SAP Portfolio and Project Management vs. Sciforma

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.

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Yes, definitely. We wanted a flexible but robust software and Sciforma seemed to be the best fit

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

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• Scheduling tasks.
• Assigning resources and cost items.
• Managing a team.

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• UI upgrades
• Ease of use

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• 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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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.

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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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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.

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We were looking at vendors but they didn't meet our expectations and weren't flexible enough.

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

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• 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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