WBStool

WBStool is a tiny and portable utility which provides a simple project planning solution by putting at your disposal intuitive tools for creating work breakdown structures (WBS), GANTT and cost charts.

The program's concept is not as complex as the one of mind-mapping software but just as reliable.

As there is no setup involved, you can drop the pack to any location on the hard disk and run the EXE file directly. Otherwise, WBStool can be moved to a (write-enabled) pen drive or similar storage unit, and directly run on any machine easily, without previous installations.

What's more, the app does not create new entries in Windows Registry or Start menu, leaving the HDD clean after removal.

The interface has a plain aspect but it is quite simple to get around. A sample project is loaded at startup, and you can work your way from there or create a new one from scratch.

Commands become accessible through the right-click menu. You can create new branches and subdivisions, increase or decrease levels, add text, open the document's location in Explorer, as well as browse for folders.

It is possible to rename each task, copy and delete them, as well as use the drag-and-drop function to seamlessly switch their positions throughout the whole tree structure. They can be marked as started, finished, or milestone. Task properties include the task number, planned start/finish date and effort, along with current and remaining (forecast) effort.

Apart from the work breakdown structure , you can tinker with GANTT and cost charts. The project can be saved to XML format for later modifications, as well as published to HTML. When it comes to program settings, you can pick another UI language, nickname, password, colors, currency symbols, and so on.

WBStool does not put a strain on computer performance, as it runs on low CPU and RAM. Unfortunately, some of its online features are no longer functional, causing glitches to the program. Nevertheless, the tool is not a bad choice for organizing work tasks.