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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Forecast

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AForecast.it is a project portfolio management solution built around features such as resource planning and time tracking, budget estimating, and analytics and reporting, with key third-party integrations.

    $29

    per seat (billed annually)

    Workday Professional Services Automation

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AWorkday Professional Services Automation automates the Opportunity to Cash process, connecting HCM and ERP data to match the right talent to projects, reducing manual errors and revenue leakage.N/A
    Pricing
    ForecastWorkday Professional Services Automation
    Editions & Modules
    Lite (Annual subscription)
    $29
    per seat (billed annually)
    Pro (Annual subscription)
    $49
    per seat (billed anually)
    Enterprise
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    Pricing Offerings
    ForecastWorkday Professional Services Automation
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
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    User Ratings
    ForecastWorkday Professional Services Automation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.1
    (24 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ForecastWorkday Professional Services Automation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Forecast
    Forecast is well suited for tracking schedules, especially if it is only being controlled by a single department. When it comes to using Forecast in a larger ecosystem with more "cooks in the kitchen" it would be helpful to have the software more easily integrated with other software.
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    Workday
    If you are a company with very little administrative or IT staff that can be dedicated to run, train, and launch - this is the perfect tool for you because it requires very little on the set up end and training. It looks like a social network so a platform many are already used to seeing. Its definitely a very powerful product with an easy interface, providing a stellar customer experience
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    Pros
    Forecast
    • Assign and allocate resources.
    • Identify lean departments and identify areas to increase headcount.
    • Manage agile teams.
    • Identify bottlenecks in departments or resourcing.
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    Workday
    • Very fast authentication
    • Page uploads are reliably compete with pre filled and carried forward data elements.
    • Easy to employees to navigate from one app to the other so they can be efficient in achieving success an ls completing imp tasks.
    • Screen organization and menu choices flow intuitively and the processing behind the scenes follows the logic users expect.
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    Cons
    Forecast
    • Not as intuitive as its companion software, Harvest. This software takes longer to learn when on-boarding new staff. It is also difficult to view time notes without needing to physically open them up. This could be improved by expanding the "on hover" functionality. Personally, having spent as little time in workflow software is really important, as it gives me more time to code.
    • Because we use this software to plan schedules, items often fall through the cracks. I would like to see some more sophisticated syncing with not only Harvest but also with Asana.
    • Lack of integration with Asana. It would be nice to pull data from forecast and display it in Asana. This would be helpful for understanding how much time I have to spend on a project rather than bounce back and forth between web apps.
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    Workday
    • Would like to be able to use it for clocking in and out
    • The dashboard user interface could be improved to include more pertinent information
    • Would be nice to hide features that we use other applications for (i.e. org chart, pay, expenses)
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    Usability
    Forecast
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    Workday
    As noted, good tools that allow faster development. Dev teams find it is easy to test things out and demo for business users
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    Support Rating
    Forecast
    I have not needed support for Forecast.
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    Workday
    With workday support options, I would like to see a more immediately responsive response option. Possibly a chat or a responsive email response team would be helpful.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Forecast
    I have not used any other scheduling software other than Forecast. The company selected Forecast because it is used in conjunction with Harvest. The pair of web apps can be used to pull detailed data. This is very important to our agency, and making data-driven decisions is exceptionally important to our agency mission.
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    Workday
    I was not on the selection team for Workday Profession Services Automation; it was the HR system used by our parent company. However, I have had several opportunities to work with Workday in other HR roles, and have also worked extensively with Oracle products. Workday Professional Services Automation seems more dynamic than the Oracle Suite I've utilized in the past.
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    Return on Investment
    Forecast
    • Allow departments to run efficiently.
    • Quickly identify whether departments need to hire.
    • Easily visualize project gaps in resources.
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    Workday
    • While I don't use the program at a high-level I can see the time-saving effectiveness for administrators.
    • By giving a self-serve interface I feel in control of my pay/benefit management.
    • Less time spent on HR administration frees up bandwidth for helping colleagues.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Forecast Screenshots

    Screenshot of Understand and know how to best utilize your capacityScreenshot of Easily plan and adjust workloads across the entire resource pool to prevent bottlenecks.Screenshot of Have everything in one place to groom the backlog, plan the sprint, and track the progress and velocity.Screenshot of Share real time reports with stakeholders to help them make important decisionsScreenshot of Understand the true cost of each projectProduct screenshot

    Workday Professional Services Automation Screenshots

    Screenshot of Workday Professional Services Automation Create QuoteScreenshot of Workday Professional Services Automation CRM DashboardScreenshot of Workday Professional Services Automation Opportunity DashboardScreenshot of Workday Professional Services Automation Services Catalog