WBS Chart Pro is a
Windows-based project management software application that is used to create
and display projects using a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Chart. A WBS chart displays the structure of a project
showing how a project is organized into summary (phase) and
detail levels. Using a WBS chart is a more intuitive approach
to planning and displaying a project.
WBS Chart Pro can be used for project planning
As a planning tool, use WBS
Chart Pro to quickly sketch a project plan on the screen using a
밫op-Down?approach. Click with the mouse to define Phases (Summary Tasks)
and Subtasks. Doubleclick a task to add schedule information like Duration,
Start Date, Finish Date, Cost, Work, etc. WBS Chart Pro automatically rolls up
(summarizes) the data to each level of the chart. Assign resources, track
costs, hours and completion, all from within WBS Chart Pro…
Plans
created in WBS Chart Pro can be maintained and managed separately,
transferred directly to Microsoft Project or transferred to any program that
can read the 밠PX?file format.
You can transfer a WBS chart to Microsoft Project at any time with the
simple click of a button.
All of the information you entered in WBS Chart Pro is automatically transferred to Microsoft
Project.
Although
WBS Chart Pro can work seamlessly with Microsoft Project you do not need
Microsoft Project to use WBS Chart Pro as a standalone application. You
can use WBS Chart Pro all by itself to create WBS charts like the one shown
above.
WBS Chart Pro can be used
with Microsoft Project
WBS Chart Pro can be used to
generate WBS charts directly from existing Microsoft Project plans. WBS
Chart Pro uses the Outline created in Microsoft Project to generate a
hierarchical view of the data. A WBS toolbar button can be installed into
Microsoft Project for easy transfer of data. As you organize and change your
project in Microsoft Project, a WBS chart of that data is only a button
away.
The interface between
Microsoft Project and WBS Chart Pro is completely seamless and
bi-directional. When you create a WBS
chart of an existing Microsoft Project plan, all changes made in the WBS
chart are immediately reflected in the Microsoft Project plan. This
means that you can add, delete, reorganize and update tasks in your Microsoft Project plan
using the WBS chart. No other charting
software on the market today allows this level of functionality for managing
your Microsoft Project plans.
In addition, WBS charts can be created first in WBS Chart Pro and
then transferred directly to Microsoft Project. When a WBS chart is
transferred to Microsoft Project, all of the task and resource information
entered into the WBS chart is automatically transferred to Microsoft Project
where additional scheduling can be performed. You can then continue to
switch back and forth between
Microsoft
Project and WBS Chart Pro as needed.
- Create Projects in WBS Chart Pro
- Create projects quickly and easily in
WBS Chart Pro using a
"top-down" approach. Click and drag to
create tasks and phases. Click and drag to reorganize the tasks in
the chart. Maintain your WBS charts separately or transfer the chart
and all data to Microsoft Project with the click of a button.
- Create WBS charts from Microsoft Project
- Existing Microsoft Project plans can be displayed in a WBS chart
view. WBS Chart Proinstalls directly into
Microsoft Project, just click the WBS Chart icon from within Microsoft
Project to create a WBS chart. Changes made in WBS Chart Pro are
reflected in Microsoft Project which means you can completely manage your
Microsoft Project plans using a WBS chart. There is a complete and
seamless two-way interaction between WBS Chart Pro and
Microsoft Project. Sample
Microsoft Project plan and corresponding WBS chart.
- Display High Level or Summary Views
of your Projects - Display all levels of detail or roll-up
the detail to display a high level plan. Sample WBS chart showing Roll-Up.
- Display an Unlimited Number of
Fields - WBS Chart Pro can display any number of data fields in
the task boxes. See exactly the information you want, arranged the way
you want it with the information automatically rolled up to the
various levels of your plan. Any Microsoft Project field can be displayed in the
WBS chart. Sample WBS chart showing many
fields.
- View Sections of the Plan - The
"Focus" feature allows you to isolate a section of the chart
for viewing and/or printing. This allows you to take a large WBS chart
and display or print just the sections of the plan that need your
immediate attention. Great when working with groups of people for
displaying only the sub-tree that pertains to that group. Sample WBS chart focusing on a
section of the plan.
- Print Scaling - Scale printouts to any number of pages using any
printer. Use the "Enlarge to Fill Page" feature to
automatically increase the size of the WBS chart to the defined paper
size (great when using large paper plotters). WBS Chart Pro also
supports all Windows compatible printers and plotters.
- MPX Support - WBS Chart Pro can also open
and save .MPX files (text-based versions of Microsoft
Project plans). Create and display WBS charts of
plans created in other applications that can open and
save .MPX files.
- Save
to Web Pages - Save your WBS charts directly to a Web
Page. With WBS Chart Pro's "Save to Web Pages" feature, you
can automatically save your WBS charts to a pre-defined HTML document
(including an image). WBS Chart Pro provides HTML templates or you can
create your own.
- Save
as Picture - Save
a WBS chart to different file formats including JPEG, PNG, BMP, and
TIFF.
Include these WBS chart images in other documents or
incorporate them into a web page.
- Unlimited
Capacity - With the new
architecture of WBS Chart Pro your WBS charts can be any size and
contain any number of tasks.
- Adjust
for Page Breaks
- With the "Adjust for Page Break" feature, WBS Chart Pro
automatically adjusts tasks so
boxes will not be split on a page.
- Support
for Non-English Versions of Microsoft Project - We have taken special care to work with all
Non-English versions of MS Project automatically without the need for additional
configuration.
- Support
for Non-English Users - Even if you do not use Microsoft
Project, WBS Chart Pro can display data in languages other then
English, such as Dutch, French, Spanish, German, Hebrew, Italian,
Japanese and Portuguese. The WBS
Chart Pro software is not translated into these languages but data in the WBS
chart is translated so that your charts and printouts display in your
language.
- Compatible with Project KickStart
- Automatically generate WBS charts from plans created in
Project KickStart version 2.03 or greater. For information on the
Project Kickstart software visit www.projectkickstart.com.
These are just a few of the many great
features in WBS Chart Pro. We encourage you to download
a demo version and
see for yourself how easy it is to create projects using a Top-down
approach.
WBS Chart Pro
Compatibility and System Requirements
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- WBS Chart Prois compatible with the
Windows versions of Microsoft Project 4.1a, Project 98,
Project 2000, Project 2002, Project 2003 and Project 2007. Although WBS Chart Pro works
well with Microsoft Project, you do not need Microsoft Project to use WBS
Chart Pro as a standalone project planning tool.
- WBS Chart Pro is compatible
with Microsoft Project Server 2002, 2003 and 2007. Click here for more
information Project
Server.
- WBS Chart Pro runs under Microsoft Windows
95,
Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows
Vista.
- WBS Chart Pro requires only
a small amount of disk space (approximately 3Mb), a
minimum amount of memory and a mouse.
Pricing,
Ordering Information and to Download a Demo version
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