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BSCW vs Smartsheet vs Viewpath System Properties Comparison

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SystemsBSCWinfoBasic Support for Cooperative Work  Xexclude from comparisonSmartsheet  Xexclude from comparisonViewpath  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionBSCW is a web-basd collaboration and task management system, available as hosted service and as self-hosted tool.Smartsheet is a web-based project planning and collaboration tool that uses tabular sheets as universal user interface paradigm.Viewpath is a web-based project management tool.
CategoryProject Planning
Project Collaboration
Project Planning
Project Collaboration
Project Planning
Project Management Zone Rankinginfomeasures the popularity of Project Management SystemsScore 1.39
Rank #221
Score 390.04
Rank #9
Score 2.26
Rank #187
DeveloperOrbiTeamSmartsheetViewpath
Websitebscw.desmartsheet.comviewpath.com
Technical documentationbscw.de/­en/­supporthelp.smartsheet.comsupport.viewpath.com
Social network pages
Twitter110followers
Facebook28,733followers
LinkedIn54,055followers
Twitter23,317followers
Facebook241followers
LinkedIn187followers
Twitter204followers
Initial release199520062002
LicenseCommercial
Web-based service (SaaS)infoSoftware-as-a-Service model
Web-based service (SaaS)infoSoftware-as-a-Service modelWeb-based service (SaaS)infoSoftware-as-a-Service model
Web-based architectureyesyesyes
Programming languagePython
Operating systemsAIX
FreeBSD
HP-UX
IRIX
Linux
NetBSD
OS X
Solaris
Unix
Windows
Mobile appsnoinfomobile version of web interfaceAndroid
iOS
no
APIinfoApplication Programming InterfaceyesyesinfoRESTno
Multi-useryesyesyes
Authentication mechanismPassword
LDAPinfoLightweight Directory Access Protocol
OpenID
CASinfoJA-SIG Central Authentication Service
Shibboleth
Password
SAMLinfoSecurity Assertion Markup LanguageinfoEnterprise edition only
Google sign-on
Password
Google sign-on
Yahoo sign-on
NotificationsDesktop push
Email
RSS feeds
EmailEmail
Project Planning Properties
Hierarchical tasksinfoSupport for parent-child relationships of tasksyesyesyes
Recurring tasksinfoSupport for definition of tasks that occur repeatedlynoyesno
Milestone trackinginfoMilestones indicate the completion of major deliverables, normally by completing a set of tasksnoyesyes
Task dependenciesinfoDependencies between tasks are logical relationships that restrict the sequence of task executions, e.g. one task must be completed before another task can startyesyesyes
Critical path managementinfoThe critical path method calculates the set of tasks that cannot be delayed without increasing the project's duration, taking into account task dependenciesnoyesyes
Critical chain managementinfoThe critical chain method expands the critical path method by additionally taking resource constraints into accountnonono
Gantt chartsinfoBar chart to visualize a project's tasks and milestones scheduleyesyesyes
PERT chartsinfoNetwork diagrams according to Program Evaluation Review Techniquenoyesno
BaselinesinfoSupport for creating and using snapshots of a project's plan in terms of cost, scope and schedule nonoyes
Resource managementinfoSupport for managing a project's human and/or non-human resourcesnoyesyes
Resource levelinginfoSupport for optimizing the allocation of a project's resourcesnonono
Time trackinginfoSupport for estimating and monitoring the time spent on a project's tasksnoyesyes
Cost trackinginfoSupport for monitoring a project's expensesnoyesyes
Earned value managementinfoSupport for tracking a project's performance and progress via earned value measurementsnoyesno
Risk managementinfoSupport for identifying and keeping track of project risks and risk-related activitiesnonono
Scrum supportinfoSupport for typical Scrum techniques such as sprints, backlogs and burn-down chartsnonoyes
Kanban supportinfoSupport for typical Kanban techniques such as visualization of tasks on boards using cardsnoyesinfoCard Viewno
Project portfolio management infoSupport for collectively managing a set of current or proposed projects, e.g. by evaluation and prioritization of projectsnonoyes
Project Collaboration Properties
Project wikiyesno
Discussion forumyesyes
Online chatnoinfosupport for integration of external chat systemsno
Audio conferencingnoinfosupport for integration of external conferencing systemsno
Video conferencingnoinfosupport for integration of external conferencing systemsno
Screen sharingnono
Calendar sharingyesyes
Contact sharingyesno
Document sharingyesyes
File versioningyesno
More information provided by the system vendor
BSCWSmartsheetViewpath
Specific characteristics

PROJECT SCHEDULING

Organizations of all sizes are under intense pressure to improve the speed, accuracy, and agility of their project management and capacity planning processes, while also balancing the related risks and costs of these endeavors.

Viewpath is a feature rich solution, offering a powerful yet easy to use project and resource management toolset that is simple to deploy, instantly scalable, and has “anytime-anywhere” availability.

CORE FEATURES

  • Portfolio Management

  • Interactive Dashboards

  • Sensitivity Analyses

  • Baseline Variance Management

  • Cost Tracking

  • Control Access/Visibility

 

CAPACITY PLANNING

Supporting both top-down and bottom-up resource staffing processes, Viewpath makes it easy for project and resource managers to communicate requirements and decisions throughout a project’s lifecycle, giving you greater visibility into resource demand and capacity planning.

By providing a graphical analysis of resource and role utilization, Viewpath helps project teams maximize resources in a dynamic environment. This allows managers to see where resources are being used across all programs and projects, as well as their forecasted future use. Viewpath’s centralized system shows resource conflicts to project and resource managers, eliminating unexpected delays or unforeseen resource limitations.

CORE FEATURES

  • Predictive Resource Allocation

  • Visually Interactive Resource Charts

  • Individual and Team Views

  • Cross-Project Allocation

  • Weighted Planning

 

TEMPLATES

Regardless of the size of your organization, standardization across projects is a critical. Viewpath makes it possible to automate the creation of new projects using customizable templates. Once the core of each project is built, you can customize the project with its specific needs, enabling your team to quickly and consistently create new projects.  Increase productivity and execute faster across distributed teams.

CORE FEATURES

  • Unlimited Templates

  • Project Standardization

  • Simplify Project Creation

  • Consistency in Project Data

Increase productivity and execute faster across distributed teams.

CORE FEATURESUnlimited Templates
Project Standardization
Simplify Project Creation
Consistency in Project Data

Competitive advantages

Intuitive and user friendly

Easily import from Microsoft Project

Easily import from Excel

Powerful integrations / API's with other major solutions

 

 

INTEGRATIONS

Getting work done can involve multiple tools. To accommodate this, Viewpath integrates with popular business systems and cloud applications to enable secure collaboration and data sharing across enterprise business processes.

Whether it’s accessing field service work orders, or integrating with CRM solutions, Viewpath allows you to supercharge your organizational productivity with partner-built solutions

Share knowledge across the organization to more quickly resolve issues and capture project information across the different platforms your different teams need to use.

Salesforce

  • Embed Viewpath project data to Accounts,

  • Opportunities and Custom Objects

  • Create and update projects without leaving Salesforce

  • Viewpath is a stand-alone app, which means

  • your customers and third party vendors can

  • collaborate independent of Salesforce

 

 

Google Suite (G-Suite)

  • Import Google Contacts

  • Export projects to Google Calendar

  • Interface translated to 15 languages

 

 

GE ServiceMax

Integration with ServiceMax Work Orders

Seamless Visibility

Typical application scenarios

Viewpath's clients typically have the following scenarios

Managing projects and portfolios of projects

The need for first time project management organization

Resource planning and demand planning - make sure your team is fully utilized but not overutilized

PMO's managing many projects in an organization across many departments

 

 

Key customers

Airbus

GE Healthcare

Logitech

Abbot Labs

Fender Guitars

 

Licensing and pricing models

Multiple license types available to best suit your needs.  

 

Pricing ranges from $4.00 per user / month to $33.00 per user / month.

 

Detailed pricing information can be found here Viewpath Pricing

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