WBS Charts

Plan, Manage and Display projects using a Top-Down approach in the WBS Chart.

Network Charts

Plan, Manage, Schedule and Displays tasks in the Network Chart.

Task Sheets

Manage, Review and Update the project using the Task Sheet.

Microsoft Project Interface

WBS Schedule Pro can be used with Microsoft Project and contains a seamless interface to all versions of Microsoft Project. Use WBS Schedule Pro as a front-end project builder. Create your projects first in WBS Schedule Pro and then transfer these to Microsoft Project. Manage your Microsoft Project plans with the dynamic integration. Creating and managing your Microsoft Project plans has never been easier.

As a graphing tool, use WBS Schedule Pro to create presentation-quality WBS and Network Charts from existing Microsoft Project plans. WBS Schedule Pro produces WBS and Network Chart graphics not found in Microsoft Project.

Interface to Other Project Management Applications

As a Planning Tool - WBS Schedule Pro is the perfect front-end planning tool for any project management application whether it's a desktop or online system. Use WBS Schedule Pro to create new projects and export to these systems using the popular MS Project XML format.

As a Graphing Tool - If your Project Management Software system of choice lacks the great graphics that you need, use WBS Schedule Pro to create presentation-quality WBS and Network charts by exporting to the XML file format and opening these in WBS Schedule Pro.

High Capacity Planning and Presentation-Quality Graphics

Projects created in WBS Schedule Pro can be any size and contain any number of tasks.

Print to any Windows compatible printer or plotter including large format paper sizes for extra large printouts. The quality of the charts produced by WBS Schedule Pro are outstanding and help you present your project plans in a more concise, easy to read manner.

New Software, New Website, Same Company

Many of you may know our previous tools, WBS Chart Pro and PERT Chart EXPERT. If so, WBS Schedule Pro combines these two products plus adds many new and exciting features to make it a much more complete planning tool.

Compatible with Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 & Windows 10
WBS Schedule Pro was developed for Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 & Windows 10 and is fully compatible with these versions of Windows.

Windows XP
WBS Schedule Pro was tested on Windows XP and works with the exception of a few minor display issues. Due to the fact that Microsoft has stopped supporting Windows XP, Critical Tools cannot be responsible for issues when running WBS Schedule Pro on an XP system and may not be able to help should issues arise.

Memory and Disk Space
WBS Schedule Pro requires a minimum amount of memory. If you are running Windows efficiently you have enough memory.

WBS Schedule Pro takes less than 25Mb of disk space when installed. The file sizes of some of the larger projects are usually less than 1Mb.

Networks
WBS Schedule Pro runs on all major networks.

WBS Schedule Pro works in a Citrix environment.

Microsoft Project
WBS Schedule Pro integrates with and is fully compatible with the following versions of Microsoft Project:

Project 98
Project 2000
Project 2002
Project 2003
Project 2007
Project 2010
Project 2013
Project 2016*
Project 2019**

This includes full compatibility with the Standard and Professional versions of these where applicable.

WBS Schedule Pro integrates with the following Non-English versions of Microsoft Project: Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Korean, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish & Swedish.

*Project 2016 support was added in October, 2015 and is only available in WBS Schedule Pro version 5.1.0014 or later. Go to the Download page for details on upgrading to the latest version.

** Project 2019 behaves like Project 2016 internally which means that current versions of WBS Schedule Pro can communicate with it as if it were Project 2016. No special updates are required to make WBS Schedule Pro compatible with Project 2019. If you have a version of WBS Schedule Pro that works with Project 2016 it will work with Project 2019.

Note: You do not need Microsoft Project to run WBS Schedule Pro.

Project Server
WBS Schedule Pro works with plans Published in Project Server 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 by going through Microsoft Project. It is similar to the way you create and manage Project Server Published plans using Microsoft Project. WBS Schedule Pro does not access the Project Server data directly but via Microsoft Project Professional or Project 2010/2013/2016 Standard.

WBS Schedule Pro can be installed into Microsoft Project so you can create charts of your Published plans from Project Server. Create charts from Published plans by opening these plans in Microsoft Project and clicking the buttons. This will create a WBS/Network/Task Sheet of a Published plan that is dynamically linked to this plan. Any changes you make to the project is instantly reflected in Microsoft Project and updated in Project Server the next time you publish your plan.

Microsoft Word
The WBS Dictionary Export feature uses Microsoft Word to produce the WBS Dictionary document of the current project. The use of this feature requires Microsoft Word 2003 or greater.

Microsoft Excel
The use of the Excel Import/Export feature requires Microsoft Excel 2003 or greater.

Apple Mac Operating System
WBS Schedule Pro only runs under Windows. WBS Schedule Pro can run in the Mac OS using a Windows emulator or on a Mac with a duel boot system that runs Windows. Many users with Apple products have been successful using Vine, Parallels or Bootcamp to run WBS Schedule Pro.

WBS Schedule Pro (WBS Version)  The direct upgrade from WBS Chart Pro.

A Lower Cost Alternative to WBS Schedule Pro
WBS Schedule Pro (WBS Version) is the same software as WBS Schedule Pro with the same overall features and the same user interface. The only difference is that the Network Chart and Gantt Chart features have been disabled. If you only need to plan and manage your projects using WBS Charts then this is a great low price alternative to the complete WBS Schedule Pro package.

If you are a former WBS Chart Pro* user looking for a direct upgrade or simply do not have a need for Network Charts or Gantt Charts then this product is for you.

*WBS Chart Pro
WBS Chart Pro was our flagship product for over 20 years. In 2014, WBS Chart Pro was combined with our other former product, PERT Chart EXPERT, to produce the all new WBS Schedule Pro software. Subsequently, the WBS Chart Pro software was retired and is no longer available.

WBS Chart Pro users - The WBS Chart Pro features you have become accustomed to plus much more are now a part of WBS Schedule Pro!

WBS Chart Pro user or New user - Choose a version that meets your needs:
WBS Schedule Pro - This software combines WBS Charts, Network Charts and Gantt Charts to form a more complete project planning tool.

WBS Schedule Pro (WBS Version) - To meet the needs of users only wishing to use WBS Charts, we have created the WBS Schedule Pro (WBS Version) software. This special version contains everything in WBS Schedule Pro except for Network Charts and Gantt Charts. 

WBS Schedule Pro (PERT Version)  The direct upgrade from PERT Chart EXPERT.

A Lower Cost Alternative to WBS Schedule Pro
WBS Schedule Pro (PERT Version) is the same software as WBS Schedule Pro with the same overall features and the same user interface. The only difference is that the WBS Chart and Gantt Chart features have been disabled. If you only need to plan and manage your project using Network Charts (sometimes known as PERT Charts) then this is a great low price alternative to the complete WBS Schedule Pro package.

If you are a former PERT Chart EXPERT* user looking for a direct upgrade or simply do not have a need for WBS Charts or Gantt Charts then this product is for you.

*PERT Chart EXPERT
PERT Chart EXPERT was the name of our long-time product that was retired in 2014. PERT Chart EXPERT has been combined with our other former product, WBS Chart Pro, to produce the all new WBS Schedule Pro software. Subsequently, the PERT Chart EXPERT software was retired and is no longer available.

The PERT Chart EXPERT features you have become accustomed to plus much more are now a part of WBS Schedule Pro!

PERT Chart EXPERT user or New user - Choose a version that meets your needs:
WBS Schedule Pro - This software combines WBS Charts, Network Charts and Gantt Charts to form a more complete project planning tool.

WBS Schedule Pro (PERT Version) - To meet the needs of users only wishing to use Network (PERT) Charts, we have created the WBS Schedule Pro (PERT Version) software. This special version contains everything in WBS Schedule Pro except for WBS Charts and Gantt Charts.