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Thus, changing the lags on the predessessor or successor didn't move the start and finish dates. When I exported the file as an MPX file, then all the tasks were not set up as 'as early as possible' or 'early dates'. WHen I exported the file as an MS Project XML file, MS Project could not read the file. I was working with Concept Pro's Project, but had some problems exporting into MS Project. I was working with a client in Canada and using the beta version. How do you insert columns to see Start and Finish dates? How do you insert customized filters and sorts? How can float analysis be conducted in this tool? Is there a total slack/float column?Īlso, I have to work with my 'PC' friends and need something that exports to MS Project in a workable fashion.

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Like AMBERV, 'I used to recommend them to everyone.Lately, I never recommend, and I haven't bought a license in years.'Īs an integrated scheduler at a major Aerospace program, I found some features lacking in this product. To their credit, Omni has some amazing people offering customer support.

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Out of these, now I only use OmniGraffle Pro (4) from time to time and have no plans of upgrading their software anymore. These 2 programs are more expensive than OmniPlan, and to me they've been worth it. Compared to other 'Project Management' software I have, I would choose OmniPlan over Jumsoft's Operation, but in 2 years I have not chosen it over Merlin 2 or FastTrack Schedule. It's nice to see a pretty interface, but for my needs that's not enough. (These are 2 programs that I've used more frequently, but there are at least a dozen other Project Management programs for the Mac.) Merlin 2 and FastTrack Schedule show a different level of maturity in that regard. It's evident that Omni's strength resides in superb visual design and ease of use, but for this first version Omni lacked the focus of a true Project Management company. Having said this, I've never chosen OmniPlan for any of my projects. For simple projects OmniPlan may be more than sufficient. My overall impressions of OmniPlan have not changed. I'm pretty sure that version 2 is going to be a huge improvement over version 1, which is the one I'm rating (1.6.1).

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I would not be surprised if version 2 comes out in 2009 with a new price and an upgrade fee for current users.

To me they make more sense than comments such as 'OmniPlan is the best PM solution for Mac' or 'This program is a friggin masterpiece.'įortunately for Omni, there are people who will pay $150 for OmniPlan. I have a lot of respect for AMBERV, and highly recommend reading her comments below. A quick guesstimate is that they've been mostly fixes, and eventually 1.5 did bring some new features: In two years, OmniPlan has certainly gone through various improvements. Two years ago I wrote some comments about OmniPlan. People with simple PM needs will probably enjoy OmniPlan, but for the same price there are better, more robust alternatives out there. For now, FastTrack Schedule and Merlin are clearly a better choice, and Merlin costs the same as OmniPlan 2. In terms of features and value I can't rate this higher that 2 stars. No problems with ease of use or stability. I tried the 'Scale to Fit Project' option only to discover there's no Undo for this. Merlin offers an additional view (Net Plan). Merlin had a much cleaner view of the project, and this applies to Tasks or Activities, Resources, and Calendar. It did open the MPP file of the same project, and that was a bit quicker than Merlin. Merlin opened the file in about 2 seconds. Version 2.0.3 was unable to open a MS Project MPX file, both using File>Open and dragging the file to OmniPlan. 'Also new and notable! We’re getting started on multi-project support.'

Fortunately, the Omni people addresed this issue in a recent () blog post: If asking a simple question resulted in frowny faces, no doubt my review will be unpopular among the fanboyz.