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May 17, 2008 - Stand By Soft has released RationalPlan Project Viewer 3.4.0 a free project management software viewer. Usually project managers plan and control the projects from start to end and make the necessary changes. However, there are some other people (like stakeholders) that have to check and overview the projects evolution into their smallest detail. RationalPlan Project Viewer was created to fill the needs of there users.
Besides the fact that our viewer is free to use with our products it gives you the possibility to import MSProject files and to view them also for free. So you can see RationalPlan Project Viewer as a free viewer for both RationalPlan and for MSProject.
Major features for RationalPlan Project Viewer are:
* it opens files created either with Single Project or Multi Project version
* all original views and data are available
* export to other formats and printing are active
* view/hide critical path command is enabled
* import MSProject files so you can view them for free
* last but not least you can have an unlimited number of free installations
In the news:
· Added the possibility to import projects from Microsoft Project
· Added the possibility to create work driven tasks (keep the amount of work on a task) besides the duration driven tasks
· Allow users to set a deadline date for tasks
· Created an online tutorial for the application
· Added details for projects in Project Portfolio View
· Bug fixes
RationalPlan Project Viewer is part of the RationalPlan project management software suite.Here are some key features of RationalPlan:
Project Planning
· Define project and associate general information (name, notes, links, assumptions, constraints, risks)
· Create, edit and delete calendars
· Build work breakdown structure
· Create dependencies between tasks, set lead/lag time
· Manage task properties such as constraints, fixed cost
Resource Management
· Define human/equipment and material resources (equipment can be assimilated with human)
· Define specific working time for each resource
· Assign resources to tasks
· View time phased information about resources work and cost
· View over allocated resources and resources that work overtime
Project Tracking
· View project critical tasks depending on a customizable slack
· Mark the task progress by changing the task completion percent
· View time phased information about tasks cost
Miscellaneous
· Easy to use Gantt Graph
· Project Guide assists you step-by-step
· Icon Bar with specific commands for every view
· Export to Microsoft Project
· Printable reports
· No annoying dialog windows unless strictly necessary
· Cross-platform (work on all major operating systems starting with Microsoft Windows, MacOSX, Linux and all other Java enabled platforms)
RationalPlan is available from http://www.rationalplan.com. You can download a fully-functional trial version from http://www.rationalplan.com/download.php.
RationalPlan - Project management software
