#1 most frequent
United States of America
67.6%94 installations of 139
What is Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)?
OpenText™ Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) (formerly Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management) combines workflows and data to align investments with strategy. Top-down and bottom-up analytics power this strategic portfolio and project management tool.
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Who Buys & Uses OpenText Project and Portfolio Management
#2 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5.8%8 installations of 139
#3 most frequent
Brazil
4.3%6 installations of 139
well done PPM
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Budget approval process is lack of consistancy. PPM demand and portfolio management module shaving this out. Project control is weak and not in standard. PPM project resource and financial management module help filling the gap. The software architecture is improved to not required ORACLE database as prerequisite which help reduce the cost. OpenText allows postgresql the free one.
Pros
- Entry form and configuration
- Workflow and configuration
- Dashboard configuration and customization
- OOTP project resource financial management
- Portfolio management can compare unlimit profile
Cons
- Deployment management should be able to integrate with SVN and CI/CD tool
- Agile project management should bundle in the software or at least license bundled
- UI customization should be recommended with development tool or IDE and official training course (it can but hard to do)
- Report JSP should be tech improved. May be jasper or crystal or word /excel template
Return on Investment
- Portfolio profile allow to adjust to fit group of business objectives that you can make roi vs risk comparison
- Demand management will control budgeting process which benefit to reduce risk and optimize cost
- Project management will control project progress that has standard tools to control risk issue and scope change (schedule and cost)
- Policy and enforcement shall be needed to operate PPM to return expected outcome. It might cause big change in org
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Planview ChangePoint and Broadcom Clarity
Other Software Used
BMC Helix ITSM, OpenText ALM Octane, Jira Service Management
HP PPM - Robust, Flexible and more than a project management tool
Pros
- The dashboards and search capabilities allow for an enhanced end user experience, allowing them to customize their views and access to data.
- The automated workflow tool allows us to define and automate business processes across the organization.
- The Project tool allows us to track and monitor IT projects across the state.
Cons
- The Staffing Profile and Resource Management module could be easier to use and allow for more flexibility in determine resourcing leveling.
- The financial summary could be made more flexible if you were able to put notes on each financial summary line.
- Allowing for an easier interface from a financial module to the financial summary would allow for easier updating of the actuals.
Return on Investment
- Positive - allowing for us to be able to automate many of our manual or paper processes.
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Project Server and Carasoft
Other Software Used
Cherwell Service Management
Usability
Complete PPM Solution
Pros
- Easy to manage tasks among project's stakeholders
- Satifying resource management capabilities
- Complete dashboard (fully customizable screens and integrations)
Cons
- sometimes it needs some walkthroughs over screens in order to achieve a task
- Unable to emphasize the important fields of pages (customization may result in messy screens)
- Old GUI style avoids the advantage of new technologies
Return on Investment
- The price is high per user, so the ROI might take longer
- Complete solution (easy to integrate with other HP products to achieve other requirements)
- May need to build new teams for reporting and operational requirements
Alternatives Considered
CA PPM and Microsoft Project
Other Software Used
JIRA Software, SoapUI Pro, BMC Helix ITSM (Remedy), Pega Platform, Pega Customer Engagement Suite, Pega RPA
Usability
An excellent tool
Pros
- Project management.
- Workplans.
- Easy personalizations.
Cons
- Project-Cost Management.
- Usability.
- Time Management.
Return on Investment
- Operational excellence.
- It leads to time reduction.
- Sox compliance.
Other Software Used
JIRA Software, Trello
Not a great Project Management Tool
Pros
- Time Tracking
- Project Status Reports
Cons
- User Interface needs lot of improvement
- Too many clicks required to do the job
- Report creation is horrible
Return on Investment
- More Streamlined
- Leadership is very informed now
Other Software Used
IBM Marketing Operations, IBM Campaign, IBM Interact
