ServiceNow SPM alternative: FlexiProject compared

FlexiProject is a ServiceNow SPM alternative for companies that want a separate system for projects. Products, risks and budget lines sit on the same schedule.

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FlexiProject vs ServiceNow SPM

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Gantt chart with baseline and variance
Gantt chart export to PDF and PNG
Schedule import from MS Project
Risk register
Risk linked to a schedule task
Project products module
Acceptance criteria per product
Project budget with costs and revenues
Products in the project template
Portfolio simulation
One project in several programs
Strategic goals with KPIs
Resource workload and availability
Leave imported from Outlook
Dashboards without an extra analytics licence
Unlimited free users
Public pricing
A ServiceNow SPM alternative with products in the plan

Load a current plan from MS Project, add its products and risks, and check the budget forecast. A 30-day test account opens without a form.

FlexiProject

FlexiProject key strengths

A good ServiceNow SPM alternative ties what the project delivers to the dates, risks and people behind it.

Name what the project must hand over.

A product has an owner and a description of how it will be accepted. Its date comes from the task that delivers it, so a delay in that task moves the product date as well.

Project schedule in FlexiProject project management tool with department, owner, and progress columns organized by project phases

Tie each risk to the work it threatens.

A risk points to a specific task, and the task panel lists its risks. The administrator sets the probability and impact scales and the categories, and each risk can carry a budget impact.

Project budget module in FlexiProject project management tool with custom attributes: cost center, expense type, vendor, and Capex/Opex classification

Let one project serve several programs.

A shared project, such as a new data centre, can belong to several programs at once. Links between tasks of different projects show how a slip in one plan moves the others.

Risk tab in project portfolio view in FlexiProject project management software showing 5x5 risk matrix by impact and probability with detailed risk list

Plan with the leave people have already booked.

Once a day the system reads all-day out-of-office events from Outlook and lowers each person’s availability. Workload by department and person sits under the Gantt chart of the project.

Project charter in FlexiProject PPM with sections for project information, schedule with milestones, risk matrix, and budget and benefits

Build cross-project reports without code.

The query builder covers projects, schedules, budgets, actuals, risks, products and changes. Results export to Excel, and graphic reports show the portfolio and the review on one page.

Project product list in the FlexiProject PPM system showing different project deliverables, including product specification, prototype, product design, product module, new solution, pilot version, product improvement, test version, production package, final product, product documentation, and product release, with assigned owners.
key strengths

A ServiceNow SPM alternative for engineering and investment work

An investment or engineering project is judged by what it hands over and when. In FlexiProject each product has an owner and acceptance terms, and its date follows the delivering task. Risks point to tasks, so the board sees which delay threatens which result.

KPI portfolio management dashboard in FlexiProject PPM software showing project portfolio KPIs, business metrics and strategic alignment
flexible configuration

Dashboards each team composes

A dashboard is a layout of widgets: lists, charts and indicators, each with its own criteria. Separate graphic reports cover the portfolio and the board review. You pick the widgets you need, and the data comes from the same projects, so no one keeps a parallel spreadsheet.

When does a project management system become essential?

Industries where FlexiProject is a ServiceNow SPM alternative

Technology

IT companies run client rollouts with fixed dates and products to hand over. Programs show how one shared platform project affects several clients.

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Construction industry visualization with building sites and project delivery

Financial services

Banks and insurers run regulatory projects with a fixed deadline. Approval paths and baselines keep a record of each decision for auditors.

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Professional services industry visualization with consulting and expert work environments

Public institutions

Public projects need a charter, a budget forecast and a clear owner for each deliverable. Reviews archive board decisions with the data behind them.

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Manufacturing industry visualization with production facilities and industrial processes

Other sectors

Energy, manufacturing and construction companies also manage projects in FlexiProject. Open the page for your sector.

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ServiceNow SPM alternative: frequently asked questions

FlexiProject as a ServiceNow SPM alternative

Is FlexiProject a good ServiceNow SPM alternative?

Yes, FlexiProject is a good ServiceNow SPM alternative for companies that plan engineering, investment or business projects in their own system. The FlexiProject project management software links products, risks and budget lines to the schedule.

Can the ServiceNow SPM alternative work next to ServiceNow?

Yes. Tickets and incidents can stay in ServiceNow, while FlexiProject as a ServiceNow SPM alternative holds the projects. Recurring duties outside projects go to the operational tasks module.

Can the ServiceNow SPM alternative import MS Project plans?

Yes. FlexiProject as a ServiceNow SPM alternative reads .mpp files with tasks, resources, assignments and the baseline. The plan then lives in the Gantt chart tool, which also exports to PDF and PNG.

Charter, plan and products

How does the ServiceNow SPM alternative handle deliverables?

In ServiceNow SPM acceptance criteria are kept only on agile stories. FlexiProject as a ServiceNow SPM alternative gives every product an owner and acceptance terms. A template in the project template module brings ready products with document patterns.

What goes into a project charter?

The PMO builds the charter pattern from text, tables and fields read from the schedule, budget, risks and products. In the project charter module the sponsor approves the charter, and a later change starts a new version.

How is a change to the approved plan recorded?

A change request in the project plan module stores the reason, the options considered and the scope change. Once approved, it sets a new baseline next to the earlier one.

Budget, approvals and reviews

How does the ServiceNow SPM alternative plan a budget?

FlexiProject as a ServiceNow SPM alternative plans costs and revenues on budget lines in the project budget software. Each line has a forecast spread over months, and actual costs land on the same line.

How many people can approve one change?

As many as the decision needs. In the approval workflow software a path has ordered levels, and decision makers are named through project roles. A level can require every vote or just one.

Where does the board look at projects?

The project review module gathers budget, deviations, milestones, progress and risks from each project. Board decisions and comments are archived together with a snapshot of the data.

Portfolio, strategy and scoring

Can a project sit in several programs in the ServiceNow SPM alternative?

Yes. In ServiceNow SPM a project belongs to only one program. FlexiProject as a ServiceNow SPM alternative lets one project join several programs and portfolios. The project portfolio software counts it in each of them.

How are new ideas ranked?

The project scoring software rates ideas with weighted questions you write yourself. Scoring has versions, so you can assess a project again during delivery and see how the score changed.

How are projects linked to company goals?

In the strategy management module goals form a tree with sub-goals and dated metrics. Each project is attached to a goal with its level of impact, and the summary view shows progress.

Where does the PMO keep good practice?

Good practice and document patterns sit with the products, risks and tasks of a template. The knowledge base module can turn a finished project into a template that carries its risks forward.

Time, teams and communication

How is working time recorded?

Each entry in the time tracking tool has a task, a date, a duration and a comment. Hours spent outside projects are logged in the same place.

How does the team discuss the work?

Comments and mentions sit on tasks, risks, budget lines and reviews. In the team communication tool each project also has its own chat, and every user picks which notifications reach them by email.

Can each department keep its own standards?

Yes. In the workspace software each department gets its own charter patterns, templates, approval paths and custom fields, while head office keeps the shared ones.

Licences, Jira and cost

Who needs a paid licence in the ServiceNow SPM alternative?

Only people who plan. In FlexiProject as a ServiceNow SPM alternative, team members who work on their own tasks use free accounts without a user limit. The pricing page lists every rate.

Can developers keep working in Jira?

Yes. With the Jira integration you pull issues into the schedule with a JQL query and map their owners to FlexiProject users. Synchronisation runs on a schedule.

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