ManagePro

ManagePro is a project and performance management software product produced by Angbert Enterprises LLC, a US software and IT consulting company headquartered in Downey, California.

Angbert Enterprises, LLC
TypePrivately held
IndustrySoftware
Founded1998
Headquarters
Downey, California
,
United States
ProductsProject management software, Application performance management
Websitewww.angbertenterprises.com

History

ManagePro was originally developed in 1992 by Avantos Performance Systems, based in part on Drucker's work on Management by Objectives and described as "MBA-ware, or management software"[1] by Fortune Magazine.

It was purchased in 1998 by Performance Solutions Technology and rewritten to include project [2] and performance management tools;[3] as well as an emphasis on supporting a strategic management approach based upon Action Learning [4] that links to day-to-day task management as described by David Allen in "Get Things Done''.[5]

It was purchased again in 2018 by Angbert Enterprises LLC, and will again go through a re-write to include cross-platform capabilities and a true cloud and tablet app.

The software has undergone 11 major upgrades ranging from expanded information-sharing capabilities, focusing on connectivity as it relates to ease of use and adding the strategic and operational level tools.

In 2002, ManagePro partners with MindJet, makers of MindManager software, which enables users to capture and communicate ideas and information with a visual interface.[6] In 1993, ManagePro was awarded "Best Business Application: Word or Text" by Best CodiE [7]

In 2008, ManagePro released their Microsoft Outlook Add-in which enables users to directly link email to a project, task, or phase of the work process. [8]

Software

Available as a Windows desktop (ManagePro(R)). It includes components for general goal and project management, strategic planning, task management, document management, scorecards, performance reviews, time cards, and WBS (Work Breakdown Structure).

Criticism

ManagePro is not the best project management software for large projects that require scheduling of numerous resources or management of the critical path to project success.[9] This program was created by a group of top managers to reflect their methods and philosophy, giving little freedom for use. If you do not use the application their way, you are stuck with an application that doesn't have a lot of flexibility[10]

See also

References
  1. Alison Sprout (April 17, 1995). "Surprise! Software to help you manage these programs simplify life by making it easier to write employee reviews, forecast sales, and negotiate with your top supplier". Fortune Magazine.
  2. Sheryl Canter (June 26, 2001). "Project Management for the Rest of Us". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on March 29, 2008.
  3. Aberdeen Group Access Reports, 2009
  4. Peter A.C. Smith and Abby Day (February 2000). "Strategic Planning as Action Learning".
  5. The definition of David Allen's Getting Things Done
  6. "MindJet Announces Partner Program:Building a Community to Support the Visual Representation of Ideas and Information". August 6, 2002. Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  7. Past CODiE Award Winners
  8. "Task Management Software features Outlook add-in". ThomasNet. July 3, 2008.
  9. Ohio Society of CPAs; COO Organization
  10. Ben Templin (November 1, 1992). "ManagePro gives a crash course in personnel management". Computer Shopper. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012.
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