One feature that MS Project had that I've had a hard time working around is a timeline feature that is part of the application. I understand that SS integrates with Office Timeline, but I have to pay for this, manually manipulate this, and I have to recreate a timeline each time deliverables change on my plans. We have a portfolio of 10-12 in-flight projects so that becomes quite a task for our PMs each week.
Other Requests:
These might already be on the Roadmap but though I'd list them since I'm thinking about them:
The ability to change the gray background on Card View and Sights to white
We use Sights and snapshots of Card View and Sights as Status Reports that often get exported to PDF. It would be less obvious we are using screen shot of the background could be changed.
Lookups Between Sheets:
I know you get a lot of requests for this, but just in case. Unless and until the dashboard widgets become available, it's hard to calculate statistics from sheets such as Issues easily; especially for programs. I have a couple of programs with several in-fllight implementations and it would be really nice to find a way to easily report issue statistics across initiatives.
The Ability to Chart Data (Really):
The Charts integration isn't useful or practical. I need the ability to chart my sheet data and present visual representation to clients and our team. We use Smartsheet to track the following:
- Implementation Plans
Project FinancialsProject Issues (Conversion)DecisionsIssues & Risks (Project Level)Go-live Check ListsChange RequestsOther
We have ~430 sheets and nearly 20 sites. We've integrated Smartsheet into our daily project and porfolio management.
