Comparison Grid
Levels of Support
app = Deliverables are entirely managed through the application.
upl = Deliverables are uploadable, but you have to prepare them using an external source.
full = Process is fully supported.
part = Process is partially supported.
Initiating
| PROCESS & MAIN OUTPUTS | Clarizen | Teamwork | MS Project | Smartsheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 Develop Project Charter - Project charter |
upl | upl | upl | upl |
| 13.1 Identify Stakeholders - Stakeholder register |
upl | upl | upl | app |
Planning
| PROCESS & MAIN OUTPUTS | Clarizen | Teamwork | MS Project | Smartsheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan - Project management plan |
upl | upl | upl | upl |
| 5.1 Plan Scope Management - Scope management plan - Requirements management plan |
upl | upl | upl | upl |
| 5.2 Collect Requirements - Requirements documentation - Requirements traceability matrix |
upl | upl | upl | upl |
| 5.3 Define Scope - Project scope statement - Project documents updates |
upl | upl | upl | upl |
| 5.4 Create WBS - Scope baseline |
app part |
upl | upl | upl part * |
| 6.1 Plan Schedule Management - Schedule management plan |
upl | upl | upl | upl |
| 6.2 Define Activities - Activity list - Activity attributes - Milestone list |
app full |
app full |
app | app |
| 6.3 Sequence Activities - Project schedule network diagrams (assuming Gantt charts) |
app full |
app full |
app full |
app full |
| 6.4 Estimate Activity Resources - Activity resource requirements - Resource breakdown structure |
app-upl full |
app-upl part |
app-upl full |
app-upl full |
| 6.5 Estimate Activity Durations - Activity duration estimates |
app full |
app part |
app part |
app part |
| 6.6 Develop Schedule - Schedule baseline - Project schedule - Schedule data - Project calendars |
app full |
app-upl full |
app full |
app-upl full |
| 7.1 Plan Cost Management - Cost management plan |
upl | upl | upl | upl |
| 7.2 Estimate Costs - Activity cost estimates - Basis of estimates |
app part |
upl part |
app part |
app part |
| 7.3 Determine Budget - Cost baseline - Project funding requirements |
app part |
upl part |
app part |
app part |
| 8.1 Plan Quality Management - Quality management plan - Process improvement plan - Quality metrics - Quality checklists |
app-upl part |
upl part |
upl part |
app-upl part |
| 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management - Human resource management plan |
upl | upl | upl | upl |
| 10.1 Plan Communications Management - Communications management plan |
upl | upl | upl | upl |
| 11.1 Plan Risk Management - Risk management plan |
upl | upl | upl | upl |
| 11.2 Identify Risks - Risk register |
app part |
app part |
app part |
app part |
| 11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis | part | part | part | part |
| 11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis | part | part | part | part |
| 11.5 Plan Risk Responses | part | part | part | part |
| 12.1 Plan Procurement Management - Procurement management plan - Procurement statement of work - Procurement documents - Source selection criteria - Make-or-buy decisions - Change requests |
app-upl | app-upl | app-upl | app-upl |
| 13.2 Plan Stakeholder Management - Stakeholder management plan |
upl | upl | upl | upl |
* Within SOW template.
Executing
| PROCESS & MAIN OUTPUTS | Clarizen | Teamwork | MS Project | Smartsheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work - Deliverables - Work performance data - Change requests |
app part |
app-upl part |
app part |
app part |
| 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance - Organizational process assets updates |
app part |
upl part |
upl part |
upl part |
| 9.2 Acquire Project Team - Project staff assignments - Resource calendars |
app full |
app full |
app part |
app part |
| 9.3 Develop Project Team - Team performance assessments - Enterprise environmental factors updates |
app part |
upl part |
upl part |
app part |
| 9.4 Manage Project Team | part | part | part | part |
| 10.2 Manage Communications - Project communications |
app part |
app part |
upl part |
app part |
| 12.2 Conduct Procurements - Selected sellers - Agreements |
app-upl part |
app-upl part |
app-upl part * |
app-upl part |
| 13.3 Manage Stakeholder Engagement - Issue log |
app part |
app part |
app part |
app part |
* Online version only for communication.
Monitoring & Controlling
| PROCESS & MAIN OUTPUTS | Clarizen | Teamwork | MS Project | Smartsheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 Monitor and Control Project Work - Work performance reports |
app part |
upl part |
app part |
app part |
| 4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control - Approved change requests - Change log |
app part |
upl part |
app-upl part |
app-upl part |
| 5.5 Validate Scope - Accepted deliverables - Work performance information |
app part |
app-upl part |
app part * |
app part |
| 5.6 Control Scope | part | part | part | part |
| 6.7 Control Schedule - Schedule forecasts |
app full |
app part |
app part |
app part |
| 7.4 Control Costs - Cost forecasts |
app full |
upl part |
app part |
app part |
| 8.3 Control Quality - Quality control measurements - Validated changes - Verified deliverables - Work performance information - Change requests |
app part |
upl part |
app part |
app part |
| 10.3 Control Communications - Work performance information - Change requests |
part | part | part | part |
| 11.6 Control Risks - Work performance information - Change requests |
part | part | part | part |
| 12.3 Control Procurements - Work performance information - Change requests |
part | part | part | part |
| 13.4 Control Stakeholder Engagement - Work performance information - Change requests |
part | part | part | part |
* Online version only.
Closing
| PROCESS & MAIN OUTPUTS | Clarizen | Teamwork | MS Project | Smartsheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 Close Project or Phase - Final product, service, or result transition |
app full |
app part |
app part |
app part |
| 12.4 Close Procurements - Closed procurements |
app part |
upl | upl | app |
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