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    Certinia PS Cloud

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ACertinia PS Cloud software is a cloud-based services solution that is built on the Force.com platform. It allows companies to manage professional resources, customers, projects and financials in one integrated services management application. Because the solution works natively with Force.com, it utilizes the same data for sales, services and finance on one system.N/A

    Superhuman Docs

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ASuperhuman Docs is a collaborative workspace for creating documents, project hubs, knowledge bases, trackers, dashboards, and internal workflows. A document can combine written content with tables, formulas, buttons, charts, reactions, voting, and interactive views, allowing teams to keep plans and operational data together.

    $15

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    Certinia PS CloudSuperhuman Docs
    Editions & Modules
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    Pro
    $15
    per month
    Business
    $40
    per month
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    Certinia PS CloudSuperhuman Docs
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsCertinia Professional Services Cloud software follows a subscription-based pricing model that is typically structured according to the number of users and the level of features required. The software’s pricing may vary depending on the organization’s size and needs, with options to select modules or add-ons for additional functionality. Specific pricing details may require a consultation or quote from Certinia for tailored solutions.Discount available for annual billing.
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    User Ratings
    Certinia PS CloudSuperhuman Docs
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    8.0
    (26 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.8
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    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
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    Configurability
    -
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    8.2
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    Ease of integration
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    4.5
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    9.1
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    User Testimonials
    Certinia PS CloudSuperhuman Docs
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Certinia
    PSA is great at capturing all the data you would need to accurately track and report on consulting projects. It captures project financials, calculates projected GM%, and (among others) allows for hourly tracking of employees, which breaks it up between billable and non-billable for utilization tracking to accurately understand costs. However, the user interface is tough to learn, and the stability of the data reporting functions is questionable. This tool would be great for smaller consulting shops that fit the standard contracting mold. If your business is fairly straightforward without a lot of shades of gray, you shouldn't have much trouble with the tool. However, if your business practices have a lot of exceptions based on clients, then you'll have a tall administrative task on your hands.
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    Superhuman Platform Inc.
    Coda is great to build a place for your users to go to and see information. It is easy to navigate through and the variety of content creation is great. However, it is not always easy to create what you want and there is a lot of playing around and learning. Coda also sometimes misses some functionality which is expected. For example, downloading a list of users that have access to the platform. Being able to send push notifications when a new page has been created etc. Overall it is a good tool to use just be prepared to invest time!
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    Pros
    Certinia
    • The biggest strength of FinancialForce PSA is that it's built upon the force.com platform, which means it is very easily customizable to our business needs.
    • Projects are easily created, as well as milestones and assignments.
    • "Actuals" (dollars and hours) are calculated automatically, and are easily reported on.
    • Resources are easily managed by using the Resource Planner
    • FinancialForce PSA support is outstanding!
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    Superhuman Platform Inc.
    • Flexibility. It's easy to get started on a small scale, but add more complex organization strategies as needed.
    • Integrations. It's simple to ingest data from sources like Zapier for time-saving automations.
    • Useful components. View table data across different formats like cards or custom detail views.
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    Cons
    Certinia
    • The product is still maturing as a full featured PSA tool. The feature roadmap is compelling but is still being built out.
    • Tool is ideal for managing a services business. It is not yet a project manager tool.
    • Limited reporting
    • Maturing change order process
    • Limited integration to back-end financial systems beyond Financial Force Financials. We use Netsuite.
    • The underlying SalesForce UI is constrained and can be keystroke intensive at times
    • Limited archiving of historical data
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    Superhuman Platform Inc.
    • It takes getting used to in terms of how the formulas per column is implemented, in contrast to how we build tables in Excel. For organization/team purchase, it would be worth considering having a training for the core team of users. Right now, we do a lot of self-learning.
    • Inability to email charts or image without these objects being hosted on a third party. The community has been great in providing workarounds but it would be much more convenient to be able to have such ability natively.
    • APAC Support. I'm based in Malaysia, due to timezone differences, even with a livechat implemented, the support for each step and conversation takes up to 24 hours per response. Having some hours covered in our timezone would greatly improve customer support experience.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Certinia
    There is another PSA software program that we have been looking into (DreamFactory) that could potentially replace FinancialForce PSA in our organization. Like FinancialForce PSA, it is cloud based on the force.com platform. Licensing is slightly less than FinancialForce PSA, and the Resource Management tool is far superior to FinancialForce PSA. With that said, our renewal falls in Q4 2014 and I don't foresee us implementing a new system this fiscal year.
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    Superhuman Platform Inc.
    Coda is definitely something that has been proven to drive positive impact in our organization. We have many divisions that can benefit from this that we have yet to explore. It would definitely be worth renewing.
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    Usability
    Certinia
    It is maturing and does what it does well although it is not fully complete.

    Integration to SF is great.

    Gives great visibility to incoming services projects and allows the staffing process to start on pipeline deals.

    There are certain processes that take more click-throughs then needed so there are refinement opportunities around the UI.

    The resource management screen and project status views have really matured since our original purchase, and while not perfect, allow business leaders to do their jobs.

    Configurations vs. customizations. We seem to have to bring in an Apex developer to do a customization for changes I would think could be configuration settings
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    Superhuman Platform Inc.
    There is a little bit of a learning curve on where to point and click to add in different elements and make edits. But it is still very manageable once you get the hang of it. I do still have some issues with some of my connected pages updating each other when I don't want them to sync. So I'll end up editing one page, and it will make the same edits on another page.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Certinia
    We have maybe had 1-2 outages over 3 years.
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    Superhuman Platform Inc.
    So far in the past year, we haven't had situations that Coda has gone down for us which is great.
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    Performance
    Certinia
    Most of the time it is fine. There are peak periods of usage where performance noticably slows down (i.e., Monday mornings when time is due and many reports are being run)
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    Superhuman Platform Inc.
    We haven't done any integrations - the initial part of our experience we found that for docs with complex formulas, the page tends to load slowly but in recent months, Coda has improved and optimized the loading times in general and we generally don't find any problems in terms of speed anymore.
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    Support Rating
    Certinia
    Every time I submit a new help request, whether it's an actual help request or just a question about FinancialForce PSA, I always feel that I'm receiving world class support. The support we receive from FinancialForce PSA is always very detailed and professional. There are some requests that take longer than other for the initial response, which is why I did not give a full 10.
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    Superhuman Platform Inc.
    Mainly due to timezone differences. I think Coda's support in general is well implemented and executed. They know their stuff and are helpful. But since I'm not in the same timezone, solution rates are slower for me, and that's not something I prefer. I work in customer service, too, and more often than not, time is important. Shortening the solution time would be a much greater experience.
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    In-Person Training
    Certinia
    It was fine.
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    Superhuman Platform Inc.
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    Implementation Rating
    Certinia
    Appirio did a good job, however, the user team didn’t know enough to make all the right configuration/customization choices. The team focused too much on replicating existing processes vs. reengineering them. In hindsight we should have had deep dive reviews at key milestones and enforced more focus on how the software would operate. We didn’t have access to true best practices expertise. In hindsight, a consultant from the outside would have been helpful to drive this.
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    Superhuman Platform Inc.
    I'm relatively inexperienced but this experience is meaningful. It would have been nice to have some guidance from Coda so that we understood more on Coda's purpose and potential.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Certinia
    FF PSA is a robust Project Management solution that can be configured to fits any size business. We have tried several other applications and PSA so far has met and exceeded our needs. We run our day to day operations on Salesforce so having a solution that is native was a must have. PSA met that requirement and much more.
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    Superhuman Platform Inc.
    While all of the products listed have great features and platforms, there was always one thing missing from them that I would need to get from another application. Coda was the first one we used that really combined some of the best parts of those products and allowed us to use it in one place. I also appreciate the flexibility of creating your own framework and workflow, unlike in other tools where you have to follow how they capture data and organize projects.
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    Scalability
    Certinia
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    Superhuman Platform Inc.
    I think scalability is definitely good here since it's based on number of doc makers. Implementation into each dept becomes simpler. That being said, due to the nature of our work, we find it easier that we have a "super user" and then a team of other doc makers. This would make the doc creation and management more efficient.
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    Return on Investment
    Certinia
    • FinancialForce PSA has helped us improve our data tracking and allows us to get more granular about our financial information and performance.
    • PSA has given more tools and reports to individual contributors to take greater ownership over their own data, and has increased accountability across the organization.
    • PSA has added a fairly hefty administrative burden to individuals, project managers, and our financial team.
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    Superhuman Platform Inc.
    • Increased insight for all stakeholders involved--both in terms of overview and details
    • Better grip on issues and escalations--reduced friction, confusion, and higher clarity on status, next actions, and ownership.
    • Reduced time required by those who need to maintain all information. Record (a detail) once and use multiple times.
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