Defense
Defence contracts are settled against a baseline and a documented decision. Approval paths, budget versions and a review archive give the auditor one set of evidence.
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FlexiProject as a Cora Systems alternative: the comparison
Cora Systems runs large programs with earned value and deep financial control. FlexiProject sets the same work on a PMO method you configure yourself — ready on day one, without an implementation project.
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FlexiProject vs Cora Systems
| Try for free | Cora Systems | |
|---|---|---|
| Gantt chart | ||
| Baseline with variance | ||
| Critical path | ||
| Schedule import from MS Project | ||
| Risk register | ||
| Multi-stage approval paths | ||
| Project budget | ||
| Project templates | ||
| Project portfolios | ||
| Project scoring | ||
| Strategic goals with KPIs | ||
| Resource workload simulation | ||
| On-premises version | ||
| Modules switched on in settings | ||
| Configuration without an implementation consultant | ||
| Jira integration inside the licence | ||
| Public price list | ||
| Self-service trial account |
Enterprise governance without an implementation project
Cora Systems suits multi-year programs with earned value reporting. FlexiProject covers the same governance and starts in your own hands: charter, budget, risks, reviews. Book a demo.
FlexiProject strengths
Five modules a PMO sets up on its own, in the interface, during the first week of work.
Approve scope, goals and KPIs in one systemic document
The charter pulls milestones, top risks and budget figures straight from the project. Every approved version stays in the archive with its author and date.
Every project of the same type starts from one standard
A template carries the schedule, budget lines, typical risks and products together. You save a finished project as a new template in one click.
Plan costs and revenue in the same place as the schedule
Budget lines link to tasks, so a moved phase moves the cash flow with it. Versions keep the figures the sponsor approved.
Recurring reviews with a report the system fills in
You set the review date per portfolio and the report fills itself from the schedule, budget and risks. The archive keeps every decision.
Every project of a portfolio on one screen
A portfolio aggregates budgets, risks and milestones of its projects. In a simulation you switch a project off and watch the indicators react.
one package
Integrations and modules inside the price of the licence
Jira, Microsoft Teams, the mobile app and the API belong to the standard licence. The price list is public, so you count the cost of your PMO before the first call with a salesperson.
system configuration
Modules, roles and approval paths in the hands of the PMO
You switch project modules on and off yourself, globally or for a single project. Roles, permissions and approval paths sit in the same settings. A new project category takes an afternoon, not a request to the supplier.
Industries with programs under regulated supervision
Pharmaceutical and biotech
A study or a registration runs in phases, and each phase ends with a decision. Products with acceptance criteria show what was handed over, not a percentage.
See pharma and biotech
Construction
An investment lives on dates and cash flow. The schedule, a budget spread over months and the risk register sit in one project card.
See construction projects
Every other industry
Energy, manufacturing, technology and local government have pages of their own. Check yours and read the examples collected there.
Explore all industries
Compare FlexiProject with other tools
Most PMOs put three or four systems side by side. The same table waits for Planview, Triskell and Microsoft Project.
FlexiProject vs Cora Systems: frequently asked questions
FlexiProject vs Cora Systems
What is the main difference between FlexiProject and Cora Systems?
Cora Systems is a platform shaped around your processes during an implementation project. FlexiProject brings a project method that already works on the first day. The plan, its baseline and change requests are waiting in the project plan module.
Which system handles programs and portfolios better?
Cora Systems was built for multi-year programs in government and industry, and it handles them well. FlexiProject gives a program its own card, budget and cross-project dependencies, without a dedicated administrator. Compare it on the page about project programs in FlexiProject.
Is FlexiProject easier for a non-technical user?
Cora Systems trains users through its own tutorial extension. FlexiProject keeps contextual help with short videos inside the application, next to the module you are using. The same material sits in the knowledge base module.
Can we run both systems at the same time?
Yes, and organisations do that during a transition. A regulated program stays in Cora Systems while other work moves to FlexiProject, including everything outside projects in operational tasks in the system.
Schedule and planning
Does Cora Systems have baselines and schedule variance?
It does, including automatic and approved baselines. FlexiProject adds a change request with a reason and an approval. The new plan and the previous one then stand next to each other on the project schedule module.
Can I import a schedule from Microsoft Project?
Both systems import an .mpp file. FlexiProject also exports back to MS Project and to Excel, and draws the whole plan in the browser. See the Gantt chart in FlexiProject.
Can the team work on a board instead of the Gantt?
In FlexiProject the board and the schedule run on the same tasks, so an update in one place appears in the other. Nobody keeps two lists. Look at the Kanban board module.
How does a change of plan get approved?
The request goes to the decision maker defined as a project role, not as a named person. The system records who accepted the change, when and with what comment, on the project approval in the system.
Budget, risks and products
Does Cora Systems have a risk register?
Yes, risks and opportunities are part of the platform and roll up to the portfolio. FlexiProject links a risk to a specific task and to a configurable risk matrix, in the project risks module module.
How does FlexiProject describe the scope of a project?
Through products with an owner, an acceptance date and the criteria the sponsor signs off. Each product points to the tasks that deliver it, so reporting names what was handed over. See project products in FlexiProject.
Can we record time worked on tasks?
Both systems have timesheets, and both accept entries from a phone. In FlexiProject the recorded time sits next to the planned effort of the same task, in time tracking module.
Where do I see the financial status of many projects at once?
A dashboard and a report builder cover it, with filters kept in the Excel export. Departments and roles get their own sets of reports module.
Portfolio, PMO and reporting
How does FlexiProject prioritise new ideas?
A scoring model with your own criteria and weights, repeated during delivery and not only at the start. Several people can score the same idea in a survey, through project scoring in FlexiProject.
Can projects be linked to strategic goals?
Goals carry a baseline, a target and a current KPI value, and cascade from the organisation down to a task. Approval of a project can require such a link, as shown under strategy module.
How is resource workload presented?
Workload runs across the organisation and its departments, with individual availability and holidays. A warning appears when you assign a task beyond someone’s capacity, in project resources in the system.
How do stakeholders receive updates?
Comments sit on tasks, risks, budget lines and products, and mentions send a notification at once. The project chat is archived with the project, in project communication module.
Implementation and configuration
Who configures the system after the purchase?
Cora Systems delivers configuration through its professional services team. In FlexiProject the PMO does it in the interface. Each area of the organisation keeps its own charters, templates and approval paths in its workspace module.
How do we move existing projects into FlexiProject?
Schedules come in from MS Project or Excel with column mapping. The rest starts from a standard you define once, and a finished project becomes another template of your own.
Can we test the system before we decide?
You open a FlexiProject account yourself and use it for 30 days, with no form and no call. During the test you set up charters, templates and approval paths on your own data.
Licences, integrations and security
Does FlexiProject connect to Jira?
Tasks come in from Jira with a JQL query and owner mapping, and the connection belongs to the standard licence. Read about the integration with Jira.
Is there an on-premises version?
Both vendors offer one, and Cora Systems adds it for regulated government work. In FlexiProject the server version carries no functional limits against the cloud.
How much does FlexiProject cost, and who needs a licence?
The price list is public and the number of free users is unlimited, so a team member updates tasks without a seat. Check the levels on the FlexiProject pricing page.
Contact us and put FlexiProject on one of your programs
Bring your own program with its budget, risks and reporting calendar. We will show how it looks in FlexiProject and what the PMO has to set up before the start.
