RationalPlan is a comprehensive project management software solution engineered to assist both project managers and their teams in effectively planning, executing, and monitoring projects. It facilitates the creation of consistent project plans, precise allocation of resources, and thorough analysis of workload. The software enables users to track work progress, accurately estimate project costs, and manage budgets efficiently, ensuring projects are completed on time and within financial constraints. Adhering to PMBOK guidelines, RationalPlan offers capabilities for multi-project planning, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) creation, Gantt chart visualization, and detailed cost estimation. It is particularly beneficial for professionals in construction, engineering, services, consulting, business, and software development, helping them to manage shared resources, maintain financial control, identify critical issues, and track project evolution in terms of completion, time, and costs. The software is designed to manage projects, goals, and teams effectively, providing both web and desktop interfaces for flexible access.

Features & Benefits

• Task Management
  • Schedule projects using work/duration-driven activities, dependencies, or time constraints. Supports milestones, recurrent, or split tasks.
• Gantt Charts
  • Offers a visual method for planning and tracking tasks, including dependencies, baselines, and critical path detection.
• Collaboration
  • Increases productivity through task comments and email notifications. Provides concurrent access with restricted permission rights for users.
• Portfolio Management
  • Enables the creation of a structured hierarchy of projects and sub-projects with inter-project dependencies, sharing a common pool of resources.
• Integrations
  • Allows users to open and edit any version of Microsoft Project files.
• Resource Management
  • Tracks workload, detects and resolves overallocations through resource leveling, and helps reduce overtime costs by checking resource availability.
• Costs Tracking
  • Estimates budgets and manages costs using standard or overtime rates, and measures project performance using Earned Value Management.
• Web/Desktop Interface
  • Provides flexibility to manage projects via either a web interface or a dedicated desktop application.
• Kanban Board
  • Facilitates the creation and organization of activities, allowing users to drag tasks to corresponding lists based on their completion status.
• Reports
  • Generates various reports detailing project status for stakeholders and other interested parties.
• Document Management
  • Supports uploading documents, setting access rights, and sharing them with the project team.
• Calendars
  • Enables the creation of working calendars with regular weekday patterns or special working patterns to accommodate different project types.