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Compare the Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View to OnePager Pro

The Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View is limited in the types of timelines it can create, and in how flexible those reports are. OnePager Pro is an add-in to Microsoft Project that creates project timelines with much more flexibility than the default timeline view by itself.


The sample reports below compare a typical OnePager Pro Gantt chart to a basic timeline created in Project 2016. You can also read a side-by-side comparison of some of the most important features of OnePager Pro and Microsoft Project 2016 below.


Overview

 

OnePager Pro

Microsoft Project 2016

Description

OnePager Pro, by Chronicle Graphics, is a Microsoft Project add-in that creates summary-level project presentations for use with executives, clients, team members, investors, and regulators.

The timeline view is a feature of Microsoft Project 2016 that allows users to create very simple project summaries. Users are restricted in the types of timelines they can create, and in how much they can modify the look and feel of the timelines.

Type of application

Microsoft Project add-in

Component of Microsoft Project 2016


Basic features

 

OnePager Pro

Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View

Summarize Microsoft Project schedules

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

Supported by Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View Yes

Graphics style

Preferred PowerPoint

Non-Preferred Visio

Export to PowerPoint, E-mail, PDF, etc.

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

Supported by Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View Yes

Schedule versioning and historical tracking

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • Create snapshots of your project at different points in time
  • Browse past snapshots to see how a project has changed

Not Supported by Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View No

  • Once the plan is updated, the timeline is overwritten and loses the previous version.

Filter a Microsoft Project schedule

Preferred Yes

  • Dynamic formula-based import (e.g. show all tasks assigned to Bob, or show all milestones that are due this month)
  • 20 flag columns
  • 20 number columns
  • 9 additional filters (milestones, critical path, etc.)

Non-Preferred Yes - Limited

  • Select tasks by hand

Chart templates

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • Standard templates
  • Custom templates

Not supported by Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View No

  • Templates are not supported. Timelines created in Microsoft Project 2016 will not have a standard look and feel.

Display additional Microsoft Project data

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • Up to five additional data columns can be displayed on the chart. Display cost, duration, key dates, or any other important field from MS Project.
  • Track baselines, progress (percent complete), deadlines, and critical path
  • Group, sort, label and color-code tasks dynamically by any Microsoft Project columnn.
  • Map other custom dates to appear as endpoints on task bars

Not supported by Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View No

  • Only the basic task can be displayed. No additional detail is available.

Display multiple projects

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • Link projects using an integrated master schedule (IMS).
  • Import several independent projects

Non-preferred Yes - Limited

  • Projects must be linked in an IMS. No individual import is supported.


Format and Layout

 

OnePager Pro

Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View

Adjust the start and finish dates of the timeline

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • Auto-adjust start/finish dates as tasks are added or removed
  • Specify your own custom date range to show the right amount of detail

Not Preferred Yes - Limited

  • Separate, manual time axis adjustments must be made for each timeline on the page.
  • No automation

Overlap tasks

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • Overlap tasks to create "ribbon" views.
  • Mix overlapped tasks with waterfall tasks.

Not Preferred Yes - Limited

  • Users must choose to overlap all tasks or no tasks at all. No fine-tuning of task overlap is available.

Text positioning

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • Position task labels anywhere on the page to make better use of space

Not Supported by Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View No

  • Task labels are wrapped inside the bar, creating an unreadable chart for tasks with a short duration but long label.

Choice of task and milestone shapes

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • Hundreds of milestone shapes available.
  • Multiple task bar shapes available.

Not Supported by Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View No

  • Only one milestone shape (diamond) and one task bar shape (rectangle) is available.

Position milestones anywhere on the timeline

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • Milestones can be dragged up and down to be positioned anywhere on the timeline.

Not Supported by Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View No

  • Milestones are locked to the top or bottom of the chart and cannot be moved.

Annotate the timeline

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • Add comment boxes to highlight important tasks.
  • Link tasks to show dependencies.
  • Curtain off extended periods of time across the entire timeline.

Not Supported by Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View No

  • Schedules cannot be annotated in Microsoft Project.
  • Users must copy charts to PowerPoint or Visio to make further edits. These changes are then lost when the timeline is updated.

Easily resize tasks and milestones

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • Tasks and milestones can be easily dragged and resized.
  • Heights of tasks and milestones can be uniform or varied.
  • Task and milestone height can be controlled dynamically with conditional formatting rules.

Not Supported Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View No

  • Tasks and milestones are restricted to a standard size.


Dynamic Graphics

 

OnePager Pro

Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View

Dynamic color-coding of tasks and milestones

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • Color-code tasks dynamically based on any Microsoft Project columns (e.g. color-code by phase, resource, subproject, etc.)

Not Supported by Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View No

  • All color-coding is done by hand.

Dynamic legend of symbols and colors

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • Generated dynamically based on Microsoft Project columns.
  • Can be modified by hand.

Not Supported by Microsoft Project 2013 Timeline View No

  • Legend not supported.

Group projects and tasks into rows and swimlanes

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • Group tasks and milestones into rows and swimlanes based on Microsoft Project data (phase, subproject, resources, etc.).
  • Or group tasks and milestones into rows and swimlanes by hand.

Not Preferred No

  • Tasks must be positioned manually. If multiple swimlanes are required, a second timeline (including a redundant time axis) must be created by hand first.
  • No dynamic grouping or sorting based on Microsoft Project data.

Conditional formatting for tasks and milestones

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • Define the color, shape, height, border and font of any task or milestone dynamically based on a set of rules.
  • Use any five Microsoft Project columns to define conditional formatting rules.
  • Define as many conditional formatting rules as necessary (no limit).
  • When your Microsoft Project plan changes, the conditional formatting rules will automatically be reapplied. Tasks and milestones that have changed will be updated in your new snapshot, while previous snapshots will retain the old formatting for historical purposes.
  • Can be fine-tuned by hand as necessary.

Not Supported by Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View No

  • Formatting done by hand. Not tied to Microsoft Project data.

Manage complex resource assignments

Supported by OnePager Pro Yes

  • When multiple resources are assigned to a single task in Microsoft Project, there is an option to replicate that task for each unique resource in the OnePager chart, and create several individual resource assignments for each task or milestone.
  • This prevents resources from having to locate tasks for both their individual assignments and their group assignments, which can lead to confusion.

Not Supported by Microsoft Project 2016 Timeline View No

  • Not supported.
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Microsoft is a registered service mark of Microsoft Corporation. Product comparison made in January, 2017 between Microsoft Project 2016 and OnePager Pro v6.0. Feature comparison subject to change in future versions.