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VPMi Professional (On-Site) vs. Microsoft Office Project Server 2007


(assumes 200 user implementation / both integrate fully with MS Project Client)

Here is a cost and functionality comparison of the VPMi Professional and Microsoft© Office Project Server 2007 (also known as Microsoft© Enterprise Project Management or EPM). 

You can see for yourself how we revolutionized project management, program management, resource management, and performance reporting for:

  • Express Scripts
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • 1-800-Flowers
  • AARP
  • US Army
  • E-Trade
  • and over 35 other Global 1000 companies over the last 7 years

Nearly all of our customers considered Microsoft© Project Server and all of them went with the VPMi© for our simplicity of design, ease of setup, ability to customize, and lower cost of ownership. 

For more personalized savings information based on your specific situation, download our free ROI Calculation tool (Excel).

For organizations and project teams looking for an online/hosted project management solution, VCSonline offers the VPMi Professional Edition Online at only $10 / user per month (timesheet only) and $30/user per month (full access) with full MS Project integration that exceeds what Microsoft offers between Project Server and Project Client.

 

  Microsoft© (EPM) Project Server 2007 VPMi Professional Edition
Software Licensing for 200 named users
$250,000*
$856/user for Client
$300/user for Server
(does not include SharePoint Server or Microsoft© Dashboard Server)
$75,000*
Unlimited users, unlimited time, full source code

OR

$10/User/Month
(time only) to $30/User/Month (PMs)
Implementation Costs and Time:
Typical consulting, configuration, customization, and training costs and time frames
$128,000 to $192,000*
Time and material from MS top tier consulting companies:
$200/hour (or more), 2 People, 8-12 Weeks
$67,200 to $89,600*
Time and material from VCSonline consultants with years of PMO experience: $140/hour, 2 People, 6-8 Weeks
Phone and Email Support
$245 per phone call
$99 per email
Free phone and email support for the first 12 months
Delivery Options:
Shared hosting, dedicated hosting (with or without encryption), or local installation
Local installation only
100% Web-based / Thin Client / Native HTML
Active X add-ins not compatible with non-Microsoft© browsers
Full Source Code/Perpetual Use License
Fully Customizable:
Change form layout, delete screens, add new functionality, full database access
Project Status Reporting and Health Indicators
Enterprise Templates
Ad hoc web-based reporting for all areas of project management
But not intuitive - have to navigate to different areas of the tool
Integrated in one central reporting area.  Download professional reports to Word and Excel or view them in native HTML.
Issue Management
Requires SharePoint Portal and custom configuration at $300/user consulting time
Includes text field collaboration, assigning multiple people, sign offs, time sheet tracking, and enterprise reporting
Risk Management
Requires SharePoint Portal and custom configuration at $300/user consulting time		  
Includes text field collaboration, assigning multiple people, sign offs, time sheet tracking, and enterprise reporting
Service Requests:
Customers can create service requests/ideas that can be grouped into projects 
Bug/Support Tracking 
Dashboards/Project Management Office Reporting
Requires another enterprise solution - Microsoft© Dashboard Server and associated configuration costs
Change Management
Action Items
Feedback:
Track and organize client feedback on projects
Document Attachments
Requires SharePoint Portal and custom configuration at $300/user consulting
Lifecycle/Project Workflow Management:
Interactive process map based on customer methodology
Resource Management/
Forecasting
Time and Status Reporting
But - only tracks time spent on tasks.  No accounting for the hours spent on issues, changes, risks, action items, or support.
Tracks time on ALL aspects of project management for a full accounting of where people are spending time
Integration with Microsoft© Project Professional
Yes - but requires users to open the Microsoft© Project client and schedule everything down to the task level.
VPMi© offers a simple scheduling feature for small projects or people that don't have time to spend maintaining a task based plan in MS Project.
Skill Tracking
 
VPMi© also includes a pre-built database of skills and lets users track competency levels, years experience, etc.
Role Tracking 
 
VPMi© also allows users to search for resources by role or skill
Business Value Assessment with Balanced Scorecard
Post Project Assessment and Scoring
Multi-organizational Process Tracking and Prioritization
Program Management:
Combine multiple projects as a program with separate program level status and management (issues, changes, risks, milestones, feedback, etc.)
Email Notification
Computer-Based Training:
Customizable Flash demos and tutorials


* All cost and time comparisons based on a 200 user implementation.
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