Hi,

I am the developer of Hyper Plan:
http://www.hyperplan.com

I followed back a few links from this forum to the Hyper Plan website, and I thought it might be useful to participate. I didn't see anything that said vendors couldn't post. And it would be useful to get some feedback from aficionados of productivity software.

I noticed that a lot of people instinctively plan things by sticking post-it notes to the wall. Post-it note planning is very intuitive, but it gets problematic when your plans start to get complicated: not enough wall space, not enough colors, hard to reorganize, notes fall off the wall, can't find notes, etc. Hyper Plan implements post-it note style visual planning, but in software, to avoid these issues.

Hyper Plan is a relatively new product and I am interested in any feedback. Are you interested in this type of visual planning? Do you already use other software to this? What would it take to get you to use Hyper Plan? Or do you prefer post-it notes to software?

If you are interested in trying Hyper Plan, there is a 7 day free trial:
http://www.hyperplan.com/download.html

It runs on Windows and Mac OS X.

I would be happy to answer any questions.

Hi Andy,

Thanks for posting. I have had a quick play with Hyperplan.
The one (unmentioned) feature I discovered, was that when using dates or amounts as rows or columns they can be binned.
That does have some advantage in a quick analysis of data in a csv file.
It would be nice if there was the option to apply a filter and then have the colour spectrum applied to the filtered results (rather than the filtered results only showing the part of the colour band they originally belong to).
Also helpful would be the ability to cut and paste, or duplicate rows in the table view of the data - sometimes a quicker way of data entry when a row may contain 6 or 7 elements, only one of which needs to be changed in the new entry. A duplication then editing one cell makes it quick and easy.
I'm not sure 7 days will suffice for me to really get to know the program well enough to make a decision as to whether I will incorporate it into my workflow and therefore purchase.
In the meantime it helps me spend time CRIMPing!

David

David Bayne wrote:

Thanks for posting. I have had a quick play with Hyperplan.
The one (unmentioned) feature I discovered, was that when using dates or
amounts as rows or columns they can be binned.
That does have some advantage in a quick analysis of data in a csv file.
It would be nice if there was the option to apply a filter and then have
the colour spectrum applied to the filtered results (rather than the
filtered results only showing the part of the colour band they
originally belong to).

Hi David

It is debatable whether the color should be keyed to the maximum value on any card or the maximum value on any visible card. To me it feels a bit unintuitive that the color of a card changes because another card is hidden. I will have a think about that.

Also helpful would be the ability to cut and paste, or duplicate rows in
the table view of the data - sometimes a quicker way of data entry when
a row may contain 6 or 7 elements, only one of which needs to be changed
in the new entry. A duplication then editing one cell makes it quick and
easy.

You can duplicate rows. Just select the rows you want to duplicate in the 'table' pane and then select 'Edit>Duplicate cards'.

You can also use Ctrl+V (Windows)/ Cmd-V (Mac) to paste into cells.

You can also import a .csv file with existing data.

Copy and paste is on the 'wishlist' for future versions.

I'm not sure 7 days will suffice for me to really get to know the
program well enough to make a decision as to whether I will incorporate
it into my workflow and therefore purchase.
In the meantime it helps me spend time CRIMPing!

The 7 days don't have to be consecutive i.e. any 7 days. I felt this was long enough to get a feel for Hyper Plan.

I might experiment with (e.g. A/B test) a longer trial period at some point.

Andy,

Speaking for myself (and, I think, most of the members of this forum), I appreciate developers contributing to the forum, as long as the posts don't get too commercial.

Could I run Hyperplan on my Mac and my Windows PC under the same license, or do you require licenses for each machine?

Thank you.

Steve Z.

It will not unduly surprise anybody that I, moi, the Arch-CRIMPer (pace George), am already a HyperPlan user.

I quite like it. I especially like the new version, but I also like the fact it's steadily evolving. That's always a very encouraging sign!

It doesn't, unfortunately, fit into my regular task management cycle, which in any case is based on multiple devices (including mobile devices). But I do break it out occasionally when analysing a more complex project, and I've found it to be very simple and intuitive. And much better value than some of the more heavyweight project management software.

It's nice that it runs on both Mac and Windows. Of course it would be even more brilliant if it ran on iOS, too! But I'm sure that's on the road map...

Just my two ha'porth,
Bill

Stephen Zeoli wrote:

Speaking for myself (and, I think, most of the members of this forum), I
appreciate developers contributing to the forum, as long as the posts
don't get too commercial.

I am a moderator on a couple of software product developer forums, so I understand completely. I don't intend to reply to every post suggesting that Hyper Plan is the optimal solution. ;0)

Could I run Hyperplan on my Mac and my Windows PC under the same
license,

Yes.

or do you require licenses for each machine?

The licensing is per named person and covers up to 5 machines (PC or Mac).

All project information is stored in an XML file, so project data is fully portable bewteen Windows and Mac.

MadaboutDana wrote:

It will not unduly surprise anybody that I, moi, the Arch-CRIMPer (pace
George), am already a HyperPlan user.

It might have been traffic from a link you posted that I followed back to this forum.

I quite like it. I especially like the new version, but I also like the
fact it's steadily evolving. That's always a very encouraging sign!

It is very much a work in progress. Some of the new features are my ideas, but a lot of them come from customer feedback.

I have been continually improving my other software product ( http://www.perfecttableplan.com/ ) for more than 10 years.

It doesn't, unfortunately, fit into my regular task management cycle,
which in any case is based on multiple devices (including mobile
devices). But I do break it out occasionally when analysing a more
complex project, and I've found it to be very simple and intuitive. And
much better value than some of the more heavyweight project management
software.

It's nice that it runs on both Mac and Windows. Of course it would be
even more brilliant if it ran on iOS, too! But I'm sure that's on the
road map...

There have been a number of requests for an iOS version and it is on the 'wishlist'. Unfortunately the economics aren't very compelling for a small independent developer like myself. It would be a lot of work to make the UI suitable for a touch/mobile. Also $10 is considered outrageously expensive in the app store and Apple would take 30% of that. So it isn't high on the wishlist at the moment. I am concentrating on improving the Windows and Mac versions. But priorities may change and it may be viable at some point.