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Planview AdaptiveWork alternative: FlexiProject compared
FlexiProject is a Planview AdaptiveWork alternative for organisations that want ready PPM modules rather than custom objects. The charter, products, scoring and approval paths are built in, in the cloud or on your servers.
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FlexiProject vs Planview AdaptiveWork
| Try for free | Planview AdaptiveWork | |
|---|---|---|
| Gantt chart | ||
| Four dependency types with fixed lag | ||
| Critical path | ||
| Baseline | ||
| Schedule import from .mpp files | ||
| Risk register | ||
| Built-in project deliverables module | ||
| Budget lines, time-phased forecast, actuals | ||
| Project portfolios | ||
| Project in multiple programmes | ||
| Strategic goals with KPIs | ||
| Resource workload | ||
| Time tracking | ||
| Microsoft Teams integration | ||
| On-premises version | ||
| Unlimited free users | ||
| Public pricing |
A Planview AdaptiveWork alternative from charter to portfolio
In FlexiProject you approve the charter, accept products, score ideas and plan programmes in ready modules. Open a 30-day test account or ask for a demo.
FlexiProject key strengths
A good Planview AdaptiveWork alternative covers five areas without building custom objects.
Describe what each phase delivers.
Each product has an owner, a due date, acceptance criteria and attached document templates. Linked to a milestone, it changes its date together with the schedule.
Manage related projects as one programme.
A programme links tasks from several projects with dependencies. One project can belong to more than one programme, and you recalculate dates across the whole programme.
Keep every approved version.
Charter templates can differ for each category of project. Every version sent for approval keeps the data from that moment, so the original assumptions remain visible.
Prepare steering committee meetings.
You add projects to a review, and project managers fill in its fields. The archived review keeps the data from the day of the meeting, so you can return to each decision.
Score projects again during delivery.
A scoring template sets the questions, weights and evaluators. You can repeat the assessment during the project, and the history chart shows how benefits and complexity changed.
key strengths
A Planview AdaptiveWork alternative with ready PPM modules
In Planview AdaptiveWork an administrator builds deliverables, scoring or approvals from custom objects, fields and rules. In FlexiProject the charter, products, scoring and approval paths are ready modules that you switch on for a project and adjust in the settings.
flexible configuration
Separate work areas for business units
Business units get their own work areas with project templates, charter patterns and approval paths. Project roles decide who edits the plan and who approves the budget. Licences are assigned to people, and users with the Free licence update the status of their own tasks.
Industries where FlexiProject is a Planview AdaptiveWork alternative
IT companies
IT departments and software firms decide which requests become projects. Scoring and the portfolio simulation show which proposals fit the budget for the year.
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Energy
Energy companies run long investment programmes with many contractors. The baseline, risk register and products with acceptance criteria record every stage of delivery.
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Every other industry
Manufacturing, construction and public institutions also manage their projects in FlexiProject. Examples for each sector are on the industries page.
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Compare FlexiProject with other tools
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Planview AdaptiveWork alternative: frequently asked questions
FlexiProject as a Planview AdaptiveWork alternative
Is FlexiProject a good Planview AdaptiveWork alternative?
Yes, FlexiProject is a good Planview AdaptiveWork alternative when the charter, products and scoring should work as ready modules rather than custom objects. The FlexiProject project management software connects them with the schedule and budget.
Is FlexiProject also an alternative to Clarizen?
Yes. Clarizen is the former name of Planview AdaptiveWork, so FlexiProject as a Planview AdaptiveWork alternative answers the same needs. The project scheduling software reads .mpp files directly, without saving them as XML first.
How does FlexiProject compare with Planview Portfolios?
We describe it in a separate comparison with Planview Portfolios, because it is a different Planview product. FlexiProject covers both areas in one system, from project planning to portfolio decisions.
Schedule and plan versions
Does the Planview AdaptiveWork alternative support every dependency type?
Yes. FlexiProject as a Planview AdaptiveWork alternative links tasks finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish and start-to-finish, with a fixed lag in days. In the Gantt chart tool successors move together with their predecessor.
What happens when the plan has to change?
A change request with a justification goes through the approval path. Once it is approved, the project plan module saves a new baseline, and earlier versions remain available.
Can a new project start with a ready schedule and budget?
Yes. The project template software brings a prepared schedule, budget, list of products and known risks into a new project.
Budget, risks and time
Does the Planview AdaptiveWork alternative spread the budget over months?
Yes. FlexiProject as a Planview AdaptiveWork alternative has a project budget module. Each line gets a time-phased forecast and the actual costs booked to it, and the forecast can follow task dates.
How do we handle risks that threaten specific tasks?
In the risk register module, a risk is linked to the task it threatens and has its own response plan. Typical risks reach new projects through the template.
How does the team record working time?
People enter hours and minutes with a short description on each task, also from their phone. The time tracking software then shows planned and logged effort per project.
Portfolio, reviews and strategy
Can the Planview AdaptiveWork alternative show which projects fit the budget?
Yes. FlexiProject as a Planview AdaptiveWork alternative has project portfolio software with a simulation. You select projects and compare their planned costs with the portfolio amount before the decision.
Who approves new projects and their budgets?
People in project roles named in the approval workflow software. Steps run in sequence or in parallel, and the approver records the decision with a comment.
How do projects connect to strategic goals?
In the strategy management module, goals are measured with metrics that have planned and actual values over time. Each project shows which goal it supports.
Licences, resources and team
Does the Planview AdaptiveWork alternative include free users?
Yes. FlexiProject as a Planview AdaptiveWork alternative has no limit on users with the Free licence, who see their own tasks and change their status. The Standard and Full licences add project views and wider permissions, as shown on the pricing page.
Can we see who has capacity for new work?
Yes. The resource planning software shows the workload of people and departments across projects. It also warns when an assignment exceeds someone’s availability.
Where does the team discuss its work?
In the project chat and in task comments, where you mention colleagues. The project communication tool keeps these discussions with the project after it closes.
Hosting and rollout
Can the Planview AdaptiveWork alternative run on our servers?
Yes. FlexiProject as a Planview AdaptiveWork alternative runs in the cloud or on premises with the same features, except the payments module. Both options belong to the FlexiProject key strengths.
What stays with the organisation after a project ends?
Conclusions and files from closed projects are kept in the knowledge base module, where teams look them up before planning similar work.
Do duties outside projects count towards workload?
Yes. Regular duties go into the operational task software with an owner and a cycle. They use the same availability of people as project tasks.
Contact us to learn more about FlexiProject
Send us one programme you run in Planview AdaptiveWork today, and we will show it in FlexiProject with its charter, products and scoring.
