Planner versions comparison

This webpage presents a comparison of P2ware Planner Suite applications for personal computers. Applications are divided into two groups: applications for individuals and workgroups (do not connect to Planner Server) and applications for integrated systems (can connect to Planner Server).

The first table presents comparison of available features and the second available views.

Table with features
DESKTOP APPLICATIONS INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
PLANNER Standard PLANNER Professional PLANNER Premium PLANNER Enterprise PLANNER For PSO

Available

Unavailable

Available with Planner Server
Connects to P2ware Planner Server
Activities
Gantt Chart
Network diagram
Project resources
Work week templates
Schedule
Individual calendar for resources and activities
Resouce load diagram
Cost Chart
Product-based planning
Product Breakdown Structure / Work Breakdown Structure
Product Flow Diagram
Product descriptions
Risk Register
Issue Register
Work Packages
Checkpoints
Tables customization
User defined perspectives for individual views
Configurable tooltips
Critical chain method
Activities with breaks
Basic automatic resource balancing
PERT
Critical path
Feeding buffers
Project buffer
Import/export from/to Microsoft Project
Attachments
Hyperlinks
Plan segments
Adding comments to diagrams
Export to many popular data formats, e.g. PDF, HTML, XLS, RTF, TXT
Cost Items
Lessons Log
Reports
Built-in customizable report templates
Import/export from/to Microsoft Excel
Quality Log
Buffer consumption charts
Daily Log
Snapshots
Report template designer
Connects to documents library on SharePoint
Connects to documents library on a network share
Can add new custom properties to plan template
Can define new custom formulas using the Planner formula language
Can create editors' perspectives (customization of user interface)
Can block customization options in other Planner versions
Advanced user interface customization and creation of plan templates
Central resource pool management
Adding dependencies on products and activites from other plans
Plan synchronization
Resource synchronization
Can connect other data sources (from databases)
Simultaneous work of many persons on one or more plans
Advanced access control editor and security management
DESKTOP APPLICATIONS INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
PLANNER Standard PLANNER Professional PLANNER Premium PLANNER Enterprise PLANNER For PSO

Available

Unavailable

Product Breakdown Structure

Essential product-based planning technique diagram with capability of adding products from other plans. It helps to define a plan scope.

Product Flow Diagram

Essential product-based planning technique diagram with ability of adding products from other plans. It allows to define a logical sequence of product delivery

Products (table, tree)

Presents products and their structure in tabular form or as a tree. It allows to add products and products from other plans

Activities (table, tree)

Presents activities and their structures in a tabular form and as a tree

Gantt Chart

Presents activities, subactivites, their start and duration times and dependencies.

Network Diagram

Presents activities, their relations and timing as a network.

Resources

View presenting a table of available plan resources.

Resource Assignments

Advanced and customisable resource management view. Basic resource assignment is available in every Planner version.

Risk Register

Register is used to store threats and opportunities as well as their assessment.

Issue Register

Register is used to capture issues, suggestions, problems and change requests.

Quality Log

Log is used to store information about quality reviews of all or selected products.

Daily Log

Stores events or problems related to plan creation or its execution.

Lessons Log

Stores lessons learned to avoid mistakes or exploit opportunities in future plans.

Calendars

Defining of work week templates, free days in a plan, resources and activities.

Work Packages

Defining of work packages that are assigned and sent to responsible people

Checkpoints

Progress control of work packages in defined points of time

Snapshots

Plan state saved at particular times. It is used to monitor changes of selected plan properties.

Cost Items

Project budgeting using cost types.

Timesheets

Store actual work performed by plan resources

Schedule

Presents activities and their timing in a calendar form.

Cost Chart

Presents planned, actual costs and the earned value.

Buffer Chart

Graphical presentation of plan and feeding buffers consumption.

Resource Load

Chart presenting resource usage, their work under- and overloads.

Reports

Reports can be generated using built-in report templates or customised by the user

Report templates editor

Allows to create own report templates or customise built-in report templates

Documents

Internal and external documents management. It allows to bind document library on SharePoint or network share

Properties

Plan template customisation by adding properties and defining formulas for their calculation

Interface customisation

Advanced customisation of views, perspectives and properties to necessary requirements

External activities

Adding dependencies on other plan activities. Available only with Planner Server