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BestOutcome alternative: FlexiProject compared
FlexiProject is a BestOutcome alternative for companies that want products, complete templates and measurable goals in every project. Teams also get a project chat and an AI assistant that drafts schedules.
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FlexiProject vs BestOutcome
| Try for free | BestOutcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Gantt chart | ||
| Baseline | ||
| Change request with approval | ||
| Schedule import from MS Project | ||
| Risk register | ||
| Project products with acceptance criteria | ||
| Budget with forecast to completion | ||
| Template with schedule, budget and risks | ||
| Project portfolios | ||
| Strategic goals with KPIs | ||
| Resource workload | ||
| Time off from Outlook | ||
| Project chat | ||
| AI assistant drafting a schedule | ||
| Self-service test account | ||
| On-premises version |
A BestOutcome alternative from template to accepted product
In FlexiProject each project starts from a template with budget and risks and ends with accepted products. Sign up for a test account or request a demo.
FlexiProject key strengths
A good BestOutcome alternative covers five areas of project content and team work.
Turn key deliverables into tracked objects.
Each product has an owner, acceptance criteria and a due date taken from its task. Reports and the schedule both show which products are already accepted.
Keep a library of ready project patterns.
Every template in the library bundles a schedule with dependencies, budget lines, typical risks and products. Its dates count in working days, so a project created from it is ready to plan.
Give every goal a target value.
Each goal has KPIs with baseline, target and current values. Projects attach to goals with their level of impact, so the board sees what each project contributes.
Keep project talk with the project.
Every project gets a chat that goes to the archive with it. Comments and mentions are attached to tasks, so each agreement stays beside the work it refers to.
See availability with leave from Outlook.
Leave imported from Outlook reduces the daily availability of each person. Workload shows by department, person and project.
key strengths
A BestOutcome alternative with goals measured in numbers
A portfolio serves strategy when each goal has a number to reach. In FlexiProject goals carry KPIs with baseline, target and current values, and projects attach to them. The board sees which projects move a goal and which ones only use the budget, before the next funding round.
flexible configuration
Review reports in your company format
A review report template uses the fields your board already works with, and dashboards are built from the widgets you choose. Query results export to Excel for further analysis. The administrator prepares templates in the interface and changes the format without a programmer.
Industries where FlexiProject is a BestOutcome alternative
Engineering services
Design offices hand over drawings in stages, each one formally accepted. Products with acceptance criteria define when a stage is finished.
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Energy
Network and power plant projects last for years within a fixed budget. The baseline and the risk register highlight endangered milestones early.
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Every other industry
Construction, manufacturing and technology companies plan their projects in FlexiProject too. See the page for your sector.
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Compare FlexiProject with other tools
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BestOutcome alternative: frequently asked questions
FlexiProject as a BestOutcome alternative
Is FlexiProject a good BestOutcome alternative?
Yes, FlexiProject is a good BestOutcome alternative when projects need products with acceptance criteria, complete templates and goals with KPIs. The FlexiProject project management software brings them together.
How does FlexiProject differ from BestOutcome?
FlexiProject as a BestOutcome alternative adds products with acceptance criteria, a template library and a project chat. The Gantt chart tool can also start from a schedule the AI assistant drafts from a project description.
Will the next team benefit from our finished projects?
Yes. Best practices and document patterns are kept with the products of every template. The knowledge base module also lets you save a closed project as a new template, with its risk list.
Plan and approvals
Does the BestOutcome alternative approve plan changes?
Yes. A new plan version starts with a change request, and the project plan module keeps every approved baseline.
Which dependencies does FlexiProject support?
Finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish and start-to-finish, each with an optional fixed lag in days. When a predecessor moves, the project scheduling software moves the linked successors.
Who approves plans and documents?
Through the approval workflow software the charter, the plan and every change request reach the right roles, step by step or at once.
Charter, risks and budget
How is a project charter built?
In the project charter tool fields are filled from the schedule, the budget and the risk register. Departments may keep separate charter patterns.
How are risks linked to the plan?
Each risk in the project risk module is tied to the task it affects, and its budget impact is recorded with it.
How does the BestOutcome alternative forecast the budget?
FlexiProject as a BestOutcome alternative forecasts each line of the project budget software over time. Actuals are assigned to the same lines.
Portfolio, reviews and reports
What reports does the board get?
The project reporting tool brings budgets, risks, products and plan changes from all projects into one set of reports.
Where are review decisions kept?
Every review in the project review module records the status, the decisions and the board’s comments. The archive keeps all earlier reviews.
Can the BestOutcome alternative simulate the portfolio?
Yes. FlexiProject as a BestOutcome alternative has project portfolio software where you switch projects off and see the effect at once.
Selection, programs and time
How are new project ideas rated?
With the project scoring software you rank proposals by criteria and weights you define. A separate model can apply to each project type.
How are related projects planned together?
The program management tool lets tasks in one project depend on tasks in another. A late task then shows its knock-on effect across the program.
Is time tracking part of the same system?
Yes. Hours go against tasks in the time tracking tool, and routine duties run in the same availability.
Rollout, hosting and cost
Where does routine work go?
Duties that repeat, each with an owner and a cycle, belong in the operational tasks module. They draw on the same availability as projects.
Can the BestOutcome alternative run on our own servers?
Yes. FlexiProject as a BestOutcome alternative also installs on your servers with the full scope, one of the FlexiProject key strengths.
Can we test FlexiProject on our own?
A BestOutcome trial account is set up after contact with the vendor. In FlexiProject anyone can open a 30-day test account without help, and the pricing page lists the rates.
Contact us to learn more about FlexiProject
Show us one project you run in BestOutcome, and we will prepare it in FlexiProject with products and a template.
