BigWave vs. MS Project
Filed Under:Written by John Livermore
Keeping with the building renovation analogy, MS Project requires a patchwork of products the same way some General Contractors need a lot of subcontractors. (And a full-time person is needed to administer MS Project Server EPM, Windows Sharepoint Services and EPK Suite.)
But BigWave can do it all – right out of the box – giving an organization unlimited access to the product with an easy-to-understand framework and implementation process.
The mission of BigWave Software is to help Project Managers be successful, by allowing them to focus on managing the project rather than administrative and coordinating tasks. The advanced technology and exceptional support of BigWave helps PM’s to eliminate the chaos and streamline multi-site project management.
MS Project, which focuses mostly on scheduling, is cumbersome to use for multi-site projects. So MS Project Server was created – seemingly as an afterthought to fill the gap.
While BigWave can handle scheduling, its focus is on maximizing communication to foster collaboration (which is what most project managers really require) throughout the implementation process of multi-site projects.
MS Project 07 employs a complex matrix to license their product through a mixture of CALs, existing MS Office licenses and Project Server licenses. MS Project Server requires licenses to many other MS products including MS SQL Server, MS Windows Server, Sharepoint, etc.
BigWave Software provides state of the art, web-based project portals to manage multi-site project rollouts and installations. BigWave technologies integrate project communication, reporting, and management, service/work-order management and vendor management into one easy-to-use application.
A bold, new structured way to run your multi-site rollouts, BigWave is like a spreadsheet on steroids. It streamlines the project and reduces costs while saving time, and this plug-n-play system can be up and running a Project Manager’s projects in just one week.
The benefits of BigWave’s customer-centric solutions are so solid for a very simple reason – it was built by a consortium of Project Managers. It was designed by people who know how essential it is to collaborate and communicate quickly, efficiently, and effectively both on and off site – and know the toll it can take on a project and team when the chaos of spreadsheets and other internally developed tools combine with the fear and frustration caused by a lack of communication.
So are you ready to start communicating more efficiently in your multi-site projects? Contact BigWave today.
