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Revision as of 09:38, 31 May 2020
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| Company type | Privately held |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Project management software, Application performance management |
| Website | www |
ManagePro is combined project and performance management software product produced by Angbert Enterprises, LLC, a US software and IT consulting company headquartered in Downey, California.
History
ManagePro was originally developed in 1992 by Avantos Performance Systems, based in part on Drucker's work on Management by Objectives and described as "MBA-ware, or management software"[1] by Fortune Magazine.
It was purchased in 1998 by Performance Solutions Technology and rewritten to include project [2] and performance management tools;[3] as well as an emphasis on supporting a strategic management approach based upon Action Learning [4] that links to day-to-day task management as described by David Allen in "Get Things Done'.[5]
It was purchased again in 2018 by Angbert Enterprises LLC, and will again go through a re-write to include cross-platform capabilities. and a true cloud and tablet app.
The software has undergone 11 major upgrades ranging from expanded information sharing capabilities,[6] focusing on connectivity as it relates to ease of use [7] and adding the strategic and operational level tools.[8]
In 2002, ManagePro partners with MindJet, makers of MindManager® software, which enables users to capture and communicate ideas and information with a visual interface.[9] In 1993, ManagePro was awarded "Best Business Application:Word or Text" by Best CodiE [10]
In 2008, ManagePro released their Microsoft Outlook Add-in which enables users to directly link email to a project, task or phase of the work process [11]
Software
Available as a Windows desktop (ManagePro(R)). It includes components for general goal and project management, strategic planning, task management, document management, scorecards, performance reviews, time cards, and WBS (Work Breakdown Structure).
Criticism
ManagePro is not the best project management software for large projects requiring scheduling of numerous resources or management of the critical path to project success.[12] ManagePro's greatest strength is also its greatest weakness. This program was created by a group of top managers to reflect their methods and philosophy. If you don't work their way, you're stuck with an application that doesn't have a lot of flexibility[13]
The is the Owner of ManagePro, Angbert Enterprises, and I want to make some comments on this post, I am not removing it because it has some truths, but not all truth.
"ManagePro is not the best project management software for large projects requiring scheduling of numerous resources or management of the critical path to project success."
Angbert Enterprises: I am not sure what they mean by this, ManagePro has some of the best capabilities of any PM software when it comes to scheduling resources, seeing as I do not know when this was written, I would say perhaps they used an older version of the software. I will say ManagePro is best in class when it comes to its competition.
"ManagePro's greatest strength is also its greatest weakness. This program was created by a group of top managers to reflect their methods and philosophy. If you don't work their way, you're stuck with an application that doesn't have a lot of flexibility"
Angbert Enterprises: While it is true that was how the application was developed in the beginning, this is not true today. Really if you have ever used a PM software of any type, you will be able to do with ManagePro what you need. ManagePro's greatest strength is actually being able to get updates from all the principles working on a project without having to chase them down. If set up so that all principles have ManagePro, they all can update their tasks on the fly. Also with the email capability, a PM, can do updates from emails sent to them without having to retype info on the status. This will cut down on meetings which are only called to do status updates on a projects.
See also
- Project Management
- Management by Objectives
- Decision making software
- Gantt charts
- Portfolio management
References
- ^ Alison Sprout (April 17, 1995). "Surprise! Software to help you manage these programs simplify life by making it easier to write employee reviews, forecast sales, and negotiate with your top supplier". Fortune Magazine.
- ^ Sheryl Canter (June 26, 2001). "Project Management for the Rest of Us". PC Magazine.
- ^ Aberdeen Group Access Reports, 2009
- ^ Peter A.C. Smith and Abby Day (February 2000). "Strategic Planning as Action Learning".
- ^ The definition of David Allen's Getting Things Done
- ^ "Avantos Launches ManagePro 3.0 For Windows". Business Wire. February 27, 1995.[dead link]
- ^ "Avantos Launches ManagePro 3.0 For Windows". Business Wire. February 27, 1995.[dead link]
- ^ "PST Releases More Management Power than Ever with ManagePro 6.7". Business Wire. November 16, 2004.[dead link]
- ^ "MindJet Announces Partner Program:Building a Community to Support the Visual Representation of Ideas and Information". August 6, 2002. Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ Past CODiE Award Winners
- ^ "Task Management Software features Outlook add-in". ThomasNet. July 3, 2008.
- ^ Ohio Society of CPAs; COO Organization
- ^ Ben Templin (November 1, 1992). "ManagePro gives a crash course in personnel management". Computer Shopper. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012.