10 Powerful Features of Costbars Project Pipeline Scheduler for PPM

Top 10 Features of Costbars Project Pipeline Scheduler

Integrated Timebars and Costbars Functionality
Switch seamlessly between resource scheduling (Timebars) and PPM tools (Costbars) with a single license, maintaining data continuity for flexible portfolio and resource management.
Learn about this integration in Introduction to Costbars Product Guide
Track and Prioritize Projects
Track and resource load your in-flight projects, add future projects and resource load those, then Costbars will prioritize and make select or kill decisions. Override the decision easily using our editable reports.
See how to prioritize and override decisions in How to Use Costbars
Comprehensive Project Pipeline Visibility
Visualize your entire project portfolio in a one-row-per-project view, displaying configurable data points like cost, hours, priority, and risk, alongside resource supply and demand by portfolio or project.
Analyze this data with Tabular and Card Reports
Advanced PPM Insights with Scoring Algorithm
Leverage our proprietary algorithm to score and prioritize projects, combining PPM-specific metadata (e.g., strategic drivers) with drag-and-drop adjustments for smarter portfolio decisions.
Understand scoring in How to Use Costbars
Drag-and-Drop Project and Resource Scheduling
Use our innovative Resource Allocator and graphical interface to build resource schedules and adjust project pipelines with intuitive drag-and-drop gestures, streamlining both PPM and resource management.
Learn leveling techniques in How to Use Costbars
User-Friendly Design for PPM and Resources
Enjoy a consistent, hassle-free experience with drag-and-drop gestures across project pipelines, resource allocations, and risk/issue timelines, enhancing productivity and usability.
Explore the interface in How to Use Costbars
Portfolio Reports and Analytics
Use editable reports that leverage your corporate metadata data for deeper insights into project prioritization and system decision results and control portfolio performance.
See reporting options in Tabular and Card Reports
Real-Time Resource Demand Tracking
Double-click a resource name or link projects with predecessors to view and adjust demand in real time as projects shift, ensuring optimal resource allocation across the portfolio.
Master resource leveling in How to Use Costbars
Scope and Hierarchy Management
Define project scope with our built-in hierarchy model and WBS charts, integrating seamlessly with PPM metadata for enhanced portfolio oversight and go/kill decisions.
Get started with the process in Introduction to Costbars Product Guide
Cloud Data Analysis Dashboard with Pubsets
Publish pre-built, customizable graphs, line charts, pie charts, bubble charts, and tabular reports to our secure cloud dashboard for easy sharing, analysis, and one-click restoration across devices.
Learn about reports in Tabular and Card Reports

Why use Costbars - Our Project Portfolio Management Software

Master Your Portfolio and Resources with Ease
Build out project pipelines and resource schedules, then gain unparalleled visibility into your organization’s work. Costbars ensures resources are never overloaded while empowering strategic portfolio decisions—leaving outdated tools like MS Project in the dust.
Start with Introduction to Costbars Product Guide
Revolutionary Scheduling and PPM Engine
Our proprietary rules-based scheduling engine, paired with an intuitive drag-and-drop and click-and-swipe interface, simplifies both resource management and project portfolio processes. Adjust timelines, prioritize projects, and optimize resources—all in one dynamic platform.
Explore this in How to Use Costbars
Interactive, Configurable Reports at Your Fingertips
Think of the Costbars canvas as a live report you control. Move bars, adjust pipelines, and configure metadata, creating a tailored view of your portfolio and resources that evolves with your needs. Edit metadata and health indicators right on the report or on the Canvas.
See examples in Tabular and Card Reports
Seamless Spreadsheet Integration
All Costbars features sync perfectly with spreadsheet programs, letting you move portfolios, projects, tasks, resources, risks, and issues in and out of the web-app browser cache cleanly and simply—data entry has never been this efficient.
Learn how in Introduction to Costbars Product Guide
Local Data Storage with Cloud Flexibility
Run Costbars on any modern web browser-enabled device with data stored locally for security and offline access. Opt into our Cloud Dashboard to publish and share pre-built, customizable charts and reports, configurable with your metadata.
Cloud Publishing for Collaboration
With Pubsets, publish multiple datasets (e.g., portfolios or sprints) to the cloud, choose which to activate on the dashboard, and collaborate effortlessly. Work on one device, publish, then pick up where you left off on another—all with one click.
Personal and Organizational Productivity
Enter data in your favorite spreadsheet, drag it onto the Costbars canvas, and watch productivity soar. Track tasks, resources, and portfolio priorities with ease, using pre-populated templates or imported enterprise data via our drag-and-drop sync feature.
Get started with Introduction to Costbars Product Guide
Scheduling Flexibility Meets PPM Precision
Our built-in engine automatically calculates time-phased results for charts, dashboards, and reports, while PPM-specific tools like project scoring and strategic driver analytics elevate your decision-making to new heights.
Learn scoring in How to Use Costbars
Cost-Effective Control
Why invest in pricey desktop schedulers or clunky cloud platforms? Costbars delivers a secure, modern alternative that puts you back in charge of your data, time, and budget.
Track and Visualize with Confidence
Create projects, tasks, and resource assignments manually or import existing data via spreadsheet sync. Set unlimited baselines, visualize risks and issues, and monitor portfolio progress with advanced PPM insights.