ConceptDraw PROJECT is a

project management software Project management software (PMS) has the capacity to help plan, organize, and manage resource tools and develop resource estimates. Depending on the sophistication of the software, it can manage estimation and planning, scheduling, cost control an ...

package developed by Computer Systems Odessa for

Microsoft Windows Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...

and

macOS macOS (; previously OS X and originally Mac OS X) is a Unix operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001. It is the primary operating system for Apple's Mac computers. Within the market of desktop and lapt ...

platforms. It presents projects as

Gantt chart A Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule, named after its popularizer, Henry Gantt (1861–1919), who designed such a chart around the years 1910–1915. Modern Gantt charts also show the dependency relationshi ...

s with linked tasks,

milestones A milestone is a marker of distance along roads. Milestone may also refer to: Measurements *Milestone (project management), metaphorically, markers of reaching an identifiable stage in any task or the project *Software release life cycle state, s ...

and deadlines. Since 2008 it has been a part of the

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software package, and can thus represent Gantt charts as

mind map A mind map is a diagram used to visually organize information into a hierarchy, showing relationships among pieces of the whole. It is often created around a single concept, drawn as an image in the center of a blank page, to which associated r ...

s and vice versa. It can also produce

visual The visual system comprises the sensory organ (the eye) and parts of the central nervous system (the retina containing photoreceptor cells, the optic nerve, the optic tract and the visual cortex) which gives organisms the sense of sight (the ...

reports A report is a document that presents information in an organized format for a specific audience and purpose. Although summaries of reports may be delivered orally, complete reports are almost always in the form of written documents. Usage In ...

work breakdown structure A work-breakdown structure (WBS) in project management and systems engineering is a deliverable-oriented breakdown of a project into smaller components. A work breakdown structure is a key project deliverable that organizes the team's work into ...

s and other

project A project is any undertaking, carried out individually or collaboratively and possibly involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular goal. An alternative view sees a project managerially as a sequence of even ...

diagram A diagram is a symbolic representation of information using visualization techniques. Diagrams have been used since prehistoric times on walls of caves, but became more prevalent during the Enlightenment. Sometimes, the technique uses a three- ...

s via

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM ConceptDraw DIAGRAM (previously known as ConceptDraw PRO) is Proprietary software, proprietary diagramming software used to create business graphics, including: diagrams, flowcharts, Infographics, data visualization for Business process modeli ...

. ConceptDraw PROJECT supports import and export of text outlines,

MS Project Microsoft Project is a project management software product, developed and sold by Microsoft. It is designed to assist a project manager in developing a schedule, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing the budget, and ana ...

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, and

MindManager MindManager is a commercial mind mapping software application developed by Mindjet. The software provides ways for users to visualize information in mind maps and flowcharts. MindManager can be used to manage projects, organize information, and ...

files.

Supported file formats

* CDPZ - ConceptDraw PROJECT document * CDPX - ConceptDraw PROJECT XML * CDPTZ - ConceptDraw PROJECT template * CDMZ - ConceptDraw MINDMAP document * MMAP - MindJet

document * MPP -

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document * XML –

XML document * XLSX -

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Worksheet

Cross-Platform Compatibility

ConceptDraw PROJECT is cross-platform compatible when running on

and

Windows Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...

operating systems An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs. Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also inc ...

: files created on a computer power by macOS can be opened and edited on a Windows computer, and vice versa.
Elizabeth Harrin, Girl's Guide to PM, 9 August 2017 The Developer's

end-user license agreement An end-user license agreement or EULA () is a legal contract between a software supplier and a customer or end-user, generally made available to the customer via a retailer acting as an intermediary. A EULA specifies in detail the rights and restr ...

allows for cross-platform installation with a single license. ConceptDraw PROJECT is compatible with

Microsoft Office Microsoft Office, or simply Office, is the former name of a family of client software, server software, and services developed by Microsoft. It was first announced by Bill Gates on August 1, 1988, at COMDEX in Las Vegas. Initially a marketin ...

. It supports the import/export of

files and

files.

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External links

ConceptDraw PROJECT Official site

ConceptDraw PROJECT Video Lessons
Office suites for Windows Office suites for macOS Project management software

Supported file formats

Cross-Platform Compatibility

See also

References

External links