all project workspaces together and providing views to portfolios gives a decent understanding of the projects across the organization.

Inconvénients

Reporting on projects is not well embedded especially status reports and project Gantts. The dependency management can be improved on the Gantt view. Columns need to be made customizable on the task and the Gantt view.

Avantages

As a PMS, MVL works really well. Task tracking and communication in a team is handled well. Resource metrics and time tracking also works well in my experience.

Inconvénients

Reporting isn't on demand but rather on a 30-min schedule. In general, reporting is the only aspect of MVL that requires upgrading, in my opinion.

There are some performance issues with MVL also that hinder efficiency. Significant lag in big projects with many tasks makes it difficult to edit any entries.

Avantages

It is a product that takes little time to learn, and once you do, it's very easy to use. My favorite features are timesheets and resource management - key to running good projects

Inconvénients

I don't like the custom reporting - it's not intuitive and hard to do - if it was changed to something easier, that would mean more of the team could create reports.

Avantages

A key tool for resource management. Thanks to its numerous functionalities, Kantata is a simple and efficient tool for project management.

Inconvénients

Kantata does not offers a lot of features. I think this can be perfect for beginners

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Avantages

For the record, I'm writing from the perspective of a copywriter, rather than a project manager. Mavenlink acted as a hub for all of our projects. All of our assignments, assets, and time management lived there. Every time I asked my project manager for an asset, she would always tell me it's "somewhere" in Mavenlink. I knew our documents were safe with Mavenlink, but finding them could be a bit tricky.

Inconvénients

I found this software to be more confusing as a non-project manager. The user experience was less-than-great and I often wasted time looking for documents that were hidden somewhere deep in the Mavenlink database. The design of the software is also not very appealing to me. It feels very stale.

Avantages

Mavenlink is very user-friendly and made it really easy for us to introduce the software to our staff. All information is kept in one place, which makes information-sharing much easier and everyone on the project has a better and more realistic idea of timelines, deliverables, allocated time etc.

The support and customer service has been excellent so far, so a big thank you to Vanessa! The live chat is very useful and I also love that Mavenlink listens to its clients' feedback and uses their experience to improve the functionality.

Inconvénients

The integration with Quickbooks UK is still very basic so we can't really make use of it at the moment. The time tracking could also be simplified as it can get a bit confusing.

Avantages

Certain tasks including time keeping and overall project organization are assisted by Mavenlink. Document uploads are easy and conversation threads are intuitive for the most part. The search feature works well.

Inconvénients

In the face of so many more streamlined solutions, it feels like Mavenlink hasn't kept up. It's a little clunky in that there are so many places to put information, and too many ways to do it that make things more disorganized than not.

Avantages

Master planning - easy to use and understand once I got into the swing of it. Once of the most useful features for our company.

Inconvénients

The project management features are really lacking, this is a resourcing software with some clunky project management features.