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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Function Point Productivity Software

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AFunction Point is a project management software built specifically for ad agencies, design studios, and marketing departments.

    $46

    per month per user

    Planview PPM Pro

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Planview PPM Pro™ centralizes the management of projects and resources, facilitating governance, and providing visibility for improved decision making. Whether users are just getting started or advancing PMO to the next level, Planview PPM Pro is designed to provide the ability to collect, prioritize, and execute projects, enabling PMOs to focus resources on the work that delivers the most value.N/A
    Pricing
    Function Point Productivity SoftwarePlanview PPM Pro
    Editions & Modules
    Agency (30-49)
    $46
    per month per user
    Studio (10-29)
    $48
    per month per user
    Boutique (5-9)
    $52
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Call for Pricing
    per month per user
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Function Point Productivity SoftwarePlanview PPM Pro
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsCustomers save 11% on annual billing. Demo’s available.PPM Pro offers flexible pricing based on user types.
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    Community Pulse
    Function Point Productivity SoftwarePlanview PPM Pro
    Considered Both Products
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    90%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    45 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    49 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
    Features
    Function Point Productivity SoftwarePlanview PPM Pro
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Function Point Productivity Software and Planview PPM Pro
    Feature
    Function Point Productivity Software
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Planview PPM Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration7.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology7.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management5.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access6.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Function Point Productivity Software and Planview PPM Pro
    Feature
    Function Point Productivity Software
    9.0
    6 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Planview PPM Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates9.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing9.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    Score7.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Function Point Productivity SoftwarePlanview PPM Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (6 ratings)
    8.8
    (72 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    7.9
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Function Point Productivity SoftwarePlanview PPM Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
    Well suited in:
    • Project management from estimate creation to final billing.
    • Time tracking per job.
    • Delegating tasks internally (and externally if choosing to use this feature).
    • Creative agency environments where jobs have many moving parts and employees working on.
    • Customer contact information management.
    • Internal creative collaboration (brainstorming).
    • Management oversight allowing team leads to review hours logged per employee to each job.
    Incentivized
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    Planview
    PPMPro is well suited for tracking new product introduction projects, as well as process changes. It serves to reliably track ongoing action items, issues, resource allocations for projects. Areas where PPMPro is less appropriate for use: Project to project dependencies, automating action item notifications on multiple platforms, integrations of PPMPro into other platforms PMO typically uses (like MS Projects, Teams, ppt, etc)
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    Pros
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
    • Time tracking - like several time tracking solutions, FP uses a clock that will track in real time so that you do not need to remember how long you worked on a project to input later.
    • Dashboards - I love FP's dashboards that let me track my personal utilization, the utilization of my team members and all of my open tasks.
    • Reporting - FP's reports provide insight organization-wide into how we are doing and where we (as an organization) are spending our time. As with any reporting, though, it is important to manage the cleanliness of your data to make the reporting useful.
    Incentivized
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    Planview
    • New request workflow/kanban board helps visualize where new requests are in the process of the quote to cash/request to completion
    • The time tracking tool is tied directly to project tasks for seamless integration of time tracking, estimates, and actuals
    • The reporting capabilities and ease of use has allowed us visibility to data that we never had before
    • The tool is easily configurable by Administrators. We can add fields, change reports, add new dashboards within hours vs. days of trying to track things manually
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
    • Function Point often provided reports that were inaccurate due to bad calculations. The support team would work with us to troubleshoot these issues, but the fact remained that calculations were wrong.
    • Function Point was purchased by a new parent company that increased prices over their nearest, superior, competitor, pricing themselves out of the market.
    • Function Point's interface is dated, as is its code base.
    • New features are being implemented not as software revisions or upgrades, but as new for-pay features.
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    Planview
    • The base API is not a REST based interface and is difficult to use for integration with other systems in the enterprise.
    • The UI for the maintenance of the task schedule for projects can be a bit cumbersome , although the spreadsheet style editor helps somewhat. The Gantt view is not interactive.
    • The workflow engine is designed only for initial project intake, and does not allow for an integration of the work flow with the project from start to end, so it can't be used for routing artifacts like change requests, ancillary project approvals, etc.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    Because I never evaluated other tools, I would be open to considering others. Given our establishment with Innotas and the value it has provided us, separating from it would cause some organizational discomfort. However, if a tool existed with a more intuitive interface for manipulating the data and factors of projects and resources, I would be very interested.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    PPM Pro has very effective process capabilities around Project, Demand, and Resource Management as well as Reporting/Dashboards. Very stable platform, never any downtime. We now also have PPM Pro Sandbox which we have leveraged for any new major developments such as Request Management.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    Innotas is very rarely down if at all.
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    Performance
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    No issues with overall response time and performance. There have been some occasions where a Report could take few minutes to render but this is vary rare. No integration issues...
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    Support Rating
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
    • Receive weekly emails from FP team about new features being added and webinars to review.
    • Always extremely reliable and quick to respond with answers to questions or concerns.
    • Includes function for their clients to make recommendations to their platform.
    • Allows for customization on the back end to provide the best solution/functions for each client.
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    Planview
    Their ability to assist and answer questions when needed is incredible. They create innovative ways to share information and help customers trouble shoot. I didn't give it a ten because I believe they could do a better job of personally reaching out to customers and providing improvement guidance based on where the customer is at and their needs at the time
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    In-Person Training
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    Tim Srjezter was an excellent trainer.
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    Implementation Rating
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    It's been since 2009. A lot has changed. We have not grown as much as we could have because of executive backing.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
    Workamajig was NOT a good fit, after over a year of back-end setup. FunctionFox didn't have the financial integration capabilities we needed, but we used it for years and were happy with the service and support. FunctionPoint brought together the 30,000-foot view of the projects and resources with a simplified process for getting day-to-day jobs into the queue, which was essential for our organization.
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    Planview
    Microsoft Project does not integrate the data or provide meaningful dashboards. We needed a tool that could manage a portfolio of projects versus just a single project view. In addition we needed a tool to track financials and internal effort all integrated into one product. Planview PPM Pro addressed all of our needs
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    I have no issues with current licensing and renewal terms...
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    Scalability
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    We have always used PPM Pro across multiple Business Units and Business Functions and have never encountered any scalability issues. PPM Pro offers flexibility in how the various Entities are configured across the Enterprise
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    Very effective and flexible - we obtained a pool of consulting hours that we can use at any time over 12 month period. Consulting topics can vary as we explore new functionalities in PPM Pro. Very easy to schedule ad-hoc time with PPM Pro consultant
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    Return on Investment
    Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
    • We have a much more timely and accurate sense of our financials since switching to FunctionPoint
    • Our team is more efficient at tracking time, and we are much more able to track resources and profitability
    • Our accounting manager is able to use Quick Books in a much more efficient manner than previously
    Incentivized
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    Planview
    • Planview PPM directs all the resources in the right channel, hence, credible performance.
    • Planview PPM initiates proper time, and resource tracking and hence is friendly for company functions.
    • Planview PPM is competent in managing diverse projects, and this offers highly sustainable business continuity.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Planview PPM Pro Screenshots

    Screenshot of What-If scenario planning for analyzing resource capacity and demand.Screenshot of Portfolio Prioritization using Predictive AnalyticsScreenshot of a true top-down portfolio structure to categorize and align work to corporate goals and objectives.Screenshot of resource focused dashboards and reports that enable complete visibility of where resources are being deployed and the demand for them in the future.Screenshot of configurable reports and dashboards that can be shared among team members or stakeholders.Screenshot of Portfolio Prioritization using Predictive Analytics.