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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Planisware

    Score10 out of 10
    N/APlanisware is project portfolio management software for product development and R&D. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Francisco, with locations in Germany, France and Japan.N/A

    Sciforma

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ASciforma is an Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management software solution for industries and companies of all sizes. Sciforma was designed to support multiple approaches to reinforce consistency at every level of the organization hierarchy to promote efficiency for everyone. Sciforma supports multiple methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, Critical Chain, Phase Gate and Prince 2.N/A
    Pricing
    PlaniswareSciforma
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PlaniswareSciforma
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details—Sciforma licensing is based on the number of users and the features they need.
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    PlaniswareSciforma
    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Microsoft Project Server
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Microsoft Project Server
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Planview PPM Pro
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Planview PPM Pro
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PlaniswareSciforma
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PlaniswareSciforma
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Planisware
    While not expensive, it is better suited to larger organizations since the requirement for an administrator is not easily maintained at lower user counts. Although the more a site uses it "out of the box" without configuration, the less the requirement for a system administrator.
    Incentivized
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    Sciforma
    Yes, definitely. We wanted a flexible but robust software and Sciforma seemed to be the best fit
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    Pros
    Planisware
    • Apply resource algorithms to timelines
    • Enterprise wide and scalable
    Incentivized
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    Sciforma
    • Scheduling tasks.
    • Assigning resources and cost items.
    • Managing a team.
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    Cons
    Planisware
    • Organization is still growing and needs to adapt to a rising volume of client needs for consulting, training, core development.
    • Major part of corporate oversight is from Europe and is still adapting to US work requirements, responsiveness, communication channels.
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    Sciforma
    • The largest con for me is the clunky UI. It's not very intuitive, and has a larger learning curve to become a proficient user.
    • Reports are functional, but could use some improvements.
    • It can be slow at times, and you have to wait to make sure your changes are saved before moving on.
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    Support Rating
    Planisware
    No answers on this topic
    Sciforma
    This software allows project and portfolio managers to analyze and prioritize projects based on resource allocation and available effort. It helps you compare the sorecast effort with resource availability. You can email, call or tweet them if you have concerns.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Planisware
    I wasn't involved in the selection of Planisware.
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    Sciforma
    We were looking at vendors but they didn't meet our expectations and weren't flexible enough.
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    Return on Investment
    Planisware
    • This is always hard to gauge since we don't have metrics for "did nothing" to compare against. An old Business Roundtable white paper indicated that a 10% reduction in expense could be attained, but I don't think a general statement like that applies to any specific organization unless they can say their Project Management Maturity level is low.
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    Sciforma
    • Before Sciforma we were running projects out of Excel and emails. Using a cloud based application means that everyone is viewing information in real time.
    • Our executive leadership knows that they have one place to go for a real time status on all of our strategic projects.
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    Screenshot of Portfolio SimulationScreenshot of Capacity PlanningScreenshot of Gantt ChartScreenshot of Risk ManagementScreenshot of Time-trackingScreenshot of Demand Management