Project Reader

Microsoft Project is a widely employed project management program that allows one to create complex plans, assign resources to employees, as well as manage the expenditures and the overall budget. For users regularly working with this tool, Project Reader provides a viable solution for quickly accessing saved data, in both a textual and graphical view.

The utility can load and process any projects stored in MPP, XML, MPD or MDB formats and allows its users to view all the source data, as well as Gantt diagrams. Various view modes are available, including task and resource usage tables as well as resource sheets.

The application features a highly intuitive setup, as viewing any source document requires simply that one loads the target MPP or similar file. All data is displayed in a tabular form, with corresponding rows and columns of all the source information. No configuration work is necessary to open items, as the application is fully compatible with 1998 and later Microsoft Project files, as well as 2002 and later XMLs.

One of the strong points of this viewer is the ability to break down original data into various specialized modules, such as the "Resource sheet" or the "Tracking Gantt". This allows users to locate information quickly. After viewing their source projects, users can also export all or selected resources to XML or CSV formats.

Several options can be customized, such as the various task labels, as well as the date formats employed. Summary and project summary tasks can also be displayed and one can easily change the currencies used.

To sum up, Project Reader is an asset for anyone working with Microsoft Project. It allows its users to open MPP, XML, MPD or MDB documents, as well as view Gantt diagrams and resource usage tables.