Comparative analysis of the functional features of Project

Management software packages

Parameters and Functions

Primavera
Spider
MS
Enterprise
Project
Project
P3e
Professional
MSP

P3e

SPP

Structures
Portfolio Breakdown Structure

Work Breakdown Structure

Resource Breakdown Structure

Cost Breakdown Structure

Activity Types
Duration
Effort
Volume (physical)
Hammock (LOE)

Milestone
Resource Types
Labor
Material
Material Sets
Production
Skills

Multi-Resources (crews)
Dependencies
Standard 4 types (FS, SS, FF, SF)
Time Lags
Volume Lags
Strict Links
Multiple Links
Resource Assignments
Individual
Multi-Resources
Independent teams (Shifts)
Partial Workload
Predefined Workload Profile
Automatic Workload Profile
Adjustment
Material Consumption
Material Production
Materials consumed by Resources

Costs
Cost Components
Activity Cost
Resource Hour Cost
Material Unit Cost
Planned Overload Cost
Assignment Cost (Payment per
Work)
Income simulation
Multi Currency
Calendars
Activity Calendars

Resource Calendars
Dependency Calendars
Scheduling
Without Resource Constraints
Standard Priorities
Custom Priorities
Resource-constrained Schedule
Optimization
Schedule Stability Tools
Scheduling with Supply
Restrictions

Scheduling with Financial

Restrictions

Backward Scheduling
Resource Critical Path (Critical
Chain)
Resource-Constrained Floats
(Feeding Buffers)
Risk Planning
Risk Simulation
Probability To Meet Project Targets
(Cost, Finish)
Calculation of Necessary
Contingency Reserves
Monitoring and Performance Measurement
Duration Monitoring
Resource Monitoring
Volume Monitoring
Supply Monitoring
Cost and Income Monitoring
Project Archives

Reports for User Defined Periods

Earned Value Management (EVM)
Trends of EVM Parameters
Success Probability Trends
Deviations from the Baseline
Deviations by User Defined Period
Project Portfolio
Project Priorities
Portfolio Budget
Portfolio Budget by Cost Accounts
Portfolio Cash Flow Including
Profits
Work Through Internet
Monitoring Performance

Remote work with the Project

Model
1 - Unlimited number of WBS in one project
2 - Resources may be assigned to the project phases
3 - For resources with the same productivity
4 - Role resources may have different productivities
5 - Simulation of quantities and workloads, not just total workload
6 - Working calendars take into account both activity and resource
calendars
7 - With the simulation of material supply or production
8 - With the simulation of project financing and income
9 - Using FTP, access from Spider Project without using third party
software