WorkOtter Erfahrungen

This Was the Right Choice!

Kommentare: The overall experience has been overwhelmingly exciting, and the people who are involved with this software played a large part in this. The sales officials, support team, and installation guides have all instilled a sense of trust in me with WorkOtter. There were a few confusing moments throughout the learning process, and the staff on-call through WorkOtter really took charge of the situation for us. Every question we have had has been answered and in a satisfying way.

Vorteile:

There are so many things that I like about this software but just to name a few I would have to say for sure the cohesive way it functions with Microsoft Excel. We are at the beginning of our companies development, and so until diving into this program we have been using strictly Microsoft software to maintain scheduling, data, reports, etc.. The transition has been easy and enjoyable as everything aligns very well with our current documents and what other employees are comfortable using at this beginning stage. Another great thing I have discovered about this software are the interactive visuals within reports. These are great for understanding the flow of finances, the growth (or lack of it) that is taking place, along with the strategies that are underway that are (or aren't) making an impact. Now that I have this tool in front of me, I can better make decisions and in turn, provide more impactful data to the other people on my team.

Nachteile:

Nothing! It has been such a game-changer within our business in just the few months we have been using it.

WorkOtter: A Powerful, User-Friendly Solution for Project Management

Kommentare: My experience with WorkOtter has been overwhelmingly positive. The software is intuitive, powerful, and the customer support is top-notch. They were transparent about pricing upfront and provided personalized training and implementation, which made the transition seamless. I'm particularly impressed with the AI features, which have significantly improved my productivity and project outcomes.

Vorteile:

WorkOtter's AI integration is an absolute game-changer. Having a virtual PMO that helps me plan projects, identify risks, staff effectively, and even draft my weekly status reports has saved me countless hours and streamlined my workflow. Additionally, the interactive Gantt charts make visualizing and adjusting project timelines a breeze, which is a huge improvement over the static charts we used in our previous software.

Nachteile:

The only real downside I've found so far is that the initial setup took a bit longer than I anticipated. However, the WorkOtter team was incredibly helpful throughout the process and ensured we got up and running smoothly.

Planning Set Up & Documentation

Vorteile:

The support has been excellent. I haven't worked directly with the WorkOtter team, but our admin has and we're all quite pleased.

Nachteile:

There's not a good planning strategy approach for integration and the documentation is not very good. It's somewhat disorganized and leaves me with a lot of questions.

Responsive and simple timesheet

Kommentare: The absence of surprise charges and the lack of pressure to expand our licenses made the entire process significantly more enjoyable. Knowing exactly what to expect financially allowed us to plan confidently and focus on our core tasks without any hidden costs disrupting our budget. This transparency, combined with the freedom from aggressive upselling, created a stress-free experience, allowing us to fully appreciate the value of the service without any unwelcome surprises or added pressure.

Vorteile:

I like the streamlined timesheet system that empowers users to request additional time and modify their schedules with ease, subject to managerial approval. This intuitive solution simplifies time management by allowing employees to effortlessly ask for extra hours and make real-time schedule adjustments, while an integrated approval workflow ensures all changes are reviewed and authorized efficiently. The user-friendly interface promotes a flexible and responsive work environment, enhancing communication and adaptability within the team.

Nachteile:

Nothing actually, I am really glad I picked WorkOtter.

Best Project Manager Tool Ever

Kommentare: No surprise charges or pressure to expand our licenses made the whole process much more enjoyable. They have an amazing support team that answered all my questions and helped us get started.

Vorteile:

I like you can customize templates based on your preference and the needs of the client. Also every easy to use, sometimes these project manager tools can be super complicated when they don't need to be. BUT WorkOtter isn't that way. I like that you can move the timeline on projects easily and you can see exactly what your team is working on. Overall best project manager tool I have come across.

Nachteile:

Nothing really, it as all been great and easy to use and my team loves it.

Gamechanger

Kommentare: It had been amazing. My team is much more productive, it is easy to catch bottlenecks rightaway and my boss loves the reports I am able to share with him

Vorteile:

For me its the dashboards. Other products offer dashboards but they are limited and hard to customize

Nachteile:

I haven't found a con yet. I will update my review if I find one

Seamless Project Management and People-First Support

Kommentare: My overall experience with WorkOtter has been wonderful. The support team was knowledgeable and assisted us every step of the way in setting up the system. They were readily available to answer our questions and made sure we knew how to use every feature effectively.

Vorteile:

What I like most about WorkOtter are the Gantt charts and task management tools. They make planning super easy and user-friendly, allowing us to visualize timelines and dependencies without any hassle. The "building my team" feature is great for providing visibility on who is available to work on projects, ensuring smooth and efficient collaboration. Overall, the workflow is seamless and can really enhance project management processes.

Nachteile:

Honestly, there’s nothing I don’t like about WorkOtter so far. It’s very simple and easy to use, and it has all the features we need for effective project management. The Gantt charts, task management tools, and team visibility features all work great together, that can make our workflows smooth and efficient.

My Personal Experience with WorkOtter

Kommentare: It's excellent, simple, and has a user-friendly Gantt chart.

Vorteile:

It has an excellent user experience and it has a simple, quick, and user-friendly Gantt chart.

Nachteile:

Nothing is discouraging about the platform, really love working on WorkOtter.

Increasing my Productivity and Communication with team members

Kommentare: One of the best choice I made in implementing and investing on it for my business

Vorteile:

Team members are easily tracked by them giving report on the task they are assigned to before the deadline

Nachteile:

Noting... the experience with them has been the best so far

Review of WorkOtter

Vorteile:

WorkOtter provides the platform to communicate with peers who are running late on projects. There is a good reporting system for any type of project scope.

Nachteile:

Sometimes WorkOtter appears to be slow. The app's internal efficiency can be faster as there seems to be lags which can slow down progress.

WorkOtter cuts above!

Kommentare: Excellent, I couldn't be happier with this software

Vorteile:

WorkOtter is affordable and thinks of everything for you. It's visual functions are also fantastic! It was easy to get started and simple to adapt around my work. It's task management features allow me to contact staff who don't even need to be logged in and it even sync Microsoft documents. It's automation across dashboards and reports, is incredibly time saving! It also has unlimited storage, what's more to love.

Nachteile:

I haven't found any cons for WorkOtter - it's really perfect.

User friendly and all solutions in one place!

Kommentare: They have a trial phase that makes you comfortable getting used to the platform. The customer support was always there to help.

Vorteile:

This is a great project& resource management tool with wide reporting abilities.

Nachteile:

Nothing so far, all good so far. It is super user friendly.

Working productively - Easier Done!

Kommentare: When I needed assistance, I got just that. No runaround, no leading, straight answers, and confirmations. As I've stated, you will have to take some time to learn the program but it's for the benefit of alleviating management tasks. Have questions, you can always call customer service to fulfill any lingering questions/doubts. I'm more than happy with my experience and I relaying my appreciation to others has provided others with the same positive experience!

Vorteile:

Ease of access is something every project manager, team, boss, or client, looks for in much of the planning process. Provided within the Excel Spreadsheet, helping to better utilize WorkOtter, are different resources which enable easier accessibility. As a project manager, efficiency is something I'm always looking for, without having to go through the hurdles of worrying about maintaining organization. The WorkOtter forecasts enable me to see the efficiency/productivity of different departments/projects within the company without having to recreate the wheel. It also allows me to see how different members of the team are keeping up with responsibilities – effectively managing productivity all at once – and keep track of workload. Certain projects will burden team members, but it’s difficult to assess without a system that provides that resource and WorkOtter provides the analyses to highlight areas of need be it hiring new staff or contracting. I can use the resource management and capacity features to increase productivity while also enabling the Open API's to connect with other systems. Data collecting on WorkOtter allows for presumptive planning by stretching projects out to better visualize productivity of tasks. The project timeline keeps managers focused on what’s coming up, what’s overdue, and what’s been completed. It’s more than just a list of dates but a visual tool that is color-coded and for those who want to move from the usual, basic, calendar and date method.

Nachteile:

Getting started can be a little overwhelming. There are a lot of features and it takes a bit of time to get comfortable with the platform. I had to sit down and study it in order to feel truly comfortable and this is something that could get in the way for others who aren't apt to figuring things out on their own.

User Friendly and very effective PM software

Kommentare: Satisfied to choose WorkOtter as our Project Management software. Developed exactly according to the needs of Project managers. Organizing our tasks were not been as smoother as these are now with the help of this Software. WorkOtter seems like a member of our team which supports us in an incredible way.

Vorteile:

WorkOtter has provided us an opportunity to get control over our complex tasks. Organization of tasks is extremely simple in the software. The software is highly user friendly and doesn’t require hours and hours of training to get used to it. Perfect software for scheduling and communication. As a PC I am always updated on the project, it takes few moments to have a check on the activities of my colleagues. Integration of files is easy on to the online database. Easy execution of sharing and uploading files saves time. Assigning taks to members has become so convenient with WorkOtter. 2 way synchronization with JIRA is an additional benefit. The interface is aesthetically designed which is soothing to eyes. The level of customization in the software made me feel empowered and that is what you need as a PC. Lastly, it is affordable and the amount of benefits it entails definitely makes it worthy to use.

Nachteile:

Until now the software is working pretty fine. There are no major glitches which we have encountered. Initially, some very minor concerns appeared because it was a new software for us however, the more we are using it, we are getting familiar with the software. I think due to its high customization we are unable to find any major drawback so far.

Project management was never easier before! WO is a comprehensive and contemporary PMP solution.

Kommentare: A professional project management tool that can be utilized to ensure a higher ROI.

Vorteile:

The app comes with awesome features like exhaustive project planning tools, portfolio management modules, human resource allocation and collaboration with team members, useful professional reports and charting options and several utilities that make life easier for managers like me. I am fascinated to see how easily I can create a LCM (Life Cycle Model) flowchart and assign tasks to my team members in no time. Moreover I can track performance of my team members vividly and can take adequate actions as and when required. The data is laid out neatly and can be accessed with a few clicks. The datasheets can also easily be downloaded and mailed. In addition any datasheet in Excel or CSV format can directly be uploaded and integrated to the online database without any hassle. But above all I appreciate the clean and easy-to-use interface that makes my job faster and more efficient. The simplified approach ultimately saves me recurring cost, execution time and corporate resources. Just imagine that one can even customize and relocate the columns in the datasheets! I cannot ignore the fact that WorkOtter is affordable and I do not have to spend money like water for the product. In reality a business can reduce managerial cost by a significant limit by using the wonderful cost-effective software! The last but not the least, as the tool utilizes the most contemporary SaaS architecture, I am happy to believe that the app is fully secure and my data is protected.

Nachteile:

WorkOtter does what it should do serving the objective of a sophisticated project management application and it is difficult to find a loophole in it. However it gives a scope of improvement when the web version and the mobile version are compared closely as a few features are desktop-only and are not available on the mobile version of the app. Nevertheless the mobile app is equally fast and useful. Though I have already praised the UI greatly, it could be better if it could offer users a few color schemes or skin templates to choose from to customize the interface.

Everything I need and then some!

Vorteile:

WorkOtter has been great so far! I am usually a bit nervous whenever we pick up a new piece of software to start using, especially with something as critical as project management tools. The WorkOtter support team was great with onboarding and getting the team up to speed relatively quickly. Now that we've got the software set up and have had some time to move our projects over, we're starting to see the full benefits. The email reports have been great and were really easy to customize to my liking. Clean dashboards seem to be a really popular feature these days and WorkOtter's are pretty great. I like that I can keep the information I need right at the top and have other, less important information pushed down the page. Customizing the layout to my preferences was straightforward. If there's something that catches my attention in the dashboard, I will usually drill down into the more detailed view and export that data into Excel where I can do my own manipulations. Since I'm still a bit more comfortable with Microsoft Project for a few edge cases, I like that integration between the two pieces of software is straightforward. Usually, I try to avoid exporting though, because the built-in tools in WorkOtter almost always cover my use case if I just put in a bit of effort to learn them. All in all, my experience with the software has been great. It's comforting to know that if any questions do come up, the support team is always responsive.

Nachteile:

No major complaints about the software, once we got used to the fact that it's entirely cloud based and some features are desktop only.

Just amazing set of tools and functionality! There is everything I need in one place.

Kommentare: We became better organized on the portfolio and projects levels. We have better control on smaller things, which always slip away. The most important outcome is that we can see the better picture now and make better decisions.

Vorteile:

I'd like specifically highlight Dashboards, Reports and the whole entire set of available analytical tools. It's very easy to set them up and adjust on the fly. So, you can make better decisions in very short times. Also, all the dashboards are tailored to the user's role. Moreover, you can build your own dashboards, which is very helpful. It's very easy and convenient to start using the solution, but at the same time it has advanced PM features (issues, risks, changes, status reporting). You can easily keep track of status on the projects and assigned team members with work, So, you will be always on time. System has various very useful 2-way integrations with other ones like JIRA, Excel and Microsoft Project. So, you will never feel the pain of system migration.

Nachteile:

This solution is so powerful, I couldn't find any significant drawbacks. English is the only language supported and there is single currency available, but I do believe that this is just a matter of time and would be solved very soon.

More than project management

Kommentare: Having used many different project management tools, WorkOtter seems to take the best of each and combine it into one system. As someone who leads a team, it's been fairly easy for me to onboard project managers and other stakeholders who need access to our projects and workflows.

Vorteile:

I really like the ability to customize displays as different members of our management team prefer to view the dashboard in other configurations. It makes working with a team pretty simple and allows us to constantly adapt as we build out our projects through the software. There are a lot of ways to automate aspects of team collaboration which has been helpful for us not having to delegate those tasks to someone else. It's been easy to get our team to buy into the system with the email updates sent out to our management team. Naturally with any new software certain members of the team aren't as quick to learn the whole system but the emails allow those who aren't as comfortable on the platform get a snapshot of various projects and extract the necessary data. The software also integrates with a number of other web apps and software using their API's so we've been able to continue to use our favorite tools and we are now using them more efficiently since it's tied into our project management system.

Nachteile:

No glaring issues with the software, everything has been working well. There are some features we use regularly that are only available in the desktop version but it hasn't really prevented us from doing what we need to do.

Definitely makes my workflow easier. At various stages of a project I can easily adjust utilization.

Kommentare: We're saving time and blowing our old time-consuming processes away which drives our profitability.

Vorteile:

My team's view on our PMO forecasting has never been more positive. WorkOtter lets me easily track and manage the assignments of resources while juggling multiple programs and client needs. None of my other tools have been hindered since I can hook right into MS Project and still provide the other reports my stakeholders are looking for. Plus there are some new reports within WorkOtter that give a new view into the allocation without having to re-schedule planning in another tool. Scheduling the reporting outputs into weekly emails is a cool feature, and has worked well by eliminating standing meetings that previously took too much time to cover the resourcing status to various directors. Team forecasting has greatly improved since being introduced into WorkOtter, and that saves us from finding out from clients where projects are either over or under allocated. Now we have the views to address needs with much more agility. The sandbox tool for project and portfolio planning helps our teams in planning sessions without having to save off multiple baselines before committing to our selected revisions.

Nachteile:

We really like the ability to configure the questions, fields and layouts of the responsive interface. It would be great if we could apply our own theme to the skin of the layout to match our branding for our internal users.

The BEST software for resource management

Kommentare: Our firm started using WorkOtter as we were having a lot of trouble specifically managing internal time and resources and sharing information. WorkOtter has really allowed us to see the big picture with our scheduling and quickly identify phases where we are overallocated. We are now much more efficient and leveling our resources and forecasting, thanks to all of the useful tools and dashboard KPIs we can easily track.

Vorteile:

WorkOtter has been a huge game-changer for me with regards to managing resources on multiple complex projects. I am now managing my project teams much more effectively and have been able to forecast much more accurately. I also LOVE the Gantt Charts, much easier to use, make changes, and I'm no longer pulling my hair out like I was with Microsoft Project.

Nachteile:

I honestly can't think of anything negative to say about it!

Easy PM tool for end user

Kommentare: I have used other PM tool like Microsoft Project, Monday.com Smartsheet however I like WorkOtter most because of its UI design, very responsive and pretty my can do anything that I can imagine with this tool

Vorteile:

WorkOtter is a really comprehensive PM tool specially for a end user like me, I have been using this for about a year and it makes it easy to do my job. I like the fact its completely web based and I don't need to download a heavy tool like Microsoft Project. My tasks are easy to understand and follow thank to WorkOtter for their unique UI design. I can also see status of other team member status and the collaboration in real time.

Nachteile:

Well I cant think of any as its a fantastic tool in my opinion

Good for cross geo management, my team loves it!

Vorteile:

Supporting a team spread between India, United States and Brazil is not easy and I had a hard time getting everybody on the same page but Workotter was the perfect tool to fix this gap. All dashboards are customized to the user's role so I can determine exactly levels of access, views, authorizations I want them to have, this way I protect the data and ensure a safe environment. Something I noticed a huge improvement is the project overall tracking. All my Team members find it easy to keep up with the assigned activities and have proper tracking of each project status and time and resources spent. Everything is great so far.

An Amazing Project Management Tool

Kommentare: This software transformed how our supply team handled our projects, this has given us complete control of each activity, and increased our productivity dramatically. So, this program has done more for our company than any other that we have tried in the past.

Vorteile:

WorkOtter is a complete project management tool, it has a simple user interface, much simpler than some other of its competitors, but is also has advanced PM features as well. You can customize it to look basically just like you want it, if you want, you can arrange your projects in a portfolio, for example. Any PM tool needs great storage as well, and WorkOtter gives you unlimited storage so you can link and attach documents without worrying about size. You can assign tasks to other team members, and you can easily check status and track activity times as well. So, this is easily the most complete, user friendly and usefull Project Management tool I have ever tried. Definitely recommend it.

One of the Greatest PPM tools- We Love WorkOtter

Kommentare: WorkOtter allows us to actively manage our projects and it has rich functions available to customize, create, and track any and every part of the project from every stage. It is used in any sector that needs project management. It really hits the nail on the head when it comes to resource management and organization. It also has a custom feel because it can be tailored depending on the customer sometimes. This aids in productivity because it is adequately sets up the system for our company's needs. As far as usability the product is great because it it simple and easy to learn. The tool is also great because it can integrate with Jira and MS project. We have several teams that use JIRA and MS Project and the integration makes it easier for our productivity. One of our favorite features are the dashboards because it also helps identify issues quickly and get to the really meat of the project faster. We have worked with several different PPM tools and WorkOtter is definitely one of the best products for PPM out there.

Vorteile:

It really hits the nail on the head when it comes to Portfolio management, Resource Management, and organization. It also has a custom feel because it can be tailored depending on the customer needs. Furthermore, the integration between JIRA and MS Project is a plus because they are commonly used in many companies.

Nachteile:

The graphics are good, and I realize it is an incredibly dense program, but even more enhanced graphics and general layouts would help from an aesthetic standpoint.

Great transition support

Vorteile:

I decided to give WorkOtter a go on a change management project I was working on and it was honestly a great experience. I found it to be a very effective system to operate on, in what concerns usage. The support team was also of big help, since they were always available to answer questions and doubts in this transition. The automation and intuitive aspect of the software allowed our most untrained coworkers to take full advantage of its features while our senior coworkers utilized the opportunity to expand their ideas.