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Michael
Verified reviewer
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2018
Great data-sharing product regardless of your platform!
Project data sharing next to none!
PROSAbility to share data anywhere in the world. The workflows and the ability to automate so many aspects of the sheet creation process is a huge time saver. We use it for Bentley, Microsoft, and Autodesk software without major issues.
CONSUpgrading the software can be a quite daunting task. The ability to integrate some of the more complex pieces of software Autodesk develops could use some attention.
Maulik
Chemicals, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2023
ProejctWise - The Complete solution for IMDC (Information Management - Document Control)
Overall satisfied with ProjectWise. Most of the functionalities are available and some advance level features are also available which makes ProjectWise unique compare to other available solutions in market.
PROSDifference Serviceses and its use cases. Issue resolution service has saved countless man hours and reduced manual efforts by creating automatic CRS generate.
CONSExport is not possible in PW Web connections. Bulk user upload is not possible in PW Administrator/PW Explorer. There are certain limitations in PW Insights which is dimming the charm of reporting.
Reason for choosing ProjectWise
Based on several factors, we choose ProjectWise like: Cost, Functionalities like Integration (Excel, AutoCAD), Forms, Issue Resolution, Reporting (PW Insights), Rendition PDF, Support team.
Joseph
Civil Engineering, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed July 2023
Decent project database software
I've been a regular PW user for over a decade and recently became an administrator during our SELECTseries to CONNECT upgrade. There were a lot of challenges, and still are, to clean up our datasource and to take advantage of the features in PW. I would describe the software as potentially powerful, but clunky and difficult to learn.
PROSAll the documents in on location, workflow control, inherited properties and attributes, title block integration.
CONSSearch is not intuitive, access control is challenging, lots of effort is needed to train and learn the features of the software, as well as management and knowledge sharing. The software has gotten slower with the CONNECT edition anecdotally, tends to crash at suboptimal times.
Reason for choosing ProjectWise
Our user base is highly MicroStation centric and it appeared to be the logical choice back in 2012 when we moved form W/edge.
Jaroslav
Civil Engineering, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2023
SUDOP PRAHA a.s.
In our experience, there is still a need to adapt employees to working in Projectwise. People are bothered by the different way of handling files when copying, renaming , working with images. They compare file handling too much with products like totalcommander and windows explorer. A big problem is the unreliable collaboration with Autodesk products. We are very negative about Projectwise support especially in 2016-2021. We missed detailed tutorials and explanations of new Projectwise features, slow bug fixing especially for new web services. Working in the Projectwise client was trouble-free all the time. It worked reliably
PROSWorking with files. The security of using a single valid copy of a document in a network with geographically distant branches. When implementing Projectwise, a company must modify its existing workflows. When implementing Projectwise, the firm must unify the versions of software used.
CONSWe implemented Projectwise between 2000 and 2002. It took a long time to get the integration with the software products right. First of all Bentley products, then Microsoft Office. The experience from the semi-second implementation in the company's subsidiary made the implementation easier. However, there are still problems with the integration of Autodesk products, especially Revit, Civil 3d and Autocad.
Reason for choosing ProjectWise
Secure document storage, access rights management through workflows, document handling in a multi-branch enterprise network. Since 2000 we have used Projectwise as the perfect dms. Since 2016 we have been using BIM on projects and using Projectwise as a CDE. We consider Projectwise to be the perfect solution for creating CDE. We use it in all our projects to share data and information with all external entities.
Audrey
Civil Engineering, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2022
A well rounded collaborative tool
I have used ProjectWise at many companies for many projects, and it has always been a powerful and useful collaboration tool. It does require training for the initial learning curve so we do always account for that in our project schedules.
PROSI have used Projectwise for many projects with different teams - sometimes international teams around the world. My experience has always been decently pleasant. Projectwise has an advantage over its new competitor BIM360, because you can collaborate on MANY DIFFERENT FILES TYPES. Word docs, CAD drawings, Microstation drawings, spreadsheets, etc. This is where ProjectWise wins. It has an audit trail and you can customize the environment and document control for each project. You can also adjust permission settings as needed. The speed of working on drawings is efficient, since it makes a local copy and you're only affected by slow network issues when pushing your work to the server.
CONSIt does have a steep initial learning curve e.g. understanding check in vs server update vs open/checkout etc. There should be explanations & definitions built in to the UI because improper use of some of the tools can be catastrophic.
Reason for choosing ProjectWise
Stronger collaborative tools and support for different file types & programs. E.g. Microsoft suite, autodesk, bentley, adobe, bluebeam, tts scheduling, photoshop etc.
Sanjay
Civil Engineering, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2023
ProjectWise for AEC Industrials
It's really been great to work with ProjectWise software. I have used this product for Design and Engineering for BIM projects, and I can surely tell this product has the best ever collaborative approach for all Global projects with common data environment configuration. Network configuration of all the projects can be done quick and you can start working on projects immediately. Also supporting this product is very easy.
PROSManaged Workspace is the excellent feature of ProjectWise.It is the only one storage location for all the project data.Integrates seamlessly with MicroStation.Renditioning with profiles to PDF creations.
CONSNeeded to add following features.1. 3D PDF tab in CAD documents for quick review of BIM models2. CAD Integration management if more than one version is integrated (E.g. AutoCAD 2019 & AutoCAD2020)3. Workspace debugging.4. detailed dependency viewer for document - should display reference path
Raymond
Civil Engineering, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed May 2023
Kiewit's Review
Great!
PROSIt allows us to work with anybody around the world.
CONS1) It does not work, the way it needs to, with Civil 3D. 2) Setting up a 'Dynamic Workspace' (Bentley One Workspace) is too difficult for most users.
Reason for choosing ProjectWise
Because it works with most Bentley software.
Justin
Civil Engineering, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2020
Useful for large projects
This helps to deliver large engineering projects across many disciplines.
PROSI really like projectwise for the large projects I work on. It’s really nice to have all files and information stored in one location for everybody to use. Great for CAD development as well.
CONSI wish that there were a dark mode and that the user interface would be modernized like other programs.
Jeffrey
Civil Engineering, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2023
ProjectWise New Implementation
"One Stop" all in one project storage and management
CONSOften difficult to implement client standards/workspaces
Jeff
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2023
software user
Security of documents is very good
PROSChecking out and returning files from and to the software is easily done
CONSAbility to find files by client name, and uploading files, wishing we could drag and drop from our workstations.
Anonymous
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2018
Best project management system for large firms and agencies
Huge storage capabilities for all types of files, various levels of sharing and security that enable quick and efficient transfer and sharing of files at all stages of project development and design, easy compatibility with all Bentley civil engineering design programs. As a design engineer in a large bridge design division, I found our switch to ProjectWise to be smooth and easily managed. Projects were easy to find, even years later, and ProjectWise facilitated good sharing and cooperation between in-house personnel and the customers.
CONSIt can be slow. Sometimes it goes down. There's a box that started auto-checking itself a few months ago that makes you open a read-only copy of things, and this resulted in my doing a bunch of analysis that didn't get saved, and a really awkward conversation with my group leader because said analysis was not there when we needed it to be. (Moral of story, read each dialog box carefully before clicking accept, even if you've been a ProjectWise user for a long time.)
Jaime
Railroad Manufacture, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2020
Great platform for Document Control
I think it is a great platform which can be used simply with secured access via the internet
PROSPWOline is the provider for one of my best document control tools called eB it is a great all rounder enabling me to create individual document references which are then attached to the communications allowing for fantastic control of documentation due to the creation of separate references for documents and communications. These can easily be searched for with the straight for menu options and email notifications when new documentation is sent or received.
CONSIt can be a little confusing with some of the terminology in the menu but once you get to know it, you can easily negotiate your way through them.
Anonymous
1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2017
You need to update your review
I'm not sure where you got your information on this but the review is incomplete and inaccurate. There are several features that I use consistently within ProjectWise that you show as unavailable. It has been the leading Engineering Document Management system for decades but you show that Document Management and Document Storage are 'unavailable'. It's build on collaboration and remote access which you also show as unavailable. No information is better than WRONG information.
CONSThere is little to say against it - it continues to grow and improve. Providing options most applicable to the industry. I expect it will continue to improve.
Philippe
Construction, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
2
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed July 2023
Projectwise review
It is a mixed experience. For some aspects it is very good but for some others it s terrible and not modern at all.
PROSThe automatic production of 2D drawings with the pdf rendition is high valuable when using Bentley products.The interface for the use is quite classic but people gets used to it.
CONSThe configuration of Projectwise workflows is awful, there is no other words. The interface is dificult, and editing an excel file for such a critical thing such as workflows is a nightmare. The documentation is not good concerning the tool as well.
Reason for choosing ProjectWise
Did not choose
Elahe
Construction, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2023
A review from PW admin of 12 years
Web components from iTwin to projectwise drive, huge improvement in the functionality and ease of use compare to PWDI for the end user
CONSProejctWise working directory concept. it is about time for you to come up with a better solution
Anonymous
501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
2
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2023
Cloud Based Server Platform
Overall ProjectWise works great for collaborating in CAD, but not ideal for moving all project documentation into one platform.
PROSProjectWise allows users from various firms to collaborate on design files in one shared server, rather than working independently.
CONSLearning curve can be steep, software does not integrate well with certain programs, Beneficial for CAd use but clunky for document management
Matt
Verified reviewer
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2018
Organized
Organization.
PROSIt is a great way to organize files in one place. Large ability to save a lot of files in one place.
CONSIt does what it is designed to do but it takes awhile to load files sometimes. But this might be a network thing at my work.
Anonymous
10,000+ employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2021
It will help to share document with security
It is necessary to use, if your company have lots of documents and have to share with many persons with security.
PROSEasy to share any document through link and link is clickable to those who have permission. It will also help to share document within organization with ease.
CONSIt is little tough to work with it. You need someone to guide for how to use. Actually projectwise provided too much functions and which are necessary also, but if any new user will have to struggle to use.
Anonymous
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2018
A great system for storing and sharing data in the cloud, once you get the hang of it
Projectwise provides a flexible file structure and allows easy storage, sharing and collaboration on data in the cloud. This is of great assistance when working in nationally and internationally based teams. The variable levels of access controls can seem frustrating at first to the ordinary user, but are highly useful in controlling access to data
CONSFor first time users, Projectwise can be clunky to use, with little logic to the interface. The password reset functions are not seemingly well designed for organisations who require passwords changed regularly.
Hamza
Architecture & Planning, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2022
Collaboration and File depository
Overall ProjectWise is a great tool and a must have for Construction documentation.
PROSThe ease of not just document upload but also file updates and changes makes ProjectWise a great collaboration tool.
CONSThe user interface can be quiet challenging at the beginning and may take some time to get used to.
Anonymous
51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2022
Amazing software for collaboration with other firms
Very nice experience overall.
PROSWe use ProjectWise to collaborate with other firms so that both the firms can work on files together. The best part is you can check out a file then other person cannot check in.
CONSSometimes uploading and downloading files can be slow, I did not find a way to replace a file too.
Juan
Utilities, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2018
Great System for Project Collaboration
Its functionalities go far beyond just a document sharing platform. The ability to review and update documents on the go make it an incredibly helpful system.
CONSIt can be a little confusing to use at first, but after watching tutorials and spending some time with it you get the hang of it quickly.
Anonymous
5,001-10,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
Secure and easy to use
I like the security of this software for storing and sharing important project documents.
CONSI do not have any issues with this software.
Anishchenko
Verified reviewer
Civil Engineering, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed September 2020
Produit pas du tout adapté
Perte d'une demi journée de travaille à cause de la perte de connexion
PROSJe ne connais aucun point fort de ce produit
CONSEn cas de rupture de connexion avec le réseau perte d'information Pas de possibilité de lancer les fichiers batch windows
Khan Nida Khanum
Verified reviewer
Computer Software, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed August 2021
Used to maintain documentation or design related to any project
Overall an ok tool to start with to store documents related to your project., So that it can be maintained at one place
PROSIt is an ok tool to use to maintain the documentations of a project or the design documentation of the project. It is an easy to use tool. Any change made to the project document can be viewed in history also it can be raised for review in the same tool
CONSThere are better tools in the market today which can be used to store not just documentation realted to the project but also entire code base of the project