HP PPM - Robust, Flexible and more than a project management tool
April 03, 2017
HP PPM - Robust, Flexible and more than a project management tool
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with HP Project and Portfolio Management
HP Project and Portfolio (PPM) is being used to track all IT projects for the State of Oklahoma, all pre-construction projects for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, for the workflow of many internal processes for the Office Of Management and Enterprise Services (invoicing, purchasing, position tracking, change management and internal billing). The tool aids the department in defining business processes and automating them.
- 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.
- 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.
- Positive - allowing for us to be able to automate many of our manual or paper processes.
- Microsoft Project Server and Carasoft
HP PPM was more economical than Carasoft.
HP PPM was more robust than the Microsoft product
HP PPM was more robust than the Microsoft product
Using HP Project and Portfolio Management
2 - IT Staff that support the Project Management Office.
2 - Analytical, we mostly high interns or college graduates to support the tool.
- Workflow of business processes
- Project Management
- Tracking of Enhancements
- Change Management
- Automating many of our business processes
- Tracking Applications
- If there was an option to share dashboards on a public website, we could use it to power our Projects.Ok.Gov website.
Evaluating HP Project and Portfolio Management and Competitors
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
The ease of use in searching the data, the dashboards and the fully functioning project management - workplans, resource planning and financial planning.
Not at all
HP Project and Portfolio Management Implementation
- Professional services company
Results Positive
Change management was a small part of the implementation and was well-handled - Do not change the out of box functionality, have your methodology defined prior to having the vendor start any configurations.
- Decisions around time tracking for the staff
HP Project and Portfolio Management Support
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Good followup Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
Yes - No, there are some that are still there.
They are always quick to respond at getting the product back up and going when it is down.
Using HP Project and Portfolio Management
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using | None |
- Searching
- Administration of the tool
- Dashboards
- Staffing Profiles
- Resource Leveling/Resource Management
Yes - Fair, it is not very user friendly.