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    IBM Targetprocess

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AIBM Targetprocess is a Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) SaaS that connects strategy, funding, and execution. It helps enterprises prioritize work, dynamically allocate resources, and continuously adapt plans. With real-time visibility and financial insights, organizations can deliver faster, clearer business outcomes.N/A

    Microsoft Project Server

    Score5.1 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Project Server is a project portfolio management option.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM TargetprocessMicrosoft Project Server
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    IBM TargetprocessMicrosoft Project Server
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IBM TargetprocessMicrosoft Project Server
    Considered Both Products
    Apptio an IBM Company
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    49 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IBM TargetprocessMicrosoft Project Server
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of IBM Targetprocess and Microsoft Project Server
    Feature
    IBM Targetprocess
    6.8
    41 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Microsoft Project Server
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    Ratings
    Task Management7.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management7.638 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts6.929 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling6.532 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology8.141 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology5.236 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management7.329 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration7.430 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access7.122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking7.826 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management6.126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search5.137 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools6.438 Ratings00 Ratings
    Agile Development
    Comparison of Agile Development features of IBM Targetprocess and Microsoft Project Server
    Feature
    IBM Targetprocess
    6.4
    42 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Microsoft Project Server
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    DevOps Tool Integrations7.534 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code Review6.724 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code Collaboration6.823 Ratings00 Ratings
    Velocity Calculation5.235 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dependencies and Blockers5.741 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score7.5 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    IBM TargetprocessMicrosoft Project Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (49 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    6.3
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
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    Product Scalability
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    IBM TargetprocessMicrosoft Project Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apptio an IBM Company
    Apptio Targetprocess is well suited to track work and progress of that work. In addition it is easy to tie that work to OKRs. Cost and hours rollup across the work hierarchy works well. Our users like the flexibility of Targetprocess and the ability to develop their own views and reports Scenarios where it is less appropriate is to do executive level reporting and develop reports that can pull in all of our time data since there is a 300k record limit
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Project Server I believe is best for any organization from small to large. As I mentioned, it is a little pricey so I would do research into alternative software and depending on your needs maybe look at all options, competing software. This is a tool with a learning curve and some may not be able to easily navigate this software. There isn't really great training, resources available for this tool however there are some free YouTube tutorial videos. This is great for cross company, department project management, sharing, managing of projects and timelines.
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    Pros
    Apptio an IBM Company
    • Extremely flexible: We are able to setup work for different groups in ways that work best for them.
    • Fantastic support group: They are extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I enjoy working with them.
    • Automation: Their automation capabilities have saved us a lot of time.
    • Customizing screens: We can go into code for the different entities, move fields around or hide them, add tabs or additional sections as needed to make for a streamlined user experience.
    • Reporting: Their reporting is flexible and phenomenal. There are so many different ways to pull data and the interface is easy to use.
    • Their user guide is well built and extremely helpful.
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    • Project planning: tasks assignments, resources allocation, progress and cost tracking. The Server version is the natural extension of the Microsoft Project standalone.
    • Provides one place to manage all projects, accessible by everyone in the team. This opens the plan updates to team members as well(on their tasks), as opposed to being done only by the project manager.
    • Reporting and visualization - resources utilization, timeline etc
    • The integration with the Microsoft Project standalone: if you don't like the web version, you can download the latest and work locally. When done just sync it back to the server.
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    Cons
    Apptio an IBM Company
    • The UI is bit complex for new users who never used it. i think this can be sorted out by providing the steps to access?
    • dashboards with large datasets can cause performance lags or timeouts
    • Introduce more flexible, template-based RBAC configurations.
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    • Resource loading and leveling extremely complicated within the tool
    • Software makes incorrect assumptions and changes without user knowledge
    • Inconsistencies within the tool make it hard to predict & troubleshoot
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Apptio an IBM Company
    Targetprocess is the most flexible application for tracking work among teams that we have found. This power comes from near limitless ability to customize your views on the work tracked in the system, and from the myriad reporting options to draw metrics and stats out of the data there. Custom fields, processes, and mashups all add to this flexibility and appeal.
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    Microsoft
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    Usability
    Apptio an IBM Company
    Overall Targetprocess's usability is good. the tool is easy to use and has features which most BUs and organizations can use. Additional features like AI integration would help the tool and its overall usability. providing additional dashboards for specific roles and executives within the tool would benefit Targetprocess with its scale
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    We don't have to worry about maintenance, upgrades, or compatibility issues. All the capabilities we need are there, and are easily customizable.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Apptio an IBM Company
    Some minor outages are experienced, though these tend to pass within an hour usually and work can continue
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    Performance
    Apptio an IBM Company
    Reports are fast loading, considering they can refresh in a second or less and we have 7 years of work tracked in over 40k entities. Pages can load slowly when the views are very busy, but not frustratingly. I am a console user most of my career and generally prefer it over webUI interfaces, but Targetprocess won me over from the beginning and I spend half my day using it now.
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    Support Rating
    Apptio an IBM Company
    TargetProcess' support is one of its strengths. The support team is very responsive and helpful when there is a problem but they're also proactive in providing good release notes and engaging with the community through a voting scheme to influence the priority of new features.
    The team also releases new versions frequently with new features but with no knock-ons to currently working features.
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    Microsoft
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    Implementation Rating
    Apptio an IBM Company
    You should take some time to get everyone to agree how the system should be setup before work starts being tracked in Targetprocess, this avoids difficult and disruptive changes to processes or plugins later when everyone relies on it daily.
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    Microsoft
    Per Microsoft, Project Online provides more value long-term by reducing infrastructure cost and increase feature release cycle time
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apptio an IBM Company
    I would say TargetProcess is an incredibly wonderful tool. As compare to JIRA Software, it is a fully featured product. It fulfills all my business needs. Tracking efficiency of this application is quite favorable
    in order to track all the details from a certain project in just a few minutes.
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    Microsoft
    One of the key advantages of Microsoft Project Server (MSPS) is its ecosystem. It gels very well with SharePoint, Office, Office 365. The support from Microsoft is also a key driver and they are very experienced and many ways to resolve issues. Also, Microsoft has bridged the gap of cloud offering from other competitors by providing Project Online. It is an offering through Office 365 which is very lean and low maintenance.
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    Scalability
    Apptio an IBM Company
    We use the hosted version of Targetprocess and have never run into limitations or degraded performance due to scalability. Excellent performance over 7 years!
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    Microsoft
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    Return on Investment
    Apptio an IBM Company
    • No direct positive business ROI has caused executive leadership to play down use of the tool
    • We are hoping to use this to track progress of OKRs and business strategy, but don't have but in from executives on the value of this yet.
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    Microsoft
    • We've been able to reduce the number of staff in our PMO by utilising the Project Server data in Power BI, reducing the need for manual reporting.
    • Being able to forecast utilization in the product allows us to accurately estimate resource needs to ensure optimum staff levels.
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    ScreenShots

    IBM Targetprocess Screenshots

    Screenshot of Resource Management: Reduces risk by dynamically managing resources, capacity, and demandScreenshot of Program Management: To deliver value throughout a strategic portfolioScreenshot of Portfolio Budgeting: Shifting from project to product fundingScreenshot of Strategic Planning: Continuously links work, labor, and investments to business strategyScreenshot of Workforce ManagementScreenshot of Work