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= Powerproject =

Powerproject (formerly Asta Powerproject) is commercial project management software from the software manufacturer Elecosoft. It is used for scheduling, resource and cost planning and includes an integrated Building Information Modelling (BIM) module. Powerproject Enterprise allows a number of users to work collaboratively to plan projects in real-time across a server.

Distribution
According to the manufacturer, the software is used by more than 100,000 users worldwide and is available in up to eight languages. In the UK, Powerproject is used by a wide range of companies of all sizes, including 94 of the top 150 UK Contractors and Housebuilders 2018, for project planning. Most of the professional users come from the construction industry. According to the developer, Powerproject in the UK is considered to be a standard project management solution in this area due to its widespread use.

Function
The basis for working with Powerproject is network planning technology. The creation and processing of operations or milestones is done graphically in a bar chart or by definition in a data table. The individual processes can be set so as to be linked to each other. Operations can be summarised in summary operations or projected (selected) into collective activities.

Scheduling
As a result of scheduling, Powerproject delivers a project plan based on the defined operations. End dates are possible (based on the start date) and start dates (based on the final date). The calculation of the network with its links generates the critical path and rejects buffer times.

Resource Planning
Powerproject can be used to assign work resources, equipment or consumables to operations. Various calculation models can then be used to recalculate operating times or expenses. It is also possible to view overloads of resources and create schedules.

Cost Planning
Operations can be assigned costs that can then be evaluated in payment plans, histograms, or text reports.

Project Management
The software offers its users the ability to evaluate projects with different analysis tools and to compare target and actual values.

Print Output
Powerproject supports customisable views and the embedding of project plans into custom printed forms using the Power Draw add-on.

Powerproject BIM
With Powerproject BIM, IFC files can be read into the project management software. Out of the 3D model, it is then possible to generate processes or dates that can thus be included in the further project planning.

Powerproject Enterprise
The Powerproject Enterprise extension allows multiple users to schedule concurrently on one or more shared projects using a server.

Site Progress Mobile
The Site Progress Mobile app enables the progress or completion rates of construction projects to be recorded directly on the construction site and then uploaded into Powerproject.

Integration
The software supports data output in various file formats, such as: text, HTML and MS-Project XML. Because of this, and the possibility to extend the programme with macros, Powerproject can be integrated into a company’s existing systems.

History
Powerproject was launched under the name "Asta Powerproject" by the UK software developer Asta Development plc. In 2009, Asta Development was taken over by the UK company Eleco plc, which was renamed Elecosoft plc in 2015 and under which Asta Powerproject is being further developed. Since spring 2018, the software has been advertised internationally as Powerproject.

Versions
The current version of the software is Powerproject 14.


 * Asta Powerproject 1 (1988)
 * Asta Powerproject 2 (1992)
 * Asta Powerproject 3 (1994)
 * Asta Powerproject 4 (1997)
 * Asta Powerproject 5 (1999)
 * Asta Powerproject 6 (2000)
 * Asta Powerproject 7 (2002)
 * Asta Powerproject 8 (2004)
 * Asta Powerproject 9 (2006)
 * Asta Powerproject 10 (2008)
 * Asta Powerproject 11 (2010)
 * Asta Powerproject 12 (2012) Introduction of the Ribbon interface
 * Asta Powerproject 13 (2015) Introduction of Powerproject BIM
 * Powerproject 14 (2016)

Viewer for Project Files
The developer offers a free program called Project Viewer which allows project participants who do not have a Powerproject licence to open and view project plans. Project Viewer also supports the display of projects planned with the Powerproject BIM extension.

Literature
Case study: Willmott Dixon site managers empowered to react faster