Item: Planview AgilePlace
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Planview LeanKit

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

LeanKit is the project management tool to build Kanban boards to record and track all team’s work in one place, visualize progress across multiple projects, and get work done. Easy to create projects (in the matter of a few clicks), divide them into categories and drag-and-drop cards across lanes based on the progress. It is primarily used by Technology, Product Management, and the Business Intelligence Department.

Pros and Cons

Pros

LeanKit is easy-to-use and flexible. You can change your boards as often as you change your work process.
Flexible and intuitive user interface.
Easy to manage and handle user access.
Drag-and-drop cards across lanes, add comments, and documents.

Cons

Reporting can be improved to show better insights.
Can't think of any other cons.

Return on Investment

Optimum resource utilization.
Transparency and trust with business units.
Centralized location to track all requirements, monitor progress.
Easy to report past, current and upcoming projects to stakeholders.

Alternatives Considered

Asana, Trello and Jira Software

LeanKit functionality and usability make it a perfect tool for agile project management.

Likelihood to Recommend

LeanKit allows to build a Kanban board in minutes, customize board, drag-and-drop cards across lanes, add comments and documents, implement Work in Progress limits, and easily update the team on the status of a project. It allows us to gain full visibility of different team’s work and eliminate miscommunications and unnecessary handoff delays. LeanKit has great filter options so each user is able to easily manage their tasks without being distracted by items that are not important to them.

Planview AgilePlace Feature Ratings

Using Planview LeanKit

Users and Roles

30 - Product
IT
Data/BI
Finance

Support Headcount Required

1 - IT Administrator

Business Processes Supported

Manage requirement backlog
Project Planning
Resource Allocation
Up to Date Stakeholders

Innovative Uses

Regular use

Future Planned Uses

Onboard all departments

Likelihood to Renew

Perfect tool to manage requirement backlog

Evaluating Planview LeanKit and Competitors

Products Replaced

Not Sure

Key Differentiators

Price
Product Features
Product Usability
Product Reputation
Analyst Reports

Product Feature, usability, flexibility and UI were the most important factor in selection

Evaluation Lessons Learned

Functionality and ease of use is the most important factor for product selection. Most important to factor is to configure test instance and get feedback from actual users

Planview LeanKit Implementation

Implementation Rating

Easy to implement and use

Implementation Details / Implementation Partner

Implemented in-house

Implementation Phases

Yes - Test Instance, open for user testing and later converted into Production instance

Change Management Lessons

Change management was minimal

Implementation Issues

No major issues encountered

Planview LeanKit Training

Training Types Used

no training

Planview LeanKit Support

Planview AgilePlace Customer Support Pros and Cons

Pros	Cons
Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team 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

Using Planview LeanKit

Usability Pros and Cons

Pros	Cons
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar	None