The software follows recommended project management guidelines and offers a step-by-step project guide for novice project managers while providing enough tools for experienced ones. It covers project management areas from WBS construction, project planning and scheduling to critical path management, progress tracking, cost estimation, and overallocated resources detection. RationalPlan provides a clean way to break down projects, allocate resources, and manage budgets, and offers different scenarios capability via multiple undo/redo levels. It also helps users get resources and finances under control with realistic cost estimates mechanisms and screening cash-flow time distribution for tasks and resources. Finally, the software tracks project evolution regarding task completion, time, and costs, and brings critical issues to users' attention.