Forecast is an AI-powered resource scheduling & project management solution designed for agencies with time tracking, automation, and integration. Using artificial intelligence (AI) Forecast aims to learn from its users and automate the scheduling, setup, and management of projects. By providing users with tools for collaboration, workflow management, scheduling, estimating, reporting, time tracking, deadline tracking, and more, Forecast is designed to help businesses deliver projects on time and within budget.
With a focus on making projects profitable, Forecast provides tools to enhance productivity and planning such as task delegation, labelling, task cards, and project overviews with completion tracking, deadlines, and budget and spend data. Tasks, known as cards within Forecast, can be assigned to individuals or teams and can be organized into to-do lists or a drag and drop Kanban workflow to aid with planning. Custom workflows can be setup to align with business processes, and the calendar is available in Gantt chart format to give a quick overview of upcoming tasks and allow for easy adjustment.
Forecast facilitates collaboration for team projects through features such as commenting, @mentioning, emojis, and labelling, and the project tab gives users an overview of who is doing what and how much time is being spent on each task compared with estimates. The scheduling tool allows users to plan resources using a drag and drop interface, or automatically using machine learning, to allocate team members to tasks based on their availability and skills.
Time and spend can be tracked within Forecast using tools such as the in-built timer, manual time entry, deadline tracking, milestones, budget setup, and AI estimates. Forecast uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to aid users with creating accurate estimates for each project, and time and spend can be reported within the app to monitor budgets alongside estimates.
Pros
I like that I can get a quick overview of projects that I'm associated with. Being able to see where and how my time is spent is very handy. I'm able to get what I need to very quickly and that is very important.
Cons
I guess the fact that the application is quite feature rich, the interface can be quite tricky to navigate if you don't already know what you want to do. I would've liked having a button on the home page to directly take me to any tasks assigned to me. I would've liked having quicker access to information pertaining to me.
increased staff efficiency , better communication with clients and delivering projects smoother within budgets
Pros
I trailed around 7/8 different project management softwares over a 6-month period, the main problem was i needed both project management and resource management which proved really hard to find. Either one was good at one and not the other etc but finding forecast really dealt with all my needs and although its taken 6 months to get all the data in and staff using effectively, the benefits have been fantastic. Projects are running smoother and we can control the budgets better.
Cons
There isnt much i find wrong with this software and the team are really good at taking on board our ideas and requests, i think the scheduling could be improved a little, but the forecast team are always looking to improve on a great product and im sure they will continue to improve.
I've spent many years trialing and implementing various Project Management and scheduling applications from an Ops perspective, but, frustratingly, I never found one that effectively combined these attributes into a single, easy-to-use package -- until Forecast.
That's impressive enough, but it's the ease of analysis and reporting that really sealed the deal for me. I can't imagine our business without it.
Pros
The combined resource scheduling, time-tracking and Project Management tools, the detailed operational tracking and reporting, frequency of updates, and, of course, the excellent customer support.
It has been a pleasure to both use the product, and interact with the Forecast team.
Cons
Honestly, nothing springs to mind. The Forecast team have been very receptive to suggestions for minor enhancements as they've evolved the product, and I've no doubt that will continue. I feel we're in good hands.
So far Forecast has addressed most of my company's requests for new features and functionality and made them part of the system.
Pros
The tool we used before didn't have any forecasting features our company needed. I really like the Time feature because it is simple, fast, and intuitive to use. I can easily see my projects, cards, and enter my time all in one view. It's always difficult switching systems after so many years, but I can instantly see the benefits of using Forecast as a sophisticated, easy-to-use platform. Forecast does a great job at tailoring to fit our company's needs and taking our feedback requests seriously.
After try almost 50 tools of "project management", "work management" (really, 50 tools, seriously), I chose "Forecast". It just makes sense. My team love it. The cost worth it.
Pros
- Beautiful, fast and easy to use interface.
- The mix of Kanban and SCRUM just makes sense.
- The way I track the work, attach files, and so on, everything works fine
Cons
- The mobile app has a lot of limitations, and there are a lot of features that only can be made in the browser interface.
Professional plan: $19/user/month when billed annually (or $24/user/month when billed monthly) for unlimited projects.
Enterprise plan: Contact Forecast for enterprise pricing plans.
Below are some frequently asked questions for Forecast.
Forecast offers the following pricing plans:
Starting from: US$19,00/month
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available
Professional plan: $19/user/month when billed annually (or $24/user/month when billed monthly) for unlimited projects.
Enterprise plan: Contact Forecast for enterprise pricing plans.
Forecast offers the following features:
Forecast has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business
Forecast supports the following languages:
Danish, English, Spanish
Forecast has the following pricing plans:
Subscription
Forecast supports the following devices:
Android, iPhone, iPad
Forecast integrates with the following applications:
Dropbox, GitHub, Google Drive, Harvest, JIRA Software, Okta, OneLogin, Trello, Xero, Zendesk
Forecast offers the following support options:
FAQs, Knowledge Base, Online Support, Phone Support, Video Tutorials
As a developer keeping track of time spent and tasks aren't always a natural instinct. Forecast has made it more intuitive or easier than other apps to deal with this. I can fulfill my time/task management responsibilities in a quick enough manner so as to not disrupt my workflow too much and keep my project managers happy. I'm happy using Forecast, gets the job done.