Licensing of the Resource Management Module
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Overview
KanBo licenses are designed to provide progressively more advanced functionality. Each tier builds on the previous one, adding features that support increasing levels of resource planning and management sophistication. There are six license types in KanBo, but only three of them include the Resource Management module.
Licence types with the Resource Management module:
• Business License – only basic RM features
• Enterprise License – basic and mid-level RM features
• Strategic License – all RM features
See how KanBo licenses differ in the availability of Resource Management features.
| Feature | Business License | Enterprise License | Strategic License |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time Tracking |  | | |
| Reporting | | | |
| Resource Base Data | – | | |
| Time-Based Resources | – | | |
| Basic Card Allocations | – | | |
| Approvals | – | | |
| Workload Views | – | | |
| Unit-Based Resources | – | – | |
| Duration-Based Card Allocations | – | – | |
| Space and Workspace Allocations | – | – | |
| Soft Allocations | – | – | |
| Scheduling Assistant | – | – | |
| Scenario Planning | – | – | |
| Performance Dashboards | – | – | |
| Portfolio Management | – | – | |
Business License
The Business license is designed for teams focused on time tracking and simple reporting without the complexity of managing or scheduling resources. It is ideal for organizations with minimal resource management needs.
What you can do:
- Time Tracking
– Log and track time spent on tasks or projects.
– Generate basic operational time reports.
What you cannot do:
- Approvals
– No approval workflows are available under the Business license. - Workload Views
– You won’t have access to insights into resource distribution or bottlenecks. - Resource allocation
– No allocation features. - Strategic Tools
– Advanced planning tools such as soft allocations or scheduling assistants are
unavailable. - Resource base data management
– Cannot manage base data of resources (e.g., skills, job roles, work schedules). - Advanced Features
– No access to dashboards, portfolio management, or scenario planning.
Enterprise License
The Enterprise license provides advanced control over human and non-human resources, allowing for workload visibility and card-level task allocations. It is well-suited for teams that need mid-level planning, but do not require strategic resource management or unit-based allocations.
What you can do:
- Workload views
– Access to views that provide insights into resource utilization and bottlenecks. - Resource Management
– Manage both human and non-human resources within your subsidiary.
– Handle base data such as work schedules, absences, skills, and job roles. - Time-based resources
– Allocate resources whose work is measured by time at the card level using the basic allocation type. - Basic card allocations
– Specify total task hours (e.g., 100 hours) and task duration to calculate daily effort.
What you cannot do:
- Unit-based resources
– Cannot allocate or manage resources measured in units, such as machinery or equipment. - Duration-based allocations
– Allocation by setting daily intensity (e.g., 6 hours/day) is not available. - Space or workspace allocations
– Resource allocations are limited to individual cards and do not extend to broader space or workspace levels. - Strategic tools
– No access to soft allocations, scheduling assistants, scenario planning, or advanced dashboards.
Strategic License
The Strategic license is tailored for large organizations and teams with complex planning needs. It enables comprehensive resource management, high-level planning, and data-driven decision making, supporting both time-based and unit-based resources.
What you can do:
- All features of Business and Enterprise licenses
– Includes Time Tracking, Workload views, and basic Resource Management. - Time-based resources
– Resources whose work is measured by time support both basic and duration-based allocation types. - Duration-based allocations
– Allows you to define daily intensity (e.g., 6 hours/day) for a task and calculate the total effort based on the task duration. - Unit-based resources
– Manage and allocate resources measured in units (e.g., 10 machines for 3 months). - Space and workspace allocations
– Allocate resources not just at the card level but also at space and workspace levels. - Strategic Tools
– Advanced Resource Management features- Soft Allocations
– Tentative planning of resources. - Scheduling Assistant
– Automate resource assignment based on availability, skills, or workload. - Scenario Planning
– Test and evaluate multiple allocation strategies. - Performance Dashboards
– Visualize resource utilization, financial performance, and project progress. - Portfolio Management
– Link resources to projects at a strategic level, aligning with organizational goals.
- Soft Allocations
What you cannot do:
- Nothing!
– This license provides unrestricted access to all Resource Management features.
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