Resource Guru

Vorteile

- Ease of use
- Very pleasant UI
- Flexibility

Nachteile

- Lack of features. The application does the simple scheduling\tracking perfectly though.
- Copy\paste of resource tasks was not available at the time

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Vorteile

I like that it doesn't try to be anything else than resource allocation, and that it does this very well. In a department with 25 people plus some 'machines', we manage to keep track on our activities very well, and distribute the load in time and across the resources as needed.

Nachteile

I find it very intuitive, both for the user who can view the bookings, and for the manager who tries to keep track on everything. As stated above, many tools try to embrace project management, time registration, etc. - but we are really interested in the resource allocation only.
If I should mention anything, it would be the request for slightly more flexible reporting options. However, the people behind Resource Guru are very responsive, so they will probably fix it before I am done with the review.

Vorteile

Nothing at all. It has no redeeming qualities.

Nachteile

Allows you to book time without tasks. When asked to change this was told couldn't because some companies want that function, ie it isn't an option as it should be. The drop downs are fiddle and make it easy to select a blank, but doesn't warn you. Can't toggle between scrolling list and typing to search without cl king out of area. You have a set number of hours per day you need to book but it doesn't highlight those that are short- you have to hover to see remaining time but that function doesn't work properly, resulting in multiple clicks to get it to trigger. Colour by project doesn't actually do it, I'm on 6 projects yet only see 2 colours. Can push to calendar but not pull- useless function as meetings are booked in calendar to allow invites, you want guru to pull that data in to autofill. Though it is web based it is impossible to use on a mobile. The popups are always off screen, making it impossible to use - mobile friendly websites have been around for a very long time, lazy to not have it here, particularly as would allow people who are on the road to log their time on he go.

Not worth the hassle even if free.

Vorteile

Easy to use, highly visual, quick to update.

Nachteile

The utilization report doesn't seem to reflect available billable hours when taking PTO/OOO out of the equation. This results in our utilization typically looking lower than it is in reality.

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Vorteile

Relatively easy to use

Nachteile

Can't do everything I want to, or if it can I can't find it.