Software Evaluation Criteria

Weight

MS Project

Primavera

Operational Characteristics

Relative Weight m = 60

0% - 100%

Score

Weighted

Score

Score

Weighted

Score

Software Attributes:

Time Management

Relative weight X1 = 33

2.18

0.59

1.83

0.49

1

Setting up your project plan

27

2.09

0.54

2.67

0.69

2

Defining activities and relations

26

1.9

0.32

2.33

0.40

3

Calendars

17

1.91

0.32

2.33

0.40

4

Network calculations

17

1.64

0.21

2.17

0.28

5

Network graphics

13

Relative weighted score Y1 =

1.99

2.26

Resource Management

Relative weight X2 = 15

6

Resource identification

23

1.90

0.44

2.50

0.58

7

Resource allocation

22

1.55

0.34

2.33

0.51

8

Resource levelling

19

1.60

0.30

2.17

0.41

9

Ability to handle resource over allocation

17

1.78

0.30

1.80

0.31

10

Type of resource graphics available

19

1.91

0.36

1.83

0.35

Relative weighted score Y2 =

1.75

2.15

Cost Management

Relative weight X3 = 14

11

Assigning cost information on activities

26

1.73

0.45

2.33

0.61

12

Cost Breakdown Structure

24

1.70

0.41

2.17

0.52

13

Cost Calculations

18

1.63

0.29

2.20

0.40

14

Support of uncertainty analysis

15

0.90

0.14

1.50

0.23

15

Cost graphics

17

1.78

0.30

2.17

0.37

Relative weighted Score Y3 =

1.59

2.12

Reporting

Relative weight X4 = 19

16

Type of standard reports

29

1.60

0.46

1.83

0.53

17

Report generation

34

1.40

0.48

1.60

0.54

18

Integration with word processor

19

1.64

0.31

1.40

0.27

19

Report presentation

18

1.73

0.31

1.60

0.29

Relative weighted score Y4 =

1.56

1.63

Control and Monitoring

Relative weight X5 = 19

20

Saving project baseline plans

26

1.86

0.48

2.00

0.52

21

Outlining and data banding

20

1.57

0.31

2.50

0.50

22

Support of WBS

25

1.89

0.47

2.00

0.50

23

Multi project management

19

1.90

0.36

2.17

0.41

24

Web publishing and internet capabilities

10

1.86

0.19

1.75

0.14

Relative weighted score Y5

1.82

2.11