Benchmark: Project Management Software
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                                     Features                                 Points                InLoox                Competitor               InLoox               Competitor
              Features                                                                                                                               810                     0
              Complete project management solution including project            50                     x                       ?                      50
              planning, resource scheduling and budget organization
              100% integrated into Microsoft® Outlook®                          30                     x                       ?                      30
              Check lists to organize project information                       20                     x                       ?                      20
              Task management with free tasks and virtual Kanban                50                     x                       ?                      50
              Board
              Project approval workflow with project requests and               20                     x                       ?                      20
              project approvals
              Definition of project favorites for a better overview             20                     x                       ?                      20
              Project time planning with Gantt chart                            50                     x                       ?                      50
              Forward and backward scheduling                                   20                     x                       ?                      20
              Incorporation of complex relations between planning               20                     x                       ?                      20
              elements (dependencies, constraints, lags)
              Milestones and activities in the project planning can be          20                     x                       ?                      20
              synchronized with the Outlook calendar or Outlook tasks
              Project groups to create interdependences between two             20                     x                       ?                      20
              and more project plans
              Project snapshot to record the current status of the              20                     x                       ?                      20
              project plan
              Graphical multi-project resource management and 
              capacity-utilization with integrated Microsoft® Exchange          20                     x                       ?                      20
              Server® free/busy feature
              Resource utilization on team and department levels                20                     x                       ?                      20
              Skill management (Search and group resources by skills)           20                     x                       ?                      20
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              Automatic notification of changes in the project plan for 
              internal and external resources via e-mail and Outlook               20                      x                       ?                       20
              notification
              Automatic notifications in case of changes to the                    20                      x                       ?                       20
              planning, to tasks, time tracking entries or documents
              Contact management which allows the use without Active               20                      x                       ?                       20
              Directory or Exchange account
              Automatically generated task list for project managers               20                      x                       ?                       20
              and team members 
              Automatic progress feedback from Microsoft Outlook or                20                      x                       ?                       20
              task lists into the project plan 
              Multi-project timeline overview                                      20                      x                       ?                       20
              Mind Mapping and brainstorming module for visualization              20                      x                       ?                       20
              of project ideas and concepts 
              Project chat to swiftly exchange notes                               20                      x                       ?                       20
              and comments
              Project dashboard with customizable widgets                          20                      x                       ?                       20
              Project time tracking directly in the project or from the            20                      x                       ?                       20
              Outlook calendar to freely-definable project cost centers
              User-defined working time calendars                                  20                      x                       ?                       20
              Document management directly in the project or from the              20                      x                       ?                       20
              Outlook inbox
              Project budgeting with planned and actual expenses and               20                      x                       ?                       20
              revenues approval
              Project billing incl. continuous billing e.g. for services           10                      x                       ?                       10
              Graphical budget overview with cost line chart                       10                      x                       ?                       10
              Project marketing with professional and individual                   10                      x                       ?                       10
              customizing e-mail templates and boilerplates 
              Import and export functions for Microsoft® Project®                  10                      x                       ?                       10
              Soft and hard deadlines                                              10                      x                       ?                       10
              Automatic alerts on deadline overruns                                10                      x                       ?                       10
              Automatic alerts on budget overruns                                  10                      x                       ?                       10
              Automatic plan/actual comparison                                     10                      x                       ?                       10
              Highly flexible report generator                                     30                      x                       ?                       30
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              Free of charge report designer as part of the product                 10                       x                       ?                       10
              deliverables
              Numerous report templates as part of the product                      10                       x                       ?                       10
              deliverables
              Custom fields (texts, numerical values, yes/no-buttons,               20                       x                       ?                       20
              lists, etc. )
              Usability                                                                                                                                      220                      0
              Comfortable and easy to use                                           50                       x                       ?                       50
              Self-explanatory user interface, corresponds 1:1 to the               50                       x                       ?                       50
              Office world
              Very low installation and configuration costs. Install and            30                       x                       ?                       30
              start your project management immediately 
              Available in English, German, Italian, Spanish, French                30                       x                       ?                       30
              Online help in English and German                                     30                       x                       ?                       30
              Proven project solution                                               30                       x                       ?                       30
              Full text search in projects                                          30                       x                       ?                       30
              Cloud services (optional)                                                                                                                      290                      0
              Choice of local (in the company) or cloud data storage                50                       x                       ?                       50
              Flexible rental model (1 or 12 months)                                50                       x                       ?                       50
              Integration in Office 365                                             20                       x                       ?                       20
              Migration to the Cloud or from the Cloud                              30                       x                       ?                       30
              1 GB storage space for documents / user with upgrade                  30                       x                       ?                       30
              option
              Unlimited number of projects                                          50                       x                       ?                       50
              Daily data backup                                                     20                       x                       ?                       20
              Guaranteed availability                                               20                       x                       ?                       20
              All upgrades are included                                             20                       x                       ?                       20
              Mobile Apps (optional)                                                                                                                         350                      0
              Free of charge with Universal User for Android and                    50                       x                       ?                       50
              iPhone
              Access to the project data on the go                                  50                       x                       ?                       50
              Exchange of the project information via Smartphone                    30                       x                       ?                       30
              Create tasks on the go and mark them as completed                     30                       x                       ?                       30
              Automatic updating of the tasks                                       20                       x                       ?                       20
              Access to project documents from anywhere                             20                       x                       ?                       20
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              Documentation of the working hours on the go                     30                     x                      ?                     30
              Contact details are always available                             20                     x                      ?                     20
              Encrypted data transfer                                          50                     x                      ?                     50
              Offline availability                                             20                     x                      ?                     20
              Available as SaaS solution in the Cloud or in the classic        30                     x                      ?                     30
              licensing model
              Performance & security                                                                                                               270                    0
              Very low administrative and IT costs                             30                     x                      ?                     30
              Very high performance and capacity                               30                     x                      ?                     30
              Team capability through full network support                     30                     x                      ?                     30
              Approved access control on the role and account base             30                     x                      ?                     30
              Security is based on Active Directory or Exchange 
              Server, so that the user accounts don't need to be               20                     x                      ?                     20
              created multiple times 
              Integrates perfectly into existing Microsoft system 
              landscapes as the software supports a variety of                 20                     x                      ?                     20
              technologies, such as Windows Server, Active 
              Directory®, Exchange Server and SharePoint Server®
              Offline-mode support                                             30                     x                      ?                     30
              Works with Windows Terminal Server®, Citrix®                     20                     x                      ?                     20
              Support for Virtual Private Networking (VPN) and dial-up         20                     x                      ?                     20
              connections (RAS) 
              Support for clustering and replication to connect                20                     x                      ?                     20
              domains, sites, and servers
              Easily adaptable without programming effort                      20                     x                      ?                     20
              Availability & investment security                                                                                                   190                    0
              Free support via e-mail and telephone directly from              50                     x                      ?                     50
              qualified technicians 
              Support times Monday till Friday from 9:00 a.m. till 5:00        20                     x                      ?                     20
              p.m. (C.E.T)
              Very quick reaction time from supplier                           20                     x                      ?                     20
              Constant development and adaptation to market                    20                     x                      ?                     20
              requirements and new Outlook versions 
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