Professional services
A consulting firm runs several projects for different clients at once. A charter and products with acceptance criteria give each engagement a clear shape.
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Sinnaps alternative: FlexiProject compared
FlexiProject is a Sinnaps alternative for companies that need a baseline, a project charter and a risk register beyond the schedule. You get it all in one system, with budget and portfolio.
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FlexiProject vs Sinnaps
| Try for free | Sinnaps | |
|---|---|---|
| Gantt chart | ||
| Kanban board | ||
| Critical path | ||
| Multi-level task structure | ||
| Baseline | ||
| Change request for the plan | ||
| Schedule import from MS Project | ||
| Project charter with approval and versions | ||
| Approval paths with decision history | ||
| Risk register | ||
| Project products with acceptance criteria | ||
| Project budget in costs and revenues | ||
| Project portfolios | ||
| Project scoring | ||
| Strategic goals with KPIs | ||
| Report builder | ||
| Resource workload | ||
| Time tracking |
A Sinnaps alternative from schedule to approved project
In FlexiProject the schedule with its baseline, the charter and the risk register belong to one project. Start on a test account or see a demo first.
FlexiProject key strengths
A good Sinnaps alternative covers five areas beyond the schedule itself.
Keep a reference point for every task.
The baseline keeps the approved task dates, and the deviation shows in columns and on the chart. You submit a new plan version as a request that goes through approval.
Describe the project in one document before it starts.
The charter combines the goal and scope with data from the schedule, budget and risks. After approval every version of the charter stays in the project history.
Keep risks in a register next to the schedule.
A risk has an owner, a response plan and a place on a matrix with your own scales. You tie it to the task it affects.
Set out what the project delivers and when.
A product has an owner and acceptance criteria, and its date comes from the task in which it is made. You see the list of products beside the schedule.
Pick projects by the same criteria.
You set the criteria and weights, with a separate model for each project type. You repeat the score during delivery, and its history stays on a chart.
key strengths
A Sinnaps alternative for companies with many projects
With a dozen projects, the board compares them against shared criteria and links them to company goals. In FlexiProject scoring, strategic goals and the portfolio simulation work on the same data as the schedules. You decide on the next project with figures from current plans.
flexible configuration
Separate standards for departments and project types
Implementation, internal and client projects rarely share one charter or one approval path. Work areas give each type its own templates and paths in one instance. The administrator changes them in the interface, without writing code, and each department keeps its own way of approving work.
Industries where FlexiProject is a Sinnaps alternative
Technology
Software teams plan releases with dependencies across projects. A program puts them on one schedule and recalculates the dates.
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Construction
An investment has a fixed date and many contractors. The baseline and the risk register show what threatens the handover date.
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Every other industry
Manufacturing, energy and the public sector plan projects to their own standards. See the sector closest to yours.
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Compare FlexiProject with other tools
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Sinnaps alternative: frequently asked questions
FlexiProject as a Sinnaps alternative
Is FlexiProject a good Sinnaps alternative?
Yes, FlexiProject is a good Sinnaps alternative when beyond the schedule you keep a project charter, risks and portfolio decisions. The FlexiProject project management software links them to the schedule and budget in one place.
What does the FlexiProject schedule offer beyond the critical path?
You nest tasks on any number of levels and link them with four dependency types: finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish and start-to-finish. A fixed lag in days keeps the gap when a predecessor moves. The Gantt chart tool also shows the baseline and the deviation of every task.
Can the next project use what this one taught us?
Yes. FlexiProject as a Sinnaps alternative keeps document patterns and best practices with template products. In the knowledge base module a closed project turns into a template, risk list included.
Schedule and planning
Does the Sinnaps alternative save a baseline?
Yes. FlexiProject as a Sinnaps alternative saves the approved plan, and every new version goes through approval workflow software. Earlier plans stay for comparison.
Can we import a schedule from MS Project?
Yes. FlexiProject imports .mpp files, baselines included, into its project scheduling software. A schedule from Excel loads with column mapping.
Does a template cover more than tasks?
Yes. The project template module carries the schedule with relationships, the budget, the risk list and the products. You save a finished project as a template in one step.
Budgets, risk and decisions
Does the Sinnaps alternative plan project revenues?
Sinnaps calculates the cost of resources assigned to tasks. FlexiProject as a Sinnaps alternative plans costs and revenues on budget lines in the project budget software. Each line has a forecast spread over time and its actuals.
Does the Sinnaps alternative keep a risk register?
Yes. FlexiProject as a Sinnaps alternative gives every project its own risk register with owners and response plans. A risk report for the whole portfolio comes from the project reporting tool.
Where are project decisions recorded?
Board decisions go to the project review module, together with comments. Approvals of the charter and the plan keep their author, date and comment.
Portfolio, strategy and programs
Does the Sinnaps alternative simulate the portfolio?
Yes. FlexiProject as a Sinnaps alternative lets you leave selected projects out in the project portfolio software. Costs, revenues and deviations of the whole portfolio update at once.
Can projects be measured against company goals?
Yes. In the strategy management module a goal has metrics with plan and actual values over time. You attach projects to it with their level of impact.
How do you plan projects that depend on each other?
The program management tool links tasks from different projects through dependencies. Before you approve a change, you see the new dates of every linked project.
People, time and everyday work
How is people's workload shown?
In the resource management module load shows by department, person and project. Availability includes each person’s leave and working hours.
How do you keep track of working time?
Hours are entered on each task in the time tracking tool. Planned time sits next to it, and you can report time per project or per person.
Where do you run the team's recurring duties?
Recurring duties run in the operational tasks module, with owners and a cycle. They count towards the same availability as project tasks.
Rollout, hosting and cost
Where does the team comment on the work?
In the team communication tool you comment and mention people on tasks, risks and budget lines. An agreement stays with the matter it concerns.
Can the Sinnaps alternative run on our own servers?
Yes. FlexiProject as a Sinnaps alternative also installs on your own servers with the full scope and offers its interface in 28 languages. Both are among the FlexiProject key strengths.
How do you start with FlexiProject?
Rates are on the pricing page, and you open a 30-day test account yourself. People who only complete their own tasks use a free licence.
Contact us to learn more about FlexiProject
Show us one schedule from Sinnaps, and we will rebuild it in FlexiProject with a baseline, a charter and risks.
