Industry Software Headquarters Smith River Type Privately held company | Website www.managepro.com Founded 1998 | |
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Products Project management software, Application performance management | ||
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ManagePro is combined project and performance management software product produced by Performance Solutions Technology, LLC, a US software company headquartered in Smith River, California.
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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" by Fortune Magazine.
It was purchased in 1998 by Performance Solutions Technology and rewritten to include project and performance management tools; as well as an emphasis on supporting a strategic management approach based upon Action Learning that links to day-to-day task management as described by David Allen in "Get Things Done'.
The software has undergone 8 major upgrades ranging from expanded information sharing capabilities, focusing on connectivity as it relates to ease of use and adding the strategic and operational level tools.
In 2002, ManagePro partners with MindJet, makers of MindManager® software, which enables users to capture and communicate ideas and information with a visual interface. In 1993, ManagePro was awarded "Best Business Application:Word or Text" by Best CodiE
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
Software
Available in both a Windows desktop (ManagePro(R)) and a web version (MProLite(R)). It includes components for general goal and project management, strategic planning, task management, document management, scorecards and performance reviews.
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. 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