Software:LiquidPlanner

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LiquidPlanner
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Developer(s)LiquidPlanner, Inc.
Initial releaseJanuary 27, 2006 (2006-01-27)
PlatformRuby on Rails
TypeProject management software
Collaborative software
LicenseProprietary
Websiteliquidplanner.com

LiquidPlanner, Inc., based in Seattle, is a company that develops online project management software. Founded in 2006, they released their first beta version to the public in 2008.

LiquidPlanner is a platform-independent, online project management system which features range estimates (e.g. 3–5 days) to express the uncertainty in project schedules.[1] This collaborative software is accessible via modern web browsers and mobile applications for iPhone, iPad, and Android operating system-based devices.[2]Template:User-generated inline

History

LiquidPlanner was founded by Charles Seybold and Jason Carlson in 2006.[3] LiquidPlanner launched a public beta at the DEMO 08 conference.[4] The Alliance of Angels named LiquidPlanner “Company of the Year” in May 2011.[5] LiquidPlanner also received the “Innovation Award” from Info-Tech Research Group in 2011 and 2012.[6][non-primary source needed]

In November 2017, Todd Humphrey became CEO of the company, replacing Liz Pearce.[3][7] In 2018, the company got $2 million in funding from investors.[3]

In February 2020, LiquidPlanner was dubbed by Purch Group's Business News Daily as the best online project management software for analyzing overall company data in 2020.[8]

Software

Built using Ruby on Rails, LiquidPlanner is the industry’s only priority-based, predictive online project management solution and claims to be the first software as a service (SaaS) based project management solution to allow users to express uncertainty in their task estimates using ranges. The application employs a probabilistic scheduling engine that is claimed to build more accurate schedules.[9]

Several authors have noted that estimating in ranges (e.g. 3–4 days, 1–3 hours) is preferable to single-point estimates (e.g. 1 hour, 2 days).[10] [11] Steve McConnell states "simplistic single-point estimates are meaningless because they don't include any indication of the probability associated with the single-point."[11] Project management and scheduling methodologies such as Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) generate best-case/worst-case ranges. However, the preponderance of popular project management software does not readily accept ranges as inputs for estimates.

LiquidPlanner accepts ranges as estimates and infers a probability distribution from that range.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag[non-primary source needed] It then tracks the evolution of these estimates over time.[12] From these uncertainty measures over time it can plot the history of the project estimates. This type of plot is often referred to as the Cone of Uncertainty.

Project managers create workspaces and invite users to participate in a way similar to LinkedIn or Facebook. The workspace can contain multiple projects and keeps a running narrative of tasks, comments, documents, and other project collateral.[4][12]

In September 2011, LiquidPlanner introduced their free mobile app that connects the LiquidPlanner online project management workspace to the Apple iPhone and iPad. This app is available through the Apple iTunes Store.[13]Template:User-generated inline Significant updates to its mobile app were made in April 2013.[14][non-primary source needed]

The LiquidPlanner application programming interface (API) enables project managers to programmatically interact with their LiquidPlanner workspace. With the API, most of the LiquidPlanner project management actions can be automated. For example, you can create a task and then post comments, track time against it, and mark the task done when completed.[15]Template:User-generated inline

LiquidPlanner was founded in 2006.[16]Template:User-generated inline released its first public beta in 2008,[17]

Funding

LiquidPlanner is privately held. It was the first recipient of capital from the Seattle-based Alliance of Angels seed fund in June 2009.[18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Software project management tool clarifies project uncertainty". SearchSoftwareQuality.com. February 21, 2008. http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid92_gci1299733,00.html. 
  2. ↑ "LiquidPlanner Announces New Android Application for Predictive Project Management from Any Location". Yahoo Finance. 2012-03-12. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/liquidplanner-announces-android-application-predictive-130000768.html. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Project management company LiquidPlanner, now profitable, raises more cash, 12 years after launch" (in en-US). 2018-11-08. https://www.geekwire.com/2018/project-management-company-liquidplanner-now-profitable-raises-cash-12-years-launch/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Clint Boulton (February 3, 2008). "Project Management Startup Could Be a Fit for Google". eWeek. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Project-Management-Startup-Could-Fit-The-Bill-For-Google/. 
  5. ↑ Lamm, Greg (10 May 2011). "Alliance of Angels Company of the Year: LiquidPlanner". https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2011/05/company-of-the-year-liquidplanner.html. 
  6. ↑ "LiquidPlanner Receives Project Management "Innovation Award" From Info-Tech Research Group" (in en-US). https://www.liquidplanner.com/about-us/news/liquidplanner-receives-project-management-innovation-award-from-info-tech-research-group/. 
  7. ↑ "LiquidPlanner CEO Liz Pearce steps down, replaced by League co-founder Todd Humphrey" (in en-US). 2017-11-09. https://www.geekwire.com/2017/liquidplanner/. 
  8. ↑ "LiquidPlanner Review 2020 | Online Project Management - Business News Daily". https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/9980-large-team-project-management-software.html. 
  9. ↑ Chris Kanaracus (January 28, 2008). "LiquidPlanner adds probability to project planning". NetworkWorld. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/012808-liquidplanner-adds-probability-to-project.html. 
  10. ↑ David Daly (September 12, 2007). "Accurate Estimates". Outside of the Triangle. http://outofthetriangle.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/accurate-estimates/. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 McConnell, Steve (2006). Software Estimation. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press. pp. 6–9. ISBN 978-0-7356-0535-0. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Mike Gunderloy (February 28, 2008). "LiquidPlanner: Sophisticated Online Project Management". Web Worker Daily. http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/02/28/liquidplanner-sophisticated-online-project-management/. 
  13. ↑ "LiquidPlanner - Project Management, Scheduling, Collaboration". September 20, 2011. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id337842859. 
  14. ↑ "New LiquidPlanner 4.0 iOS Update Lets Customers Manage Projects From a Mobile Device" (in en-US). https://www.liquidplanner.com/about-us/news/new-liquidplanner-4-0-ios-update-lets-customers-manage-projects-from-a-mobile-device/. 
  15. ↑ "LiquidPlanner API". 30 October 2010. http://www.programmableweb.com/api/liquidplanner. 
  16. ↑ "LiquidPlanner, Inc.". http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=36660754. 
  17. ↑ "LiquidPlanner Manages the Unknown: Official Release". 2008-06-11. http://mashable.com/2008/06/11/liquidplanner-official-releas/. 
  18. ↑ "LiquidPlanner raises cash". American City Business Journals. 2009-06-19. http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2009/06/LiquidPlanner_raises_cash_48627827.html. 



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