GenSight Enterprise Portfolio Management vs. SAP Portfolio and Project Management

GenSight Enterprise Portfolio Management is well suited for companies that want to implement top-down portfolio management capability to analyze risk vs. value, prioritize, optimize balance, maximize value and ensure strategic alignment of the global R&D portfolio. It may not be the best fit for companies that want to implement a bottom-up project management capability to track the status of programs and milestones.

SAP Project and Portfolio Management is well suited in the area of Project Management. It gives the option to create projects from standard templates and makes it easier for the Project manager to modify based on the need. The project Manager shall be able to create a detailed project plan with timelines, Milestones, and delivery dates. Every phase of the project is controlled by a status mechanism, thereby ensuring the tracking of the project's progress.

Incentivized

• The system offers easy system navigation and creation of custom reports.
• The system allows a multitude of project related fact fields enabling a comprehensive understanding of project standing
• The staff is fantastic at working with the clients to make the system as useful as possible.

• It routes travel for approval to different parties.
• It keeps track of vacation days and time off.

Incentivized

• Updates to Resource Requirements & Financial Model based on changes to Project Start and Launch Dates
• Flexibility for Portfolio Admins to change attributes
• Flexibility to run ad-hoc reports and integration to visualization tools

• UI upgrades
• Ease of use

Incentivized

This product is very customer-centric and solution-based for SAP Project Management. It has very good web-based UI. Portfolio and Project Management in one single platform which is very rare in different project management products. Effective tool to manage projects, portfolios, budget and schedule. KPI and Reporting is one of the best features of this product.

Incentivized

GenSight was better suited for Integra and was easier to implement.

SAP Project and Portfolio management don't need additional cost when the SAP Solution manager system is available. Thus, the cost of 3rd party tools is saved.

Incentivized

• The system has most certainly setup our business for success and now it's up to us to capitalize on the data contained within.

• Positive - it keeps track of approvals well (travel, vacation).

Incentivized