Planview PPM Pro

Score8.9 out of 10

151 Reviews and Ratings

What is Planview PPM Pro?

Planview PPM Pro is a cloud-based project portfolio management product that gives PMO leaders, project managers, and resource managers a centralized system to manage project portfolios, resources, work intake, financials, and reporting in one place.

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Screenshot of What-If scenario planning for analyzing resource capacity and demand.

Screenshot of Portfolio Prioritization using Predictive Analytics

Screenshot of a true top-down portfolio structure to categorize and align work to corporate goals and objectives.

Screenshot of resource focused dashboards and reports that enable complete visibility of where resources are being deployed and the demand for them in the future.

Screenshot of configurable reports and dashboards that can be shared among team members or stakeholders.

Screenshot of a resource workbench to get in-depth resource capacity information at the role, skill, or individual level.

Screenshot of Portfolio Prioritization using score, priority, and Gantt.

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Screenshot of What-If scenario planning for analyzing resource capacity and demand.

Most Frequent Users

Top 3 industries using Planview PPM Pro.

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#1 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

21.5%

43 installations of 200

#2 most frequent

Finance and Insurance

14.5%

29 installations of 200

#3 most frequent

Manufacturing

13.5%

27 installations of 200

Grant Post

IT Service Delivery Manager in Information Technology at Reynolds / Pactiv (5001-10,000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it to track all IT Project Requests and track IT labor against those projects. We track project portfolios by business unit. In addition to Projects we also track Administrative, Operational, and Small Enhancement activities. Also use it to manage resources - to see what percent they are allocated for current and future project tasks.

Pros

Portfolio Management
Labor Reporting
Resource Management

Cons

Reporting (but we are looking forward to Reports 2.0)
Field level security

Return on Investment

Visibility to IT Projects
Ability to view/manage individual Project Portfolios
Resource utilization

Other Software Used

EasyVista IT Service Manager, Microsoft Teams, SAP ERP

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Michael McLellan View profile

Business Systems Analyst in Information Technology at CapMetro (1001-5000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

My organization uses PPM Pro for Project and Portfolio Management. It is highly configurable, allowing us maximum flexibility in adding or removing data points and generating many reports and dashboards to monitor project progress and health.

Pros

Reports and Dashboards.
Request Queues and Workflows.
Calculated Fields.

Cons

Resource reporting integrating with other project reporting.
User permissions need to be easier to set up and understand.
Predictive Portfolio Analysis.

Return on Investment

Our business is based more on controlling project spending v. ROI.
Planview allows us to track financials through an integration with Oracle.

Alternatives Considered

Trello and Microsoft Project

Other Software Used

Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Excel, Oracle E-Business Suite

Kimberly Gibney

Solutions Development Manager in Information Technology at Wake County Government (1001-5000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Wake County Government utilizes PPM PRO as our Project and Application Portfolio management system. We have been using PPM PRO for over 8 years now and have grown our capability maturity along with the functionality that the tool offers. We have been extremely successful with growth and expansion toward enterprise use within the county to track technology related projects and applications. We are continuing our growth with the use of the resource management functionality and also interfacing with other Planview suite tools like ProjectPlace. We look forward to what new features are slated in this year's Roadmap and how we can incorporate them into our strategic work planning.

Pros

Project Portfolio Management
Application Portfolio Management
Resource Management
Reports and Dashboards

Cons

Price per license
Asset Portfolio Management
OKRs

Most Important Features

Dashboards for non-users
Robust reporting and interfaces with systems like PowerBi
Interfacing Planview Suite systems like PPM PRO and ProjectPlace

Return on Investment

Increased visibility into application inventory
Awareness of technical debt related to projects, application support, resource overhead
Transparency of IT work to the Enterprise

Alternatives Considered

Planview ProjectPlace

Other Software Used

Microsoft Planner, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Teams

Tim Brooks

Executive Director PPMO in Information Technology at Washington University (10,001+ employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilize PPM Pro to create a single pane of glass view for all IT Effort including operations, projects, and strategic initiatives. We are currently working on configuring resource allocation and planning for our roadmaps.

Pros

project roadmaps
project plans
program level management

Cons

project roll up health into program views
analytics - limitation on rows for dashboard reports
resource planning is not very intuitive

Most Important Features

Resource Management
Governance and Program alignment
Analytics and reporting

Return on Investment

Demonstrate portfolio alignment with strategy
Proactive talent management based on predictive resource planning
Consistent reporting on project health

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Project Server

Other Software Used

ServiceNow IT Service Management, Jira Software

Steven Wood View profile

Portfolio Operations Analyst in Product Management at Cetera Financial Group (1001-5000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Planview PPM Pro serves as the source of truth with regard to Project Health, Progress, Status, and Financials. We leverage the tool for Portfolio, Project, and Resource Management. We leverage the timekeeping features. We leverage multiple categories of Request and Issue Entities,

Pros

Ease of Custom Filed Creation and Integration
Ease of Report Data Source and Filter Creation
Resource Workbench is a powerful tool for Resource Managers

Cons

Reports and Dashboards need visual improvements.
New Reports and Dashboards cannot use OData.
Workflow needs to be added to all entities

Most Important Features

Resource Management
Financial Management
Low Cost
Timekeeping
Custom Fields

Return on Investment

Empowers more informed decision making during budget cycles
Increases efficiency of resource allocations

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Project Server and Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management

Other Software Used

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Powerpoint

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Most Frequent Users

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Finance and Insurance

Manufacturing

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United States of America

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Australia

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