Resource Guru Erfahrungen

Vorteile

- online so you can view it remotely
- clients can be color coded
- you can set various permission levels
- reporting is accurate
- customer service is fast

Nachteile

- searching for a specific project can be a challenge with no search feature
- nothing else, it works well.

Vorteile

Simplicity and focus. Resource Guru solves one problem, a problem that is key to our business - which is project resource assignment and scheduling. It does it quickly, and easily. Our prior tool required us to understand a complex CRM system with multiple interrelated functions. Resource Guru gives us the availability, assignment and schedule tools we need to deliver our projects without needless overhead.

Nachteile

I would like more user defined fields when we assign a resource to a project. We assign a project sales phase type to each project, and we assign an individual billing rate to each resource, which can be different for each day of the project. We currently do that using a strict taxonomy in the "Notes" field and them use an Excel macro to parse that information out for sales and revue forecasting. While this doe take a bit of management and programming magic - it is still orders fo magnitude less complicated that it was previously when we managed this data in our CRM system. Having those filed would just make our lives all that much simpler.

Vorteile

I liked the fact that Resource Guru was incredibly easy to use and allowed me to quickly and intuitively manage my team's resources. The software also allowed me to easily customize the way I view and organize resource data, which was very useful for staying organized.

Nachteile

One thing I disliked about Resource Guru was that it had a limited selection of integrations. This made it difficult for me to connect the software to other applications I used for project management. Additionally, there were some features that I had to pay extra for, which I felt was not ideal.

Vorteile

Improved resource utilization: Resource Guru helps organizations make the most of their resources by allowing them to easily schedule, allocate and track the utilization of their resources.Increased visibility: Resource Guru provides real-time visibility into the availability and utilization of resources, making it easier for organizations to plan and coordinate projects.Better collaboration: Resource Guru enables teams to work together more effectively by allowing them to see each other's schedules and availability, and by facilitating communication about resource allocation.Overall, Resource Guru is designed to help organizations get the most out of their resources and increase productivity and efficiency.

Nachteile

some time and effort to fully understand and utilize. This can be a disadvantage for organizations that do not have the resources or time to invest in learning a new tool.Limited integrations: Resource Guru does not have as many integrations with other tools and systems as some of its competitors, which can limit its functionality for organizations that rely on integrated solutions.Limited customization: Some users may find that Resource Guru's features and capabilities are limited and not fully customizable to meet their specific needs.Limited mobile app: Resource Guru does not have a dedicated mobile app, which can be a disadvantage for users who need to access the tool while on the go.

Vorteile

Really easy to use and UX friendly. Intuitive functionality and transparent scheduling. Constantly updating and developing functions which is great. Great customer service

Nachteile

No negatives to be honest it’s a better piece of resourcing software than I’ve ever used

Vorteile

functionality, ease of use, visibility and the way we're able to allow access to certain functions

Nachteile

would be nice to have a search function to look up past and future information

In Betracht gezogene Alternativen

Calendly, SimplyBook.me und HubSpot CRM

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RG was highly recommended by a few of our colleagues

Vorteile

Simple easy to use and great user interface

Nachteile

Some features are global and can't be switched off.

Vorteile

The product is very easy to use, intuitive, and fast. We love the ability to zoom in and out and have different views of our timeline.

Nachteile

What I (currently) miss most is the ability to quickly update the schedule. For example, to select multiple "tasks" for one employee and move them 1 or more days forward, in other words, to shift or postpone someone's entire schedule. We change schedules quite frequently so it would be easier for us to have this enabled. But I've heard that this would be possible down the road.

Vorteile

I've been using Resource Guru since 2013 and it's constantly improving which is good to see. It's easy to use and provides decent reporting.

Nachteile

I'd like to see public holidays auto populated according to a country of choice and ability to limit daily bookable hours just by a number (e.g. 7.5h) without setting a rigid start / end / lunch break.

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Asana

Vorteile

Is easy to understand for an employee talking in terms of using it as a calendar.

Nachteile

The fact that there is no comment section so I need to report all the mistakes personally.

Vorteile

Easy to use! Straight-forward user interface.

Nachteile

I would love to see an easy way to see date/time of when an entry was placed on the schedule and who placed it there. It would be nice to have an "audit" trail of what changed, when, and by whom.

Vorteile

The visual interface and ease to move (drag and drop) staff bookings around.

Nachteile

Not having a search feature within Projects field.

Vorteile

The ability to schedule out months at a time. Small projects do not get lost in the shuffle of construction projects that go on months at a time where we are constantly pulling on and off of. It is so easy to use and customize. Field staff caught on intuitively and almost immediately.

Nachteile

I cant think of anything I don't love about RG. I do not use many of the advanced features because we have project management software that gives us reporting.

In Betracht gezogene Alternativen

Calendly

Gründe für den Wechsel zu Resource Guru

It seems easiest and most intuitively laid out.

Vorteile

It's easy to use. Everyone can see what's on the schedule or what they are supposed to be working on. I can see how long a project is in our production queue to ascertain when we'll be finished. I can schedule vacations so others know which resources are available on which date.

Nachteile

The times are sometimes not correct. It seems to think a work day is twelve hours long, instead of eight. It's hard to schedule several projects in the same day. It's easiest to assign a project for the whole day.

Vorteile

The ability to filter, sort, and visualize resource assignments across 50+ individuals with a variety of technical abilities has helped remove a lot of the pain in managing geographical diverse field crews

Nachteile

I would like the ability to see 4-6 months on the screen at once. Instead of individual blocks for each day, I would like to see each block represent one week (a zoom out option).

Some projects are 1-5 days, while a lot of assignments are 3+ months.

Vorteile

Scheduling is really easy to do on the web version, I can book, amend or cancel resource in a matter of moments and easily drop and drag to move things around.

Nachteile

The mobile version on web browser can be a little clunky, it would be good to have an app version to make checking scheduling on the go (whilst at external meetings etc) easier to use, the same for booking resource on the go, its almost impossible to do so on mobile

Vorteile

Ease of scheduling and color coding to identify the job owner.

Nachteile

Differentiating between confirmed file and unconfirmed files;
Unable to sort resources by experience level
Unable to view staff capacity in one shot - We didn't sign up for reports so that may likely be the reason.
Unable to color code by client and also by booker

Vorteile

The interface is intuitive and easy to adopt into our daily routine. Our company has a collection of instruments that were being double booked or under utilized, because our previous scheduling method was murky and unclear. Now, we've avoided double bookings and can complete client work more efficiently.

The most exciting thing about this software is that we keep finding ways to enhance our understanding of our operations (materials and labor costs, in particular) as we use the software. This will help us not only get client work done on time, but give us a more accurate representation of overall project costs.

Nachteile

I would like a feature that allows us to upload a protocol or document to the booking.

Vorteile

Intuitive, easy to use, efficient. Simplified our weekly and monthly production planning radically, allowing us to focus more effort on forecasting production load, maintaining workload balance and ensuring good capacity to execute our projects.

Nachteile

Doesn't yet have the ability to set recurring events. Drag and drop functions are sometimes unstable, particularly with cloud syncing.

Vorteile

+ flexible scheduling features
+ clear and easily readable UI

Nachteile

- if a day has 8h30m available, and 8h15m are scheduled, and another task is added with a 30m length, it shows up as "30m on waiting list and 15m free" - in my opinion, it would make more sense to show up as "15m on waiting list and 0m free"

Vorteile

We like the ability to visualize our employee utilization on a company-wide basis while being able to generate other utilization views by department and resource type. This helps us determine any utilization gaps and plan for cross utilization to ensure overall high utilization of our resources.

Nachteile

I would like to see a few more customization features for how the system currently treats over-bookings. We would like to be able to over-book resources and it show their utilization at 100%+ rather than it showing the conflict and a lower utilization until the over-allocation is corrected.

Vorteile

The simplicity of the usage and interface

Nachteile

I could not edit information of members of the team once they are listed.

Vorteile

Ease of use - loved the beta version and very happy that is now the standard. Easy to update multiple days on the fly and saves as you go.

Great feature of saving teams/groups so I can see a quick look without having to multi click.

Nachteile

Only thing I can say is I wish there was a better way to export reports from the software, possibly export into excel where I can print out the relevant information.

Vorteile

I really love that it'll remind me what my schedule is like the night before I sleep. I feel at ease before I go to bed :) thank you!

Nachteile

I am not toop sure if there is such a feature already. However, it'll be best if I can match my personal calendars on match on Resourece Guru as well. I am an influencer and a writer. Therefore my hectic schedules may clash in and outside of work.