GamePlan vs Synario

After evaluating many popular project planning and project management applications I discovered GamePlan, which simply put is the only project planning and scheduling software that actually works in an intuitive and useful way. The scheduling and auto-gantt generation produces accurate timelines for projects based on tasks and resources (people). Entering timesheet entries updates the projects' progress, and is also very useful for invoicing purposes. Being able to add different work hours for each person, and adding regular meetings and vacation days to the plans, allows the scheduling to predict milestones and end dates surprisingly accurately. I highly recommend GamePlan. For software development projects it's a great alternative to (fr)agile, scrum etc solutions.

- Kieran Tyrrell

GamePlan is by far the most natural way to build programmes I have found (and I have used many planning tools including Asta and MS Project). Sequencing is done graphically by linking activities with arrows. Simple. Gantt charts are automatically generated from the activities and links that are done graphically so programmes can be presented in a more traditional way if needed. I have found the graphical approach on the big screen works brilliantly during meetings: It is so clear and intuitive that everyone (no matter what level they are) is able to understand and input their knowledge and experience. The team behind GamePlan listens to their users and welcomes feedback. It’s refreshing to be able to make suggestions, be informed on progress and then see new features regularly rolled out.

- Matt Street

The tool is still a little bit hard to use for tracking of activities progress and related team management. But the development team is very responsive to customers' feedback and they are developing the product continuously, addressing all the relevant inputs and requests they get. That is at least my experience from the past few months of my usage of the software.

- Václav B. Consultant

The City's overall experience with synario has been extremely positive. In less than two years that we have been using the software, the City has garnered two rating upgrades with Moody's. That speaks volumes for what the software has enabled the City to accomplish within a short period of time. Synario's local government modeling platform, Synopsis has enabled us to boost our credit rating during a time when we thought it would be next to impossible. The software is easy to use and does not come with the drawbacks associated with Excel, allowing our team to present accurate, sophisticated data to key stakeholders with the push of a button. We are able to analyze the real-time conditions of our city while also evaluating future scenarios, putting us a step ahead of other municipalities. In times of economic uncertainty, a planning tool like Synopsis is paramount to maintaining long-term financial sustainability.

- Muhammed O. Finance Director

Our overall experience with Synario has been wonderful. The implementation was seamless and the customer service has been beyond our expectations.

- Melissa G. CFO

There have been times when updates to the software have caused some of our processes to have to be changed. But the tech support team has always been helpful in finding a work around. This has been a rare occurrence.

- Jared S. Controller