LiquidPlanner was founded in 2008 in Seattle, USA. LiquidPlanner is a cloud-based project management software featuring an unique way to manage projects. Unlike many other project management tools, LiquidPlanner works with a unique scheduling tactic that focuses mainly on task prioritization. It is designed upon the idea of making teams more effective by setting and communicating priorities instead of deadlines.
The software is made for users who wish to develop project teams with the benefit of saving time and money. LiquidPlanner is a rich analytical tool that predicts schedules and communicates project info while tracking time to meet the deadlines efficiently.
The project collaboration feature of LP offers a lot of features such as connected conversion thread for activity feeds with conversion on the same tasks, file sharing with integration to Dropbox, box and google and direct email integration to create reply directly from email.
There are 3 editions on offer: Standard, Professional and Enterprise. All these plans requires minimum 10 users per plan and have several limitations in the features according to the plan. You can start with a free trial of 30 days.
Unlike their competitors, LiquidPlanner uses the Liquid approach to manage projects for saving resources. The functionality is easy to navigate although the workspace you create is not customizable in terms of look or feel.
The custom report builder generates real-time insights, while the dashboard reports reveal project status. You also get standardized workload reports and total trend reports. The dashboard can even export time sheets to XML, Quickbooks or CSV.
Further, the best or worst case estimates with a realistic range of actual working time helps in calculating the duration of task completion. Additionally, the software automatically updates the schedule for showing the changes. It also sends alerts about the task dependencies and deviation from the budgeted hours.
LiquidPlanner is useful especially for educational and nonprofit firms who are managing projects as part of an event or annual curriculum. Irrespective of the edition or plan you choose, the benefits are almost the same: Unlimited projects, key integrations, feature updates, free support, and mobile apps
