Elecosoft UK Ltd

Asta Powerproject SaaS

Asta Powerproject SaaS is the cloud-hosted version of Elecosoft's award winning Asta Powerproject software for project planning. Delivering powerful, flexible Gantt chart driven scheduling, Asta helps manage resources, costs, project progress and BIM via 4D planning. Asta Powerproject SaaS scales from small plans to Enterprise-wide Project Portfolio Management (PPM).

Features

• Easy to use, powerful Gantt Chart driven project planning
• Flexible deployment; available on any platform, from any location
• Precise scheduling features for accurate planning & project controls
• Resource driven tools; assignment, modelling, levelling, reporting
• Risk analysis, tracking and reporting
• Superior presentation, printing, reporting and sharing of project plans
• Integration of BIM models for 4D planning
• UK developed, hosted and supported

Benefits

• Comprehensive planning to ensure more accurate project delivery
• Available when and where you need it
• Scalable from simple easy planning to complex project controls
• Better planning means better cost & risk management
• Protection from project delays, claims and litigation
• Help achieve BIM compliance, with real benefits from 4D planning
• Seamless data exchange to work with other software products
• Trusted services and secure backends to give user confidence
• Experts in the domain - not a software reseller
• Help at hand whenever you need it

£1,113 a user a year

• Education pricing available
• Free trial available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at sales@elecosoft.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

159955281882828

Contact

Elecosoft Sales
0345 646 1735
sales@elecosoft.com

Service scope

• Software add-on or extension: No
• Cloud deployment model: Public cloud
• Service constraints: Elecosoft shall use commercially reasonable endeavours to make the Services available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except for:; ; a) planned maintenance carried out during the maintenance window of 19.00-23.00 Monday to Thursday and 19.00 Friday to 23.00 Sunday; and; ; b) urgent unscheduled maintenance performed outside the hours provided that Elecosoft has used reasonable endeavours to give the Customer at least 24 hours notice in advance.
• System requirements:
  • Stable internet connection
  • Keyboard & mouse recommended for optimal interaction

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: Acknowledged within 15 minutes with an initial response within 1 hour.; ; 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Thursday;; 9 to 4:30 (UK time) Friday
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: No
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: No
• Onsite support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support levels: Standard support included within subscription cost covers Q&A about using application, assistance in accessing the application, management of backups and implementation of all software updates. Service Level Agreement details call severity, response times and escalation path. On-site application support available as a consultancy service, helping you to get the best from the software.
• Support available to third parties: Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

• Getting started: Standard subscription includes access to video training library, online tutorial guide and help files. Dedicated one-to-one remote assistance under the support agreement is available to help setup access to the software for new users requiring additional help. Instructor led training is available at an extra cost; from short web-based sessions to full tailored training packages.
• Service documentation: Yes
• Documentation formats:
  • HTML
  • PDF
  • Other
• Other documentation formats: AstaGPT, AI backed user help
• End-of-contract data extraction: Users can manually save files offline for use after the contract. Alternatively, they can request a batch download of all content at any point during contract and up to 30 days after contract ends.
• End-of-contract process: At the end of the contract and upon request, all user generated data can be provided in a single data extraction at no cost.

Using the service

• Web browser interface: Yes
• Supported browsers:
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Opera
• Application to install: No
• Designed for use on mobile devices: No
• Service interface: No
• User support accessibility: WCAG 2.1 AAA
• API: No
• Customisation available: Yes
• Description of customisation: Asta Powerproject SaaS includes extensive application settings that can be used to setup the software to the user's requirements. These user settings can be different per user, or rolled out to groups of users. Macros can be created within the software to perform additional customisation. Typically, macros are developed by Elecosoft but the Macro Engine is available to all users.

Scaling

• Independence of resources: Capacity planning and application performance sizing ensures sufficient resources are allocated to platform. Continuous performance monitoring highlights any variances.

Analytics

• Service usage metrics: Yes
• Metrics types: Application metrics: users activity by application (first access, last access; Total times application launched. Storage reports by users; current and historic. Support/SLA reports: Number of support calls, average response times, average resolution times, out of compliance events.
• Reporting types:
  • Real-time dashboards
  • Regular reports
  • Reports on request

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Other security clearance
• Government security clearance: Up to Developed Vetting (DV)

Asset protection

• Knowledge of data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Data storage and processing locations:
  • United Kingdom
  • Other locations
• User control over data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Datacentre security standards: Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 3.0)
• Penetration testing frequency: At least once a year
• Penetration testing approach: Another external penetration testing organisation
• Protecting data at rest: Encryption of all physical media
• Data sanitisation process: Yes
• Data sanitisation type:
  • Explicit overwriting of storage before reallocation
  • Deleted data can’t be directly accessed
• Equipment disposal approach: A third-party destruction service

Data importing and exporting

• Data export approach: Asta Powerproject SaaS can export to CSV, HTML, XML, MPP, XER, Excel & SQL using in-built export functions of the software, in addition to save to own standard file format (.PP). These files can be moved to and from the cloud by the user.
• Data export formats:
  • CSV
  • Other
• Other data export formats:
  • HTML
  • XML
  • MPP
  • XER
  • XLS
  • SQL
• Data import formats:
  • CSV
  • Other
• Other data import formats:
  • XML
  • MPP
  • XER
  • XLS

Data-in-transit protection

• Data protection between buyer and supplier networks: TLS (version 1.2 or above)
• Data protection within supplier network:
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway

Availability and resilience

• Guaranteed availability: 99.8% uptime guarantee. Service credits offered in the event of any extended downtime.
• Approach to resilience: We use and implement the recommendations of Microsoft Azure to make all data as secure and resilient as possible, including using different geolocations and frequent backups.
• Outage reporting: Email alerts

Identity and authentication

• User authentication needed: Yes
• User authentication:
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Username or password
• Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: Access is role-based and restricted to senior authorised staff only.
• Access restriction testing frequency: At least every 6 months
• Management access authentication:
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Username or password

Audit information for users

• Access to user activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
• How long user audit data is stored for: Between 1 month and 6 months
• Access to supplier activity audit information: Users contact the support team to get audit information
• How long supplier audit data is stored for: Between 1 month and 6 months
• How long system logs are stored for: Between 1 month and 6 months

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: NQA
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 1st June 2023
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: We do not cover the Microsoft Azure datacentres used to host Asta Powerproject SaaS; these are separately certified by Microsoft to ISO27001/2 and SOC2.
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: No
• Cyber essentials plus: No
• Other security certifications: No

Security governance

• Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
• Security governance certified: Yes
• Security governance standards: ISO/IEC 27001
• Information security policies and processes: Our ISO27001/2 framework includes a dedicated Information Security Policy, and detailed documentation on the roles and responsibilities of staff and management with regards to cyber security and data protection.

Operational security

• Configuration and change management standard: Supplier-defined controls
• Configuration and change management approach: We fully follow and apply/enforce the principles and controls of ISO27001/2.; ; As part of ISO27001, we use asset tracking and logging.; ; Change Management and change requests are strictly enforced using a ticketing system which is used to provide an audit trail and logs for ISO27001 audit/logging purposes.
• Vulnerability management type: Supplier-defined controls
• Vulnerability management approach: We use a vulnerability scanning tool called Qualys.; ; Vulnerabilities found using Qualys are logged with the IT/DevOps ticketing system, and dealt with in accordance with our ISO27001/2 policies and procedures.
• Protective monitoring type: Supplier-defined controls
• Protective monitoring approach: We use Microsoft Azure's built-in monitoring and alerting tools.
• Incident management type: Supplier-defined controls
• Incident management approach: Under our ISO27001/2 Security and Incident Management policy, all incidents and near misses are reported to Group IT.; ; All incidents and near misses are ticketed and dealt with as fast as practically possible.

Secure development

• Approach to secure software development best practice: Independent review of processes (for example CESG CPA Build Standard, ISO/IEC 27034, ISO/IEC 27001 or CSA CCM v3.0)

Public sector networks

• Connection to public sector networks: No

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Covid-19 recovery
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  We aim to continuously improve our environmental performance. Examples of how we support climate change initiatives include: ; ; - Where possible we have eradicated the use of paper. Remaining usage is via recycled or ecologically friendly paper.; - Reduce our consumption of resources and improve the efficiency of those resources ; - Manage waste generated from our business operations according to the principles of reduction, re-use and recycling.; - Comply as a minimum with all relevant environmental legislation as well as other environmental requirements. ; ; Our carbon reduction plan is to achieve a net zero carbon footprint in our Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030. Our Environmental Policy will be regularly reviewed and updated as necessary. The management team endorses these policy statements and is fully committed to their implementation. As a group, our achievements to date are: ; ; - 45% renewable energy supplies ; - 19% electrified vehicle usage ; - 18% reduction of CO2 production from 140 tonnes to 115.

  Covid-19 recovery

  Elecosoft provide a fully hybrid work environment with all team members fully supported either at home or in the office.

  Equal opportunity

  Elecosoft is committed to achieving a working environment which provides equality of opportunity and freedom from unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, disability, religion or beliefs, age or sexual orientation. This Policy aims to remove unfair and discriminatory practices within the Company and to encourage full contribution from its diverse community. The Company is committed to actively opposing all forms of discrimination. The Company also aims to provide a service that does not discriminate against its clients and customers in how they can access the services and goods supplied by the Company. The Company believes that all employees and clients are entitled to be treated with respect and dignity. Any and all personal data used in connection with this Policy shall be collected, held, and processed in accordance with the Company’s Employee Data Protection Policy.

  Wellbeing

  We are committed to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and anyone affected by our business activities, and to providing a safe and suitable environment for all those attending our premises. We recognise the importance of identifying and tackling the causes of work-related stress. We also recognise that personal stress, while unrelated to the workplace, can adversely affect the wellbeing of our people at work. We offer a wellness confidential helpline for all employees. Our Wellbeing policy covers all employees, officers, consultants, contractors, volunteers, interns, casual workers and agency workers. In 2023 and 2024 we achieved the "Great Place to Work" accreditation.

Pricing

• Price: £1,113 a user a year
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes
• Free trial available: Yes
• Description of free trial: Full access to the product, for non-commercial purposes during trial period (typically 14 days).

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at sales@elecosoft.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.