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awork alternative: FlexiProject compared
FlexiProject is an awork alternative for service companies that run projects to a method, not only team workload. You get a baseline, a charter, a risk register and a budget in money.
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FlexiProject vs awork
| Try for free | awork | |
|---|---|---|
| Gantt chart | ||
| Kanban board | ||
| Milestones | ||
| Multi-level task structure | ||
| Critical path | ||
| Baseline | ||
| Change request for the plan | ||
| Schedule import from MS Project | ||
| Project charter with approval and versions | ||
| Risk register | ||
| Project products with acceptance criteria | ||
| Project budget in costs and revenues | ||
| Portfolio simulation | ||
| Project scoring | ||
| Strategic goals with KPIs | ||
| Resource workload | ||
| Time tracking | ||
| Mobile app | ||
| On-premises version |
An awork alternative from team planning to the project budget
In FlexiProject a client project has a charter, a baseline, a risk register and a budget in money. Try it on a test account or book a demo.
FlexiProject key strengths
A good awork alternative covers five areas that a team planner leaves to the PMO.
Break the work down as deep as it goes.
Tasks nest without a depth limit and link through four dependency types with a fixed lag. The critical path shows which tasks hold the end date.
Keep the agreed dates next to the current ones.
The approved baseline stays under each task as its own bar. A later change goes through a request with a reason, so every shift has an author.
Count the money as well as the hours.
Costs and revenues sit in one budget with plan, baseline, actuals and forecast. Budget lines can be tied to tasks, so a moved task also moves the forecast dates.
Give risks a place before they reach the client.
Each risk has a card with a response plan and a position on a matrix you configure. You can tie it to the task it affects.
Write down what the client signed off.
The charter records the goal, the scope and the budget frame, then passes an approval path. Each approved version stays available, with its decision.
key strengths
From booked hours to an approved portfolio
Knowing who has free hours this week is the daily question. The board asks a different one: which projects deserve the money, how they score against each other and which goal they move. FlexiProject answers it with scoring, a portfolio simulation and strategic goals.
flexible configuration
Standards that differ by client and service line
A retainer, a fixed-price build and an internal project rarely use the same charter or the same approval path. Work areas give each of them its own templates and paths inside one instance, set up in the interface without a developer. Each service line keeps its own way of approving work.
Industries where FlexiProject is an awork alternative
Technology
Software houses run fixed-price builds next to support contracts. A baseline shows where the fixed scope started to slip.
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Manufacturing
A product launch links tooling, suppliers and a fixed market date. One late delivery changes the budget and the risks together.
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Every other industry
Construction, energy, pharma and the public sector each work in their own way. Look at the sector closest to yours.
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awork alternative: frequently asked questions
FlexiProject as an awork alternative
Is FlexiProject a good awork alternative?
Yes, FlexiProject is a good awork alternative when you run projects with a charter, a baseline and a budget in money. You get all of it in the FlexiProject project management software.
How does a service team work in the FlexiProject schedule?
You nest tasks on any number of levels and link them with four dependency types and a fixed lag in days. The Gantt chart tool shows the critical path and the baseline of every project.
Where do we start with FlexiProject?
Start with one project, its charter and baseline. The team updates its tasks in the Kanban board app, and you add further projects step by step.
Schedule and planning
Does the awork alternative support schedule baselines?
Yes. FlexiProject as an awork alternative stores the approved dates of every task in a baseline. A new plan version is approved by the people named in the approval workflow software.
Can we move a project in from MS Project?
Yes. FlexiProject as an awork alternative imports .mpp files, and the project template module turns a finished project into a standard for the next ones.
What do FlexiProject reports show?
The project reporting tool combines data from the schedule, budget, risks, products and plan changes. You build a report without code and export it to Excel.
Budgets, risk and decisions
Does the awork alternative budget in money?
The awork budget counts hours, days or a monthly retainer. FlexiProject as an awork alternative plans money on budget lines, with a forecast spread over time and actuals. The project products module describes what the client will receive.
Does the awork alternative keep a risk register?
Yes. FlexiProject as an awork alternative gives every project a risk register, and the board discusses risks in the project review module.
How do we decide which projects to fund?
In the project scoring software you rate projects against weighted criteria. You repeat the rating during delivery, and its history stays on a chart.
Portfolio, strategy and programs
Does the awork alternative have project portfolios?
Yes. FlexiProject as an awork alternative gathers projects in the project portfolio software with their costs, revenues and deviations. A simulation shows the effect on the portfolio when you leave selected projects out.
Can projects be linked to company goals?
Yes. In the strategy management module each goal has metrics with values over time. You attach a project to a goal and set its level of impact.
How do you run several related client projects?
The program management tool links tasks from different projects and recalculates their dates before a change is approved.
People, time and everyday work
What does workload planning look like in FlexiProject?
In the resource management module you see load by department, person and project. Daily availability includes leave and working hours, and an overload triggers a warning.
How is time recorded on projects?
In the time tracking tool you log hours against the schedule task, next to the planned effort. Time outside projects can be logged too.
What about recurring work outside projects?
Maintenance and recurring duties go to the operational tasks module, with owners and watchers. They count towards the same availability as project work.
Rollout, hosting and cost
Where does the team discuss the work?
Comments and mentions sit on tasks, risks and budget lines in the team communication tool. The decision and its reasons stay in one place.
Can the awork alternative run on our own servers?
Yes. awork runs in Microsoft Azure in Germany, while FlexiProject as an awork alternative also installs on-premises with the full scope. We count the local installation and 28 interface languages among the FlexiProject key strengths.
How does FlexiProject licensing work?
Rates are on the pricing page. People who only complete assigned tasks use a free licence, so adding them does not raise the cost.
Contact us to learn more about FlexiProject
Show us one client project you plan in awork today, and we will set it up with a charter, a baseline and a budget.
