Overview Presentation
PlanDone is an easy-to-work-with collaboration-driven project management software. For teams of any size, this web application can be of great help in your organization.
The Dashboard
Most project management systems provide dashboards, which help provide a bird’s eye view of project and task activity. PlanDone actually offers an interesting one. Although the elements available are somewhat limited and graphs/charts are missing, the tables that can be docked come in handy, especially the “Top 10 Action Steps” for a specific user.
Project Management
As far as project management goes, PlanDone can please both professional project managers and those who do not follow any specific methodology. Several advanced parameters can be defined when setting up a project, among others: milestones, management approach, risks, as well as scopes and deliverables. All those fields are optional and can be simply ignored for PMs who don’t need them. A great thing we liked is how resource allocation is handled in PlanDone. Actually, the software helps you easily determine staff availability and pinpoints scheduling conflicts. This helps prevent mistakes from occurring at this level. Finally, the project timeline (Gantt chart) is a great advantage for PlanDone over several of its competitors.
Collaboration Features
PlanDone is amazing at this level. First off, the wiki comes in handy for building up ideas. It can be used to gather ideas, post images, and lots more. PlanDone also offers an integrated chat (instant messenger). The conversations can be saved within a project, a task or the wiki. For those who want to be kept posted without having to login in to PlanDone, their email notification system works like a charm and lets you choose among several presentation formats.
Pricing
PlanDone offers 2 plans. For 5 users, a subscription costs $49.99/month ($499.99/year) and for unlimited users, it costs $99.99/month ($999.99/year). They are not the most flexible at this level, but PlanDone remains a pretty affordable product.
The Bottom Line
For organizations looking for an efficient collaborative project management software, PlanDone should be on your list. The software is suitable for any team who wants to collaborate better and lead their projects to successful completion, without any learning curve hassles. Give it a try and see for yourself.