Free AI-Powered Project Management Tools
Every tool is free, requires no sign-up, and ships with formulas, explanations and FAQs.
SPI Calculator
Schedule Performance Index — measure schedule efficiency.
SPI = EV / PVOpen calculator Earned ValueCPI Calculator
Cost Performance Index — measure cost efficiency.
CPI = EV / ACOpen calculator ForecastingEAC Forecast Calculator
Estimate at Completion — forecast final project cost.
EAC = BAC / CPI where CPI = EV / ACOpen calculator ForecastingTCPI Calculator
To-Complete Performance Index — required efficiency to finish on budget.
TCPI = (BAC − EV) / (BAC − AC)Open calculator ScheduleFloat Erosion Analyzer
Track total float consumed on critical paths.
Erosion % = (Original Float − Remaining Float) / Original Float × 100Open calculator ReportingPM Health Score
Composite project health score 0–100.
Score = 100 × (0.4·min(CPI,1.2) + 0.4·min(SPI,1.2) + 0.2·RiskScore) / 1.2Open calculator CareerPM Salary Estimator
Estimate project manager compensation by experience.
Open calculator Earned ValueSchedule Variance (SV) Calculator
Measure schedule variance in dollars.
SV = EV − PVOpen calculator Earned ValueCost Variance (CV) Calculator
Measure cost variance in dollars.
CV = EV − ACOpen calculator ForecastingVAC Calculator
Variance at Completion forecast.
VAC = BAC − EACOpen calculator ForecastingETC Calculator
Estimate to Complete the remaining work.
ETC = (BAC − EV) / CPIOpen calculator ScheduleEarned Schedule Calculator
Time-based schedule performance (SPI(t)).
SPI(t) = ES / ATOpen calculator ForecastingBurn Rate Calculator
Average spend per period.
Burn Rate = Total Spend / Periods ElapsedOpen calculator ScheduleCritical Path Risk Score
Score the fragility of your critical path.
Score = 100 × (CriticalRatio × 0.5 + (1 − Float/Duration) × 0.5)Open calculator ScheduleSchedule Compression Calculator
Cost per day of crashing the schedule.
Cost per Day Saved = Crash Cost / Days SavedOpen calculator ScheduleDelay Impact Calculator
Estimate the financial impact of project delays.
Impact = Days × (Daily Overhead + LD per Day)Open calculator ResourceResource Utilization Calculator
Measure how loaded your team really is.
Utilization = Actual Hours / Available Hours × 100Open calculator ForecastingCashflow Forecast Tool
Project net cashflow for a period.
Closing = Opening + Inflows − OutflowsOpen calculator RiskRisk Exposure Calculator
Quantify Expected Monetary Value of a risk.
EMV = Probability × ImpactOpen calculator RiskContingency Reserve Calculator
Calculate a risk-weighted contingency reserve.
Reserve = Budget × Risk % / 100Open calculator PMOPM Maturity Assessment
Score PM maturity across 5 dimensions.
Maturity = average of 5 dimensions (1–5)Open calculator ReportingPortfolio Health Index
Roll-up score of portfolio performance.
PHI = 100 × (0.4·CPI + 0.4·SPI + 0.2·RiskBurn) / 1.2Open calculator ReportingExecutive KPI Dashboard
Single executive KPI score 0–100.
KPI = 100 × (0.3·Delivery + 0.25·Cost + 0.25·Schedule + 0.20·Satisfaction)Open calculator RiskRAID Log Severity Score
Weighted RAID severity calculator.
Severity = 3·Risks + 1·Assumptions + 4·Issues + 2·DependenciesOpen calculator StakeholdersStakeholder Engagement Score
Net engagement score across stakeholders.
Score = (Engaged − Resistant) / Total × 100Open calculator PMOProject Complexity Score
Score 5 complexity dimensions.
Complexity = sum of 5 dimensions (5 – 25)Open calculator ProcurementProcurement Lead Time Calculator
Sum supplier, review and shipping lead times.
Lead Time = Supplier + Review + Shipping + BufferOpen calculator ConstructionConstruction Productivity Calculator
Output per worker-hour.
Productivity = Output / (Workers × Hours)Open calculator ConstructionVariation Order Impact Calculator
Variation value as % of contract.
VO Impact = VO Value / Contract Value × 100Open calculator ConstructionLabour Efficiency Calculator
Earned vs. actual labour hours.
Efficiency = Earned Hours / Actual Hours × 100Open calculator ConstructionSubcontractor Performance Score
Composite score across quality, schedule, safety, cost.
Score = 20 × (0.30·Quality + 0.30·Schedule + 0.25·Safety + 0.15·Cost)Open calculator CareerPM Resume Score Tool
Score your PM resume 0–100.
Score = 25·CertFactor + 25·ExpFactor + 25·ProjectFactor + 25·ToolFactorOpen calculator CareerPMP Salary Calculator by Country
Estimate PMP-certified PM salary by country.
Salary = CountryBase × (1 + 0.04·Years) × IndustryFactor × 1.15 (PMP)Open calculator CareerPM Skills Gap Analyzer
Quantify the gap between required and current skills.
Gap = Required − Current (per skill, averaged)Open calculator Featured Academy Learning Pages
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