Kantata

Awesome platform that's only getting better

Opmerkingen: Overall, using Mavenlink has been great - it has made a very positive impact on day-to-day functions as a business. I would recommend it highly to agencies for its flexibility and extensive functionality to manage resources and projects.

Pluspunten:

The reporting functionality Mavenlink offers is extensive and has enabled us to get much better visibility to our project, program, portfolio and resourcing data. Which in turn has allowed us to set/adjust our KPI/KRIs and better inform business decisions with the data we have available. In using Mavenlink how it's meant to be used, not only have we improved our business practices but our PMO has gained valuable insight into important aspects of the business that were previously siloed. The fact that Mavenlink actually continues to improve its platform based on user feedback is a massive plus, as new functionality becomes available to better utilize the platform.

Minpunten:

There are some small (very small in most cases) problems we have with some functionality i.e. the naming/categorization of metrics in the reporting suite could be clearer, when approving/rejecting timesheets, adding a comment to a specific entry would be preferable, rather than the comment being published to all entries.

Kantata has transformed project and cost management

Opmerkingen: Using Kantata , we finally have a way to track the time and effort put in by our engineers across all of the projects they're working on. We were able to respond to questions from our leaders much more quickly, which helped us avoid certain personnel problems.

Pluspunten:

Kantata has revolutionized our approach to budgeting and task management. The opportunity to centralize all of our initiatives in one place and provide individualized reports that tracked our development in relation to our key performance indicators is something we are really grateful for. We also take pleasure in learning where we may be under- or over-allocating our engineers, so that we may swiftly adjust our course.

Minpunten:

As far as we can tell, employing Kantata does not come with any major drawbacks. Reports are not sorted alphabetically or numerically, however these are minor issues.

Kantata review

Pluspunten:

Kantata Cloud for Professional Services is an innovative cloud-based solution that can help professional service organizations manage their operations more effectively. I found the platform to be extremely user-friendly and had a lot of features that made it easy to manage multiple projects and tasks. The built-in project management tools allowed me to quickly create projects, assign tasks, and monitor progress. Additionally, I was able to monitor project performance and profitability in real time with detailed analytics. The automated time tracking feature was also great, as it allowed me to easily capture the exact hours worked on each project. I was also impressed with the customer support that Kantata Cloud offered, as they were always available to answer my questions and address any issues I had.

Minpunten:

I would like to see an increased variety of templates for project development, as well as more customization options. Additionally, the process for creating team profiles is limited and not very customizable. The control panel and overall interface of the software is difficult to use, and its many tools and functions make it hard to get used to.

Good system but some frustrating issues

Opmerkingen: Useful overall, but the more time I spend with it the more I realize it is missing some key functionality that would save a lot of time. It's much more difficult to update a project in Mavenlink than past systems I've used, and I think there are some beneficial tweaks that could be made

Pluspunten:

From an ease of use standpoint, time entry and project creation is fairly straightforward. It's also nice to have access to so many reporting features, although I imagine that's even more valued by the leadership team rather than staff.

Minpunten:

Three major issues stand out to me and my colleagues: 1- the software is very slow at times, and the more time I spend making edits to a project the longer it takes. In some cases, the lag is so bad that a task that should take 10 minutes ends up taking 30 since I wait so long for the system respond. The more tasks and individuals assigned to a project, the worse it is. Customer service suggested I delete my cache, but this was a temporary and fairly ineffective solution 2- It'd be great to have a simple place where I can see exactly how many hours a team member has on a project. Right now, we can only see time assigned to individual tasks, and then need to calculate the total manually 3- When tasks get extended or shortened, it'd be great to have a way to have Mavenlink automatically distribute time accordingly. For example, if I have 1 hour assigned for a 1-week long task, it'd be nice if I could automatically change this to 30min/week if that task were extended to being 2 weeks long. I know time can move automatically if the gantt is updated, but that only works if the task stays the same duration and hasn't started yet. Other systems offer this feature

Kantata is a great way to handle project/task management for your business.

Opmerkingen: A great way to monitor and build your project management, tasks. Simply and easy to use application.

Pluspunten:

It has multiple ways to use for project management, task scheduling and follow-up, many other things unlike available applications.

Minpunten:

For me it is doing the job required and I have never faced an issue with the system at all. Maybe it could require some work on the interface on the mobile.